scholarly journals Rural Women’s Agency on Forest and Land Governance in The Midst of Change: Case Study in Five Provinces

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Andi Misbahul Pratiwi ◽  
Abby Gina Boangmanalu
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Women's Agency ◽  
East Kalimantan ◽  
Ecological Changes ◽  
Women’S Agency ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Village

<p>Women in rural areas face serious problems as a result of ecological social changes in the village--which are almost mutually interconnected with the expansion of extractive industries and rural development paradigm. Forests and land become as the identity that cannot be left behind in seeing changes in rural areas. Sustainable forest and land governance are one of the ways to reduce the risk of environmental damage &amp; degradation, land use change, deforestation, and loss of food resources and livelihoods of rural communities. One of the principles of sustainable forest and land governance is transparency and participation. In this study we found, explain, and analyse 1) how the social ecological changes in the villages through the expreinces of women who is a trailblazer or local champion in 5 provinces (West Papua, East Kalimantan, Aceh, Central Sulawesi, Bengkulu); 2) the struggle of rural women in seizing the right to information and participation in the process of forest and land governance; 3) women’s agency in creating positive socio-ecological changes in the village area. This research found that women’s agencies are not single and are produced from various forms of power, namely the power/ability to influence and reduce barriers, to change at the household and community level, the power to organize and change existing hierarchies, the power to increase individual awareness and the desire to change, the strength of collective action and solidarity.</p>

scholarly journals A Perspective Study of Women Micro-Entrepreneurs in the Rural Areas of Osun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
V. Karthihai Selvi ◽  
S. Muthupandi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
The Right ◽  
Rural Dwellers ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
Purposive Sample ◽  
Economic Well Being

The socio-economic contributions of rural-women entrepreneurs in many countries have not been properly captured in the right perspective. Consequently, the economic potentials of this category of rural dwellers have been underutilized. This empirical study highlights some salient features of these entrepreneurs and their microenterprises. Their demographic characteristics as well as motivation factors, among others, were collected from a purposive sample of one hundred- and fifty-women micro-entrepreneurs from five rural areas in Aiyedire Local government Area (LGA) of Osun state using structured questionnaires. The interview technique, alongside a consideration of relevant extant literatures was also utilized to increase the richness of the data obtained. The information obtained in the survey was analyzed using simple descriptive statistical tools with the support of the computer statistical software SPSS 14.0.In conclusion, the women micro-entrepreneurs make significant contributions to the socio-economic well-being of their families, the rural communities as well as the country at large. It is recommended that for such contributions to be more substantial, the entrepreneurial capabilities of these women need to be further enhanced through gender specific supports that are rural friendly.

Rural midwifery practice in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Strengths, vulnerabilities, opportunities and challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Rea Daellenbach ◽  
Lorna Davies ◽  
Mary Kensington ◽  
Susan Crowther ◽  
Andrea Gilkison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Rural Practice ◽  
Midwifery Practice ◽  
Adverse Weather

Background: The sustainability of rural maternity services is threatened by underfunding, insufficient resourcing and challenges with recruitment and retention of midwives. Aims: The broader aim of this study was to gain knowledge to inform the optimisation of equitable and sustainable maternity care for rural communities within New Zealand and Scotland, through eliciting the views of rural midwives about their working conditions and practice. This article focuses on the New Zealand midwives’ responses. Method: Invitations to participate in an online questionnaire were sent out to midwives working in rural areas. Subsequently, themes from the survey results were followed up for more in-depth discussion in confidential, online group forums. 145 New Zealand midwives responded to the survey and 12 took part in the forums. Findings: The New Zealand rural midwives who participated in this study outlined that they are attracted to, and sustained in, rural practice by their sense of connectedness to the countryside and rural communities, and that they need to be uniquely skilled for rural practice. Rural midwives, and the women they provide care to, frequently experience long travel times and distances which are economically costly. Adverse weather conditions, occasional lack of cell phone coverage and variable access to emergency transport are other factors that need to be taken into account in rural midwifery practice. Additionally, many participants noted challenges at the rural/urban interface in relation to referral or transfer of care of a woman and/or a baby. Strategies identified that support rural midwives in New Zealand include: locum and mentoring services, networking with other health professionals, support from social services and community service providers, developing supportive relationships with other rural midwives and providing rural placements for student midwives. Conclusion: Midwives face economic, topographic, meteorological and workforce challenges in providing a service for rural women. However, midwives draw strength through their respect of the women, and the support of their midwifery colleagues and other health professionals in their community.

scholarly journals Non-starch polysaccharide intakes in Mexican villagers and residents of Mexico City

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia P. Sanchez-Castillo ◽  
David Grubb ◽  
Maria De Lourdes Solano ◽  
Michael F. Franklin ◽  
W. Philip T. James
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Food Composition ◽  
World Health ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Food Composition Tables

A study was performed in a rural Mexican community and in Mexico City to investigate possible differences in non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) intakes. One hundred and fourteen women (fifty-five rural and fitty-nine urban) and forty-three men (twenty-four rural and nineteen urban) completed 24 h recall questionnaires for three consecutive days with NSP intakes being estimated from a specially prepared set of new food composition tables. Potential underestimation of intakes was assessed by estimating individual BMR and dividing the estimated energy intakes by BMR to give a ratio. Excluding severe underrecording (ratio < 1·01) suggested NSP intakes of 21·8 and 17·3 g/d in rural men and women and 17·7 and 15·6 g/d in urban men and women respectively. NSP sources differed, with a marked fall in intake from pulses in the urban areas but a compensatory increase of tortilla intakes and a rise in NSP-rich fruit consumption. Both soluble- and insoluble-NSP intakes were higher in rural areas. NSP intakes scaled by probable energy intakes of moderately active adults in developing countries suggest that NSP intakes in Mexico are similar to adjusted values in Africa, i.e. 26·9 g/d in Mexico v. 28·5 g/d in Africa in rural men and 22·9 v. 21·0 g/d respectively in rural women. The NSP: energy density ratio (g/MJ) of the rural diet conformed with the World Health Organization (1990) goal. Data available on urban and rural communities for three countries showed that in each case the intake of NSP was lowest in the urban community.

scholarly journals Implementasi Kewenangan Badan Permusyawaratan Desa (BPD) dalam Menjalankan Fungsi Pengawasan Terhadap Pemerintah Desa (Studi di Kabupaten Kuningan)

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Tarsim Dan Erga Yuhandra
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Village Community ◽  
Control Functions ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Village ◽  
Resource Factor

Abstrak : Reformasi dan otonomi daerah sebenarnya adalah harapan baru bagi pemerintah dan masyarakat desa untuk membangun desanya sesuai kebutuhan dan aspirasi masyarakat. Kewenangan Badan Permusyawaratan Desa (BPD) dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengawasan kepada pemerintah desa. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui kewenangan BPD dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengawasan sesuai Undang-undang Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 tentang Desa dan fakor-faktor yang menjadi kendala Badan Permusyawaratan Desa dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengawasan kepada pemerintah desa di Desa Sukaharja, Kecamatan Cibingbin, Kabupaten Kuningan. Metode penelitian ini dengan pendekatan yuridis empiris, yaitu menggunakan data primer dan sekunder dan dianalisis dengan metode deskriptif analisis. Hasil penelitian ini adalah kewenangan Badan Permusyawaratan Desa dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengawasan sesuai dengan Undang-undang Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 yaitu BPD memiliki hak untuk mengawasi dan meminta informasi tentang administrasi desa kepada pemerintah desa; menyampaikan pendapat tentang pelaksanaan pemerintahan desa, pelaksanaan pembangunan desa, pengembangan masyarakat desa, dan pemberdayaan masyarakat pedesaan; serta mendapatkan biaya operasional untuk pelaksanaan tugas dan fungsi anggaran pendapatan dan belanja desa serta faktor-faktor yang menjadi kendala yaitu dalam menerapkan fungsi supervisi kepada pemerintah desa terbagi menjadi 2 (dua) : faktor internal termasuk: sarana yang tidak memadai, pola komunikasi tidak berjalan dengan baik, dan anggota BPD tidak mengerti fungsi sedangkan faktor eksternal meliputi: masyarakat tidak mengerti fungsi BPD, ada sosialisasi pemerintah desa terkait fungsi Badan Permusyawaratan Desa , dan faktor sumber daya manusia masyarakat desa. Kesimpulan adalah kewenangan BPD dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengawasan sesuai Undang-Undang Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 tentang Desa yaitu BPD yang berhak mendapat pertanggungjawaban kepala desa dan meminta informasi kepada pemerintah desa.Kata kunci: Otoritas, BPD, Pengawasan, dan Pemerintahan Desa.�THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTHORITY OF VILLAGE CONSULTATIVE AGENCY IN RUNNING CONTROL FUNCTIONS ON VILLAGE GOVERNMENT (STUDY IN KUNINGAN REGENCY)�Abstract : The writer conducted this research with background to know the authority of Village Consultative Agency (Badan Permusyawaratan Desa) in implementing supervision function to village government. The purposes of writing this research� are to know the authority of Village Consultative Agency in implementing supervision function according to Law Number 6 of 2014 about Village and what factors that become obstacles are faced by Village Consultative Agency in implementing supervision function to village government in Sukaharja Village, Cibingbin District, Kuningan Regency. This research used descriptive analysis research with juridical-normative approach. Stage of research is through literature research using primary and secondary data collected through documentation and analyzed descriptive qualitative method. The result of this research was the authority of Village Consultative Agency� in implementing supervisory function according to Law Number 6 of 2014 namely VCB has the right to supervise and request information about the administration of village administration to village government; to express opinions on the implementation of village governance, implementation of village development, village community development, and empowerment of rural communities; as well as obtaining operational costs for the execution of duties and functions of the village income and expenditure budget. The factors that into two: internal factor including: inadequate means, communication patterns were not working properly, and members of Village Consultative Agency do not understand the functions while external factors include: the community does not understand the functions of Village Consultative Agency, there was a socialization of the village government related to the function of Village Consultative Agency, and the human resource factor of the village community. The conclusion of paper was the authority of Village Consultative Agency in implementing supervision function according to Law Number 6 of 2014 about Village namely VCB was entitled to hold accountability of village head and ask for information to village government.Keywords: Authority, VCB, Supervision, and Village Government.

scholarly journals Pengelolaan Dana Desa di Kecamatan Balong Kabupaten Ponorogo

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Maretha Berlianantiya Muhammad Ridwan Eka Wardani
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village

<p><em>Poverty often occurs in rural areas rather than urban areas, low education which results in low quality of human resources and lack of access is often the cause of rural poverty. In addition, most of the economies of rural communities rely solely on the traditional agricultural sector. Various poverty reduction policies have been implemented, including village fund policies. This study aims to examine the management of village funds in the Balong sub-district of Madiun Regency with a case study in the villages of Tatung and Karangmojo villages covering the management of village funds in Tatung village and Karangmojo village. Balong Subdistrict and the impact of empowerment in the villages of Tatung and Karangmojo, Balong District. This research was conducted in Balong Subdistrict, Ponorogo Regency with a Case study in Tatung Village and Karangmojo Village with qualitative methods. In the village of Tatung village funds are managed as tourist villages with a focus on Paragliding tourist rides. Whereas in Karangmojo village it is used for Bumdes in the form of Lovebird birds, providing Gapoktan assistance, and infrastructure development.</em></p>

scholarly journals Rehabilitation of an Internet network in 40 schools in Nabón, Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronny Israel Cabrera-Tituana ◽  
Andrea Katherine Carrión-Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Digital Gap ◽  
The Right ◽  
Internet Network

Internet access is necessary to ensure respect for the right to education, however, worldwide about 75% of school-age children in rural areas do not have access to the Internet at home, which makes it imperative the need for actions to reduce the digital gap to improve the quality of education in rural communities in Ecuador. This article describes the rehabilitation of an Internet network of 40 schools in the Nabón community, Ecuador. An earlier initiative implemented the Internet network, but lack of maintenance left it non-functional. With the support of the Municipality of Nabón, Motorola Foundation and IEEE SIGHT, a group of volunteers from IEEE Ecuador evaluated the state of the network to identify opportunities using the existing infrastructure. The commitment to the community, as well as the development of capacities, are at the center of the intervention to guarantee the sustainable development of the project. This document reports on the design, implementation, achievements and lessons learned from the rehabilitation of the Internet network.

scholarly journals Agritourism and Sustainability: What We Can Learn from a Systematic Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9575
Author(s):  
Salvatore Ammirato ◽  
Alberto Michele Felicetti ◽  
Cinzia Raso ◽  
Bruno Antonio Pansera ◽  
Antonio Violi
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Right

Scholars from different perspectives agree that agritourism can be the right tool to balance the needs of tourists with those of rural communities, offering real opportunities for economic and social development, while mitigating undesirable impacts on the environment. This paper aims to provide a holistic outlook of the different perspectives under which scientific literature deals with the topic of agritourism as a means to support the sustainable development of rural areas. To reach this aim, we performed a systematic review of the scientific literature in order to point out the linkages between agritourism and sustainability. We analyzed papers through a text mining solution based on the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) technique to point out the main topics around which the scientific literature on agritourism and sustainability has grown. Topics are further categorized in themes by means of an agglomerative hierarchical clustering procedure. Results are further analyzed to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the current streams of the literature.

Rural Mobile Telephony: A VSAT (Satellite) Based Approach

2011 ◽  
Vol 367 ◽  
pp. 215-222
Author(s):  
Francis Enejo Idachaba ◽  
F.O. Edeko
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Access Point ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Satellite Technology ◽  
Village Community ◽  
Frequency Translation ◽  
Solar Powered ◽  
The Village

This work presents a VSAT based approach for extending mobile communication access to rural communities in developing countries using VSAT and satellite technology. The rural areas are clustered into village community cells with each cluster being served by a non regenerative bidirectional repeater system. The telecommunication technology of choice is the GSM standard. Traffic from the rural areas is collated together at the access point which serves as an interface between the village community cells and the satellite. The access points perform a frequency translation moving the signal from the GSM band to the satellite band at the transmitter and vice versa at the receiver. The system maximizes the advantage of satellite communication technology over other types in linking remote areas to urban centers that are geographically far apart. The satellite then links the village cell to the operator’s network via a dedicated BTS in the urban area. The system has the advantage of being modular, scalable and solar powered due to the low traffic from rural areas.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH AND WOMAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM IN VILLAGE TOURISM THROUGH PARTNERSHIP

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 1538-1544
Author(s):  
Sri UNTARI ◽  
◽  
Yusuf SUHARTO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Youth Leaders ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Village Government ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
The University ◽  
The Village

The development in tourism is nowadays a leading development in Indonesia; consequently, the tourism sectors is being developed up to the country sides. Tourism in rural areas is being estimated as an operational tool for integrating programs and supporting activities among sectors which would bring significant impacts in social, economic, and cultural aspects while handled collaboratively. The research aimed to analyze: (a) the tourism potential in Wonorejo as the village tourism; (b) partnerships between the university, government, private sectors to develop the village tourism; (c) entrepreneurship opportunities for youth group (Karang Taruna), and women group (PKK) to develop the village tourism. The research was case study with qualitative approach. The informants included the village heads and officials, youth leaders, women leaders, and entrepreneurs. The data collection technique was used observation, interview, FGD, and documentation. The data were analyzed using domain analysis model with pattern matching. The results were (a) some potentials have been developed in the village, which is natural, historical and religious, and cultural tourism, (b) partnerships between universities and village governments made through a Memorandum of Understanding and the private sector was carried out without written documents. The partnership made the village government as regulators, facilitators, and investors, universities as initiators, facilitators, investors, and mediators, and the private sector as facilitators and marketers, (c) entrepreneurship opportunities have been developed by youth and women such as souvenir production, culinary experiences, outbound activities, and educational tours. The village government must design the village tourism to include in the village development plan program. The partnership between the university, government, and private sectors can be adapted and applied for rural communities' entrepreneurship in developing countries.

scholarly journals Konsepsi dan Bentuk BUMDes dalam Peningkatan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat di Provinsi Jambi

Wajah Hukum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 327
Author(s):  
Lili Naili Hidayah ◽  
Muskibah Muskibah ◽  
Ageng Triganda
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Business World ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Village Community ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Village ◽  
Legal Entities

This article discusses the concept and form of village-owned enterprises and sees how it plays a role as a way to increase the level of welfare of rural communities in Jambi Province and what are the challenges and obstacles in its implementation. The presence of this institution should be the right step in an effort to realize the welfare of the Village community, especially in the economic sector and in the context of developing rural communities, which are expected to reduce poverty. The provisions in the Village Law regarding implementing rules that want a business entity to reflect a village that has kinship and mutual cooperation and is confirmed in the Village Law that business entities owned by the village can later be legal or not legal but cannot be equated with legal entities commonly known. in the business world. Such as CV, PT and cooperatives. In the implementation of BUMdes, the problem of legal entities is often questioned by a third party when working together, so there are several obstacles to implementing BUMdes management.

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