Community Empowerment and Village Government (BPMPD) Strategy in Improving Village Government Capacity in Sumbawa District

Abstrak

This research aimed to analyze the aparraturs capacity in village government and the
strategy of Badan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dan Pemerintahan Desa (BPMPD) in
increasing the aparraturs capacity in village government, especially related to
managing village’s fund in Sumbawa Residence. This qualitative research used
descriptive research method with inductive approach. The data gathering techniques
were interview, moderate observation, questionnaire, and document. The research
result was analyzed by data reduction, data display, conclusion taking, and SWOT
analysis and litmus test to determine the strategy which will be done. Based on the
research results, it could be concluded that : 1) The aparraturs capacity in village
government related to village’s fund management in Sumbawa Residence was low. 2)
the strategies used by BPMPD in Sumbawa Recidence in managing the village’s fund
were : a) creating competent basis of raising village government’s aparraturs; b)
giving reward and punishment; c) conducting cooperation and coordination with
government from other residences through sharing budget; d) conducting founding and
evaluation of village government’s aparraturs performance. The recommendation
which was given based on the research result was paying and giving attention to the
strategies based on those research results as the strategies to increase the capacity of
village government’s aparraturs by BPMPD in Sumbawa Residence.