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The research describe the reality of people-s life who have low awareness of natural disaster response. The problem arises in community is the lack of public awareness in tackling and dealing with disaster, the system of disaster response and emergency response has not yet been established, and the absence of village government policies that focus on landslide management. The purpose of this empowerment is to find a strategy in the development of a resilient natural disaster community in order to be more independent to repair disasters in Sumurup Village. The mentoring research was conducted using PAR (Participatory Action Research) method. PAR is designed to conceptualize a change and make changes to it. Steps to move the community through initial mapping, building humanitarian relations, determining the research agenda for social change, participatory mapping, determining humanitarian issues, strategizing the movement, organizing the community, reflecting and expanding the scale of movement and support. Assistance carried out by researchers with the community is to make changes in the education-s form and landslide risk reduction training to provide a basic understanding of disaster risk reduction by making disaster-prone maps. And disaster simulation training is accompanied by the determination of the evacuation route, and the installation of danger signs to be the initial clue in rescuing during natural disasters. In addition, by advocating for village government policies to create funding rules for disaster management. By completing the activities that have been carried with the community, it embodies the strong attitude and independent society in facing natural challenges. From these activities have resulted good increase and change in community capacity, especially for communities affected directly by disasters in landslide risk reduction.