Assessment of the Programme to Empower Rural Communities to Pasi Timur, Lolayan, and Lolak District in the Regency of Bolaang Mongondow Indonesia

Abstract

This research has the scope of the empowerment of the rural community. In accordance with Law Number 6 of 2014 regarding Villages, National Development focuses on villages with the principle of sovereign villages. The Cash Work Intensive Program in The Villages (PKTD) is an activity to empower rural communities, especially the productive poor and marginal, by prioritizing the use of local resources, labour and technology to provide additional wages/income, increase purchasing power, reduce poverty, and at the same time support the reduction of stunting rates. This is a program directed by the president, which is carried out for all villages in Indonesia. Methods: The research is qualitative descriptive research. Research in this model is primarily semi-qualitative as it always uses theory as a research guide. The purpose of this model research is to describe, and summarize various conditions, various situations, or various phenomena of existing social reality, then try to draw reality to the surface as a feature, character, trait, model, sign, or description of the condition, or specific phenomenon. This format focuses on a particular unit of the phenomenon. Result; The village infrastructure that was built in the three villages was the construction of village road access to community plantation locations which were initially impassable by motorized vehicles, the construction of village halls for various purposes of village activities, construction of village fields. Second point. Empowerment policies in the form of the Cash Intensive Village programme in three sub-districts of the Bolaang Mongondow district continue to be effective in encouraging village growth. This program turned out to be a stimulant for various village economic activities. Conclusion; Community and Village Empowerment Policy through the "Village Cash Intensive Work" Program is still effective and efficient in encouraging village development.