scholarly journals KAJIAN AKSES MASYARAKAT DALAM PENGELOLAAN GALIAN PASIR DI SUB DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI CIATEN, CISADANE HULU

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Messalina Lovenia Salampessy ◽  
Indra Gumay Ferbyano ◽  
Andi Chairil Ichsan ◽  
Ina Lindiawati
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Sand Mining ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Village ◽  
Community Access ◽  
Depth Interviews

Community access to obtain, control and regulate the use of natural resources around watersheds (DAS) will have an influence on the sustainability of the functions and roles of the watershed. This study aims to describe and explain the access of the community in the utilization of excavated C resources around the watershed. This research was conducted in May-October 2017 in the village of Cemplang, Cibungbulang, Bogor, especially in the Ciaten Cisadane Hulu sub-watershed. Data obtained through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions (FGD) were then analyzed qualitatively using the theory of access from Ribot and Peluso. The results show that various stakeholders / actors were directly involved in natural resource utilization activities in excavation C, especially in sand mining activities in Cemplang village, among others: Village government, mining landowners / entrepreneurs and communities around the sand mining land. Each actor has different interests in the existence of a watershed both socially, economically and ecologically; as well as the power they have. Therefore, the management of the natural resources of the watershed must be carried out in a participatory and adaptive manner so that the sustainability of the watershed functions remains sustainable.access, actors, upstream Cisadane watershed, excavation C.

scholarly journals Management of Village Treasury Land Based on Bamboo Agroforestry

2021 ◽  
Vol 940 (1) ◽  
pp. 012007
Author(s):  
E Fauziyah ◽  
T S Widyaningsih ◽  
D P Kuswantoro ◽  
Sanudin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Land Restoration ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Village

Abstract Village land is widely used for agricultural cultivation activities. However, if it is not managed properly, it can turn into critical land that eventually needs to be rehabilitated to function optimally. The agroforestry approach to land restoration is becoming increasingly popular. This study aims to determine the management of village treasury lands and the application of bamboo agroforestry in managing village treasury lands. The research was conducted in November 2015 and February 2021. The methods used were interviews, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), observations and surveys of farmers’ land. The data obtained were processed and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that the management of the village treasury land was given to tenants with a rental system, where farmers who worked on farmers’ land were required to pay rent to the village government. The pattern of village land use is dominated by monoculture agriculture with seasonal crops such as corn, peanuts, red potatoes, and coffee. To optimize the land management of the village treasury, it also carried out activities through various programs such as reforestation, planting fruit and timber, but did not achieve success. The development of bamboo agroforestry is an alternative for managing village treasury land while still accommodating economic and ecological interests.

scholarly journals Democracy and Customary Power: Potential Exclusion of Village Fund Access for East Timorese Ex-Refugees

Society ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 470-485
Author(s):  
Ali Maksum ◽  
Wida Ayu Puspitosari ◽  
Juwita Hayyuning Prastiwi
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
East Timor ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Democratic Practices ◽  
New Residents ◽  
Customary Land ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research aims to reveal the relations between democracy and customary power in handling the East Timorese ex-refugees in Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, related to democratic practices More specifically, democracy is limited to the context of potential exclusion access of the Village Fund for new residents. This research used a qualitative and case studies approach to reveal democratic practices related to the implementation of Village Funds that are intertwined with the local culture. The subjects in this research were new residents in Fatuba’a Village which is geographically close to the cross-border between Indonesia and East Timor. Nearly half of Fatuba’a’s populations are new residents who are East Timorese ex-refugees. A large number of new residents have become a complex social problem for Fatuba’a Village. The data collection techniques consist of observation, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions. The results showed that customary institutions play a significant role in distributing power both in aspects of government and village development, including the distribution of village funds-use. The Liudasik tribe is a successful dominant tribe obtaining legitimacy of the new residents by granting customary land as a place to live and farming for their contribution to elect the village head from the Liudasik tribe. In the context of the Village Fund, its use also shows the interdependence between new residents and the Liudasik tribe. Consequently, the new residents have an access to village funds. There is no exclusion of new residents for the Fatuba’a’s Village Fund-use. The dependence of new residents on customary institutions has perpetuated the customary power of the Liudasik tribe.

scholarly journals The Inconsistency a Village Planning and Budgeting (A Study Muna Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province)

2021 ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Jopang Jopang ◽  
Faturachman Alputra Sudirman
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Data Retrieval ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Village Government ◽  
Consultative Body ◽  
The Village

The consistency between the planning and budgeting processes is a form of implementing good governance in the village. This study aims to analyze the inconsistency of village planning and budgeting in Muna Regency. This study uses a qualitative approach with natural settings and in-depth investigation. This method is carried out by studying village planning and budgeting documents, starting from the process to the output. The study sites were conducted in 15 villages in Muna Regency, which were divided into two regions / locations. Region one consists of 7 villages, which are located on the waterfront. Furthermore, the second area consists of 8 villages located in the mainland area (not by the sea). Secondary data retrieval is limited based on the time period of the budgeting namely the period of the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years. Data collection procedures through document study and focus group discussions. Focus group discussions involve village officials, members of the Village Consultative Body, and the Village Community Empowerment Institute. The results found: first, the implementation of the village planning and budgeting process in Muna District was not entirely consistent. Inconsistency is shown by the activities contained in the Village Budget/Anggaran Pendapatan Belanja Desa (APBDes), but not stated in the Village Government Work Plan/Rencana Kerja Pemerintah Desa (RKPDes) that has been previously determined. Second, village planning and budgeting do not yet have a reciprocal relationship, that is, a plan requires a budget while the budget is nothing but the financial instrument of the plan. Third, the inconsistency between the RKPDes and the ABPDes is intentional, where the motive is the desire to be able to distribute until the ceiling / budget allocation has been determined by giving a greater portion to the interests of the village government.

scholarly journals Nairobi Early Childcare in Slums (NECS) Study Protocol: a mixed-methods exploration of paid early childcare in Mukuru slum, Nairobi

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e000822
Author(s):  
Robert C Hughes ◽  
Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo ◽  
Sunil Bhopal ◽  
Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage ◽  
Zelee Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Epidemiological Methods ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Early Childcare ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Childcare Providers

IntroductionThe early years are critical. Early nurturing care can lay the foundation for human capital accumulation with lifelong benefits. Conversely, early adversity undermines brain development, learning and future earning.Slums are among the most challenging places to spend those early years and are difficult places to care for a child. Shifting family and work structures mean that paid, largely informal, childcare seems to be becoming the ‘new normal’ for many preschool children growing up in rapidly urbanising Africa. However, little is known about the quality of this childcare.AimsTo build a rigorous understanding what childcare strategies are used and why in a typical Nairobi slum, with a particular focus on provision and quality of paid childcare. Through this, to inform evaluation of quality and design and implementation of interventions with the potential to reach some of the most vulnerable children at the most critical time in the life course.Methods and analysisMixed methods will be employed. Qualitative research (in-depth interviews and focus group discussions) with parents/carers will explore need for and decision-making about childcare. A household survey (of 480 households) will estimate the use of different childcare strategies by parents/carers and associated parent/carer characteristics. Subsequently, childcare providers will be mapped and surveyed to document and assess quality of current paid childcare. Semistructured observations will augment self-reported quality with observable characteristics/practices. Finally, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with childcare providers will explore their behaviours and motivations. Qualitative data will be analysed through thematic analysis and triangulation across methods. Quantitative and spatial data will be analysed through epidemiological methods (random effects regression modelling and spatial statistics).Ethics and disseminationEthical approval has been granted in the UK and Kenya. Findings will be disseminated through journal publications, community and government stakeholder workshops, policy briefs and social media content.

Kinship construction variability among Nigerian international migrants: The context of contemporary Diaspora

Human Affairs ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olayinka Akanle ◽  
Olanrewau Olutayo
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
First Century ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Kinship Networks ◽  
Methodological Triangulation ◽  
International Migrants ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractUnderstanding the selves, situations and actions of Africans can never be comprehended outside kinship. Local and foreign worldviews are first pigeonholed into culture and defined within kinship realities in Nigeria and Africa. There have been studies on kinship in Africa. However, the findings from such studies portrayed the immutability of African kinship. Thus, as an important contribution to the on-going engagement of kinship in the twenty-first century as an interface between the contemporary Diaspora, this article engaged kinship within international migration. This is a major behavioural and socio-economic force in Nigeria. Methodological triangulation was adopted as part of the research design and primary data were collected through in-depth interviews (IDIs), and life histories of international migrants were documented and focus group discussions (FGDs) were held with kin of returnees. The article found and concluded that while returnees continued to appreciate local kinship infrastructures, the infrastructures were liable to reconstruction primarily determined by dominant support situations in the traditional African kinship networks.

Islamic Discourses of Environmental Change on the Swahili Coast of Southern Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Justin Raycraft
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Environmental Change ◽  
Belief System ◽  
Social Suffering ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Swahili Coast ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper addresses how Makonde Muslim villagers living on the Swahili coast of southern Tanzania conceptualize and discuss environmental change. Through narratives elicited during in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, I show that respondents associate various forms of environmental change—ecological, climatic, political, and socioeconomic—with God’s plan. Respondents had a sound grasp of the material workings of their lived realities and evoked religious causality to fill in the residual explanatory gaps and find meaning in events that were otherwise difficult to explain. Such narratives reveal both a culturally engrained belief system that colors people’s understandings of change and uncertainty and a discursive idiom for making sense of social suffering. On an applied note, I submit that social science approaches to studying environmental change must take into account political and economic contexts relative to local cosmologies, worldviews, and religious faiths, which may not disaggregate the environment into distinct representational categories.

scholarly journals The Variety and Meaning of The Community Tradition of Coastal Bungo Wedung Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Mahfudlah Fajrie
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
The People ◽  
Community Effort ◽  
Village Government ◽  
Local Traditions ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

Bungo Village, Subdistrict of Wedung Indonesia, is one of the regions that still upholds the traditions of the region as a form of preserving culture. Along with the development of technology and science, there are many traditions in the village that are considered not modernist by the people. Therefore, some village government and community heads in the village of Bungo, Wedung District, are trying to maintain traditions in their area as a form of preserving local traditions or culture and when developed can have potential for regional income. Coastal traditions in the Bungo Village area that are still carried out include Apitan, Syawalan, and Alms of Earth, the meaning of this tradition as a form of community gratitude to God. There is a Nyadran tradition, the Panji Kusuma Cultural Kirab is a tradition carried out as a form of respect for coastal communities and in memory of the services of heroes who have established villages in the coastal region. There is also the tradition of Keong Keli, Barian, Kembang Sayang, which basically implies a form of community effort to avoid doom and danger. This research was conducted using ethnographic methods, data collection using in-depth interviews and observation. From the coastal traditions carried out by the Bungo people, it is shown that coastal communities depend on the sea for their livelihoods and the wealth of natural resources to survive.

scholarly journals Persepsi Ibu Terhadap Iklan Vaksin Measles Rubella (MR)

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Muslimah Muslimah ◽  
Dian Ayubi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Depth Interviews

Measles and Rubella (MR) is a disease that is highly contagious and usually occurs in children aged 9 months until the age of 15 years. One effort that can be done to reduce the incidence of the disease is through health promotion about the importance of immunization. Purpose the promotion was packaged in the form of advertisements on electronic media with the aim of building perceptions that the importance of immunization for public health. Methods this research was a qualitative study with a method of collecting in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The number of informants in this study was 19 mothers who had children aged 0.9 to 15 years in one of the Puskesmas work areas in Merangin District, Jambi Province. Before the data collection process, all informants were asked to see two MR immunization advertisements. Results that immunization advertisements are interesting and contain humor. Meanwhile, informants who did not give MR immunization to their children tended to be negative towards MR immunization advertisements and tended to ignore the effects that arose if they did not give immunizations to their children. The recommendation that MR immunization advertisements should avoid using the fear arousal method and use the pay off idea method in those ads

Unlocking Trust in Community Health Systems: Lessons from the Lymphatic Filariasis Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention Pilot Project in Luangwa District, Zambia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Zulu ◽  
Patricia Maritim ◽  
Adam Silumbwe ◽  
Hikabasa Halwiindi ◽  
Patricia Mubita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Lymphatic Filariasis ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Disability Prevention ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Community Health Systems ◽  
Referral Systems ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: Surgery for hydrocele is commonly promoted as part of morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) services for lymphatic filariasis (LF). However, uptake of these surgeries has been suboptimal owing to several community level barriers that have triggered mistrust in such services. This study aimed at documenting mechanisms of unlocking trust in community health systems (CHS) in the context of a LF hydrocele management project that was implemented in Luangwa District, Zambia. Methods: Qualitative data was collected through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions (n=45) in February 2020 in Luangwa District. Thirty-one in-depth interviews were conducted with hydrocele patients, CHWs, health workers, traditional leaders and traditional healers. Two focus group discussions were also conducted with CHWs who had been involved in project implementation with seven participants per group. Data was analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Results: The use of locally appropriate communication strategies, development of community driven referral systems, working with credible community intermediaries as well as strengthening health systems capacity through providing technical and logistical support enhanced trust in surgery for hydrocele and uptake of the surgeries. Conclusion: Implementation of community led communication and referral systems as well as strengthening health services are vital in unlocking trust in health systems as such mechanisms trigger authentic partnerships, including mutual respect and recognition in the CHS. The mechanisms also enhance confidence in health services among community members.

scholarly journals Exploring a Model of Whistle Blowing System for Malaysian Municipal Council

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Maheran Zakaria ◽  
Rahayu Abdul Rahman ◽  
Hasnun Anip Bustaman
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Ethical Culture ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Whistle Blowing ◽  
Municipal Council ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Depth Interviews

A municipal council is one of the local authorities established under the auspice of Malaysian local government. The objective is to deliver services to a community under its jurisdiction in a sustainable manner, but evidences indicated that the service qualities have deteriorated due to numerous malpractices. The malpractices could be prevented should any of the insiders who witness the incidences whistle blow to those who have power to act. However, not many are willing to report for fear of reprisal, retaliation and even life threatening. Despite that a whistleblowing system is established to encourage whistleblowing, such system has yet to be formed in any of Malaysian municipal councils. Intrigued with the issue, the objective of this study is to explore a model of whistle blowing system for a Malaysian municipal council. A hermeneutic phenomenography study was conducted in which data were gathered through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The participants consisted of four top management and sixty officials from a Malaysian municipal council. Data were analyzed qualitatively using Nvivo 14 and triangulated with other source of documents. The findings from emergent themes proposed a model of the whistleblowing system that consisted of four elements namely protection, internal control policies, incentives and ethical culture. This discovery provides useful insights to policy makers, relevant authorities, and academic fraternities of the model of whistle blowing system that will alleviate malpractices and thus elevate the transparency, efficiency and integrity of the municipal council to the fullest.

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