Title:
Difabel Mart as a Form of Collaborative Governance Regime (CGR): the Development of Disability-owned MSMEs in Wonosobo Regency

Authors:
Angga Pratama, Sugiyanto, Indonesia

Abstract:

Difabel Mart represents a tangible implementation of the Collaborative Governance Regime (CGR) in the effort to empower disability-owned micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Wonosobo Regency. This collaboration involves 23 informants from local goverment, the private sector, and disability organizations who collectively build an inclusive business ecosystem. The study aims to analyze the dynamics of collaboration, joint actions, and outcomes achieved through a descriptive qualitative approach. Data were collected throught interviews, observations, and documentation, and were tested using credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability measures. The data were then analyzed using the CGR framework, supported by the Capability Approach and the Disability as an Asset perspective. The findings reveal that Difabel Mart has successfully increased the income of disability-owned MSMEs, expandeng market access, and delivered significant sosial impacts, including shifting societal perceptions of peopole with disabilities and boosting their self-confidence. The goverment’s role in providing facilites and training, coupled with private sector contributions through CSR programs, has been pivotal to this success. Homever, challenges such as bureaucratic hurdles, limited disability-friendly infrastructure, and inadequate digital marketing skills hinder the program’s full optimization. Difabel Mart serves as a model of inclusive economic empowerment and a symbolof cross-sector synergy, effectively addressing social stigma and economically empowering people with disabilities. This model holds potential for replication in other regions to achieve broader and more sustainable impacts. 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.51505/IJEBMR.2025.9411