Gender and Political Participation in the Traditional Political System of the Village: A Study on the Khasi tribe of Mawkynrew village in Meghalaya

The article is a study on the political participation at the village level by both the male and female members of Mawkynrew village in Meghalaya. Meghalaya is inhabited by three major tribes and the Khasi tribe is one of the three tribes. The political system is still based on a traditional system of political administration at all village and locality levels. This political system allows the people to elect a chief and other members for the village council’s office. Traditionally, only male members are allowed to hold the traditional office of village administration. Therefore, the article will highlight the participation of both the gender groups in the village and how changes have taken place over the years. The paper will also attempt to study the factors or determinants that are influencing gender participation in the political system of the village, particularly that of the women in the village.

BASYTAMA CONCEPTS OF SHARIA FINANCIAL LITERATURE ACCELERATION IN PREPARING EXCELLENT HUMAN RESOURCES BASED ON VILLAGE COMMUNITIES

Indonesia's Islamic finance sector (Halal Finance) is experiencing rapid growth. In a pandemic situation, Islamic banking grows consistently. It recorded that in 2020, Islamic banking grew by 9.22%. Based on the Islamic Finance Development Index issued by the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), Indonesia's Islamic finance industry managed to climb to rank two after previously occupying the 4th position. The productive age of the population also has considerable potential to increase the number of Islamic bank customers in Indonesia. This is also becoming more potential because based on data from the Central Statistics Agency in 2019 Indonesia has 83,820 villages. However, on the other hand, based on a survey from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) in 2019, the Islamic financial literacy index of the Indonesian people only reached 8.93%. Based on the potential and existing problems, this study aims to develop a concept of public interest in using Islamic bank products through the Bank Syariah Kita Bersama (Basytama) program which is part of a community empowerment strategy and builds superior human resources through the development of community-based Islamic financial ecosystem institutional aspects. village. This research is based on descriptive qualitative analysis. This is supported by the use of primary and secondary data, in primary data collection we use distributing questionnaires to people and conducting interviews by telephone or virtual conference based on in-depth interviews. contact. In addition, to help support research to obtain more comprehensive and extensive data, we also use secondary data through library research, using various trusted and credible reference sources. The conceptual model of Basytama focuses on aspects of Islamic banking, empowerment, and education in rural communities. We base this concept on Basytama programs such as collecting and distributing funds, collaborating with stakeholders at the village level, opening assistance programs, and researching village potentials through the Basytama Institute so that it is hoped that an increase in the competence and standard of living of the community will be achieved accompanied by an increase in the quality of life. Islamic financial literacy at the village level.

IMPLEMENTASI PERATURAN KEPALA DESA TENTANG BANTUAN LANGSUNG TUNAI (BLT) DANA DESA AKIBAT DAMPAK PANDEMI DI KABUPATEN GARUT PROVINSI JAWA BARAT

This research aims to review the implementation of the Village Cash Direct Assistance policy through village head regulations in poverty reduction since the Covid-19 pandemic in Keresek Village of Cibatu Subdistrict, Garut Regency. The Village Cash Direct Assistance (BLT DD) is one of the government's initiatives in providing subsidies to Indonesians in need. Assistance is offered to address the problems caused by the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia and worldwide. The Covid-19 pandemic does not only interfere with health that results in death. Pandemics force various activities to be stopped so that the impact is widespread, increasing the number of unemployment, hunger, poverty, etc. For this reason, the government provides funds to the community to suppress the increasing problem. Implementation of village-level policies using village head regulations is still rare. This research used qualitative methods using Edward III's policy theory of communication, resources, disposition, and bureaucratic structure. Data sources were obtained through interviews and documentation—data analysis by presenting data, reducing data, and withdrawing conclusions. The research result shows that the implementation of Village Cash Direct Assistance in Keresek Village based on Edward III's theory has been implemented judging from the absence of complaints ranging from the data collection process to distribution to recipients under Operational Standard Procedure (OSP). This research will inform the implementation of policies at the village level made by the village government. Keywords: Village Fund, Policy, Policy Implementation.

Is Village-Level Microfinance Beneficial at the Community, Enterprise and Household Levels? A Case Study from Indonesia

The local governments of the Riau Province of Indonesia had been given the mandate to use UED-SP as a microfinance programme to serve the financial needs of the rural poor, to promote rural economic activities and to create employment opportunities. Despite the village-level microfinance programme was able to accomplish rural outreach with financial sustainability (Rifai et al., 2019), there is limited evidence to validate its real impact on the rural MFI participants at three different levels of village development. The findings reveal that microloans appear to have positive impacts on the microfinance participants at the community level, at the level of micro-enterprise and at the household level. The rural MFIs should be targeting this village segment of the rural poor, while the local governments should provide the support to warrant deeper outreach.

Role of village-level workers in the process of political decentralisation

India, the second-largest democratic country in the world with about 1.21 billion people, among which all most half of the total population lives in the villages, and to the welfare of our nation, it is essential to improve the conditions of the villages. Therefore, rural development has become the first and foremost necessity for our country to develop. In India for all-round development of the rural areas the village level worker is responsible. They are recruited by a district-level selection committee chaired by the district collector. Usually, there are ten village-level workers in a development block. They must have passed the matriculation examination and the age limit is 24. They must belong to a rural area. From planning to implementing various policies for the rural people, from making aware the rural poor to ensuring their participation in them are the primary duties of the village level workers.

Strategi Komunikasi Forum Kerukunan Umat Beragama dalam Pengembangan Kerukunan Umat Beragama di Kabupaten Sleman

Sleman Regency is one of the districts that has the highest level of religious diversity in Yogyakarta Province which is ideally vulnerable to harmony conflict between religious people, but in the last four years it is suspected that there is no conflict of religious harmony in the district. The method used in this study is qualitatively descriptive. After research was conducted it was found that, 1) the communication strategy implemented by FKUB Sleman in determining communicators is to choose a trustee of harmony (sub-district level) which is part of the religious organization in accordance with the religion embraced by the guardian of the harmony, the harmony (village level) chosen by the community itself, 2) communication strategies applied in determining the analysis of audience needs by conducting a joint review of four community groups including, permission groups, support groups, opposition groups, and evaluation groups, 3) communication strategies in the preparation of messages used are persuasive, coercive, and educative techniques, 4) communication media used by FKUB Sleman, namely print media such as newspapers, books, and brochures, 5) as for the dynamics of harmony of diverse people in Sleman Regency is currently in a harmonious state.

EVALUASI PROGRAM PERBAIKAN JALAN LINGKUNGAN PADA KABUPATEN LOMBOK TIMUR PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA BARAT

ABSTRAKPerbaikan jalan lingkungan di Kabupaten Lombok Timur merupakan program dari Kementerian PUPR melalui Direktorat Jenderal Cipta Karya yang ditujukan untuk mengurangi kesenjangan antar wilayah, pengentasan kemiskinan, memperbaiki tata kelola pemerintah daerah (kabupaten, kecamatan dan desa) serta memperkuat kelembagaan masyarakat di tingkat desa. Pelaksanaan program ini melibatkan Disperkim Provinsi NTB dan Dinas Cipta Karya PUPR Provinsi NTB sebagai pendamping dan pengawas teknis. Program ini dilaksanaan sejak Tahun 2017 hingga saat ini. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi pelaksanaan program dan memberikan rekomendasi untuk pelaksanaan pada tahun berikutnya. Wilayah yang menjadi target evaluasi terdapat pada beberapa kecamatan meliputi Kecamatan Pringgasela, Kecamatan Sembalun, Kecamatan Aikmel, Kecamatan Pringgabaya dan Kecamatan Wanasaba. Bila dilihat secara persentase nilai capaian dari pelaksaanaan program, maka diperoleh rata-rata mencapai di atas 80%. Bahkan untuk Kecamatan Priggabaya dan Wanasaba pada Tahun 2020 mencapai 91% dan 92% berturut-turut. Selain itu Kecamatan Wanasaba memiliki persentase pencapaian tertinggi yaitu 93% di Tahun 2020. Pencapaian pelaksaaan menunjukkan persentase yang terus meningkat sehingga tercapai tujuan utama yang dinginkan. Sebagai rekomendasi untuk pelaksanaan tahun ongoing dan tahun selanjutnya maka dalam pelaksanaan sebaiknya melibatkan partisipasi dari masyarakat sehingga program dapat mencapai seluruh daerah yang ditargetkan dan menghasilkan nilai capaian sebesar 100%. Kata kunci: jalan lingkungan; perbaikan; evaluasi; capaian; lombok timur. ABSTRACTThe improvement of side roads in East Lombok Regency is a program of the Ministry of PUPR through the Direktorat Jenderal Cipta Karya which is aimed at reducing regional disparities, alleviating poverty, improving local government (district, sub-district, and village), and strengthening community institutions at the village level. The implementation of this program involves the Disperkim Provinsi NTB dan Dinas Cipta Karya PUPR as assistants and technical supervisors. This program has been implemented since 2017 until now. This article aims to evaluate the implementation of the program and provide recommendations for implementation in the following year. The evaluation target areas are located in several sub-districts including Pringgasela, Sembalun, Aikmel, Pringgabaya, and Wanasaba. According to a percentage of the achievement value of program implementation, the average achieved is above 80%. Even for the Districts of Priggabaya and Wanasaba in 2020, it reached 91% and 92%, respectively. In addition, Wanasaba District has the highest percentage of achievement, which is 93% in 2020. The achievement trend increases since the program has been initiated in 2017. As a recommendation for the implementation of the ongoing year and the following year, the implementation should involve the participation of the community. Thus the problems that have occurred so far can be avoided and are expected to reach all targeted areas to produce an achievement value of 100%. Keywords: side roads; repair; evaluation; achievement; east lombok.