THE BORDER COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE: FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION FROM AGENCY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE OF IPDN IN THE DISTRICT OF MERAUKE PAPUA PROVINCE

Abstract

This paper generally use methods study of literature, legislation, secondary data analysis and field observations. This paper aims to help the Merauke government in improving the welfare of border communities through several strategic measures including community empowerment programs increase people's skills through training, provision of capital and appropriate technology, promotion and marketing as well as the establishment of village-owned enterprises, other steps in the planning and construction of which is implementing participatory patterns in these forums and Organization of the Region can socialize in advance the planned program so that any proposals from the community can be accommodated, besides the need for priority development of road infrastructure, education and health facilities as well as the development of telecommunication networks. For the field of resilience and security of the country it needs the technology to monitor the border at points that are difficult to reach, as well as intensive communication in the completion of projects being built in border areas and coordination of relevant parties on the issue of community rights that is unresolved.

As for some problems experienced in the process of community empowerment in the district of Merauke is low capacity of local communities to manage the natural resources available, road infrastructure and public facilities that are not sufficient, there is a lack of knowledge of the apparatus District / Village, sophisticated technology that monitors the state border has not been adequate, as well as unresolved government projects and many issues of ancestral community land.

Key Words : Community Empowerment, Establishment, Borderland