Adapt or Perish: Women’s Resiliency in Tourism Village during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nglanggeran

The growth of tourism villages is a central tenet of Indonesia’s tourism development policy. Nevertheless, based on the number of affected workers, the tourism village is one of the types of Indonesian tourist destinations hardest impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has nearly entirely paralyzed the majority of tourism-related
activities in the tourism village of Nglanggeran in Java. However, one unit has remained operational, namely Griya Cokelat, the women-led cocoa processing work unit. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women employed in Griya Coklat, their ability to adjust to technology as a means of resilience, and the
consequences for relationships at home. The data collection included observing the working conditions of women in the tourism industry during the pandemic, conducting interviews with eleven informants, and examining pertinent literature. The research findings demonstrate that Griya Coklat has significantly bolstered the resilience of this tourism village, since it remains the sole business that continues to operate amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The women
participating in Griya Coklat have had to acquire a more profound understanding of technology in order to transition their sales from offline to online. Consequently, the technological adaption of the tourism village has contributed to its resilience efforts and facilitated the
shift in gender roles within families, as men momentarily experienced a loss of their economic resources.