PERAN CIVIL SOCIETY DALAM PENANGGULANGAN PANDEMI COVID-19 (STUDI KASUS : UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA)

This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The purpose of this study is to find out how the role of civil society in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic (Case Study: University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta). The researcher uses the theory from Amri & Putra (2016) and Martiana (2021), while the results of the research are as follows: 1) The success of the role of the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta has been in exploring public awareness to participate in the prevention of COVID-19 through activities that have been established. the program organizers as described in the effort to provide mitigation for handling COVID-19 related to health protocols and vaccine procurement. 2) Empowerment by the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta which is able to form communities or groups in preventing, controlling, and overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic in educational institutions and the surrounding area. This is evidenced by the creation of the COVID19 Mitigation Team and the provision of compensation to the academic community and the community around the campus in the form of UMY Serving which was formed and managed by the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta to assist the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. 3) The University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta in handling and dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic to the public, it can be seen that the UMY ICS Team and the UMY KKN Team have participated in public stabilization, namely the community through activities in the COVID-19 pandemic prevention program as contained in education response to the spread of COVID-19 through proven social media as well as several activities carried out in the study of COVID-19 prevention by several UMY Community Service Teams towards the community, these parties have provided an adaptation of new habits related to prevention in the transmission of the COVID-19 Pandemic and supervised behavior. What people need to do and avoid during the COVID-19 pandemic