Village Fund Policy Implementation Strategy in Community Empowerment Based on Local Wisdom in Sumedang Regency

Abstract

This research is based on the emergence of village fund management policy problems that have not been implemented effectively. This condition, reflected in the weak consistency of the sustainability of village development that utilizes the village fund budget, is often considered to minimize the role and involvement of village communities and does not involve local wisdom that grows in rural communities. The implication is that it does not provide reinforcement for the empowerment of rural communities. The purpose of this study is to analyze the strategy of implementing village fund policies in community empowerment based on local wisdom. The research method used is descriptive through case studies, while the research approach is qualitative. His research analysis used interactive analysis models from Miles and Huberman. The results showed that the implementation of the Village Fund Policy in supporting community empowerment based on local wisdom in Sumedang Regency has not been effective. This is reflected in the elements of Content of Policy and Context of Policy which have not fully supported the implementation of village funds in Sumedang Regency. The elements that most hinder the implementation of village fund policies in community empowerment based on local wisdom are environmental factors and supervision in village fund institutions, both at the district and village government levels. The ideal strategy to overcome this problem is a diversification strategy, namely by maximizing the potential power to overcome or minimize threats in village fund policies.