PSP3 Program (Youth Activator Bachelor of Rural Development Program) is a prime program of the Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Indonesia to alleviate poverty in rural areas through youth pioneering role. The objective of the research was to observe the effectiveness of PSP3 Program on people empowerment in Aceh Jaya and Sabang, Aceh Province. The research was done from January until March, 2018.This is a qualitative research. The samples were respondents/informants who are in accordance with the research category. There were 65 (sixty five) respondents that were taken by employing purposive sampling technique; 5 (five) respondents from each of 13 (thirteen) villages in 2 (two) sub-districts involved in the empowerment of PSP3 Program in Aceh Jaya and Sabang. Questionnaires were also distributed to solve the second problem. A simple tabulation was performed to clarify and facilitate the data obtained and to produce its percentage.The results of the research demonstrated that the PSP3 Program in Aceh Province according to the provisions established by the Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Indonesia has been well implemented. All processes beginning from the selection process of location, socialization until assessment done by the Ministry of Youth and Sport have been in accordance with the General Guidelines of the conduct of PSP3. The effectiveness demonstrated by PSP3 Program concerning the Empowerment of People in Aceh Jaya and Sabang, Aceh Province according to the research results was that all processes carried out by the participants of PSP3 Program have effectively empowered the people in Aceh Jaya District and Sabang, Aceh Province; the program ran well until it ended in spite of some rooms for improvement for the success of PSP3.