Nagari Fund Management for Community Empowerment in Nagari IV Koto Hilie District of Batang Kapas Regency of Pesisir Selatan Province of West Sumatera

Abstrak

This study sought to elaborate on the management of funds for the nagari community
empowerment program, the factors that influence it, as well as the efforts made by the
nagari government. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative and
the data collection method were through interviews, documentation, observation and
triangulation. Data were analyzed using data reduction techniques, as well as a data
display, SWOT analysis and Litmus Test. The results showed that the nomination of
empowerment programs were very minimal. Inhibiting factors included a lack of
oversight and advisory functions, the lack of skills/qualifications of nagari apparatus,
lack of technological facilities, low community initiatives, as well as the low level of
public confidence on government. While the supporting factors, namely the large
amount of fund that recieved, efforts to increase the empowerment program in line with
the priority programs of the South Pesisir Regency, the documents that include
activities RKPNagari empowerment, and the homogeneous structure of society bring
hopes for improving empowerment program. Nagari government has made several
efforts, namely socialization, providing technological devices independently, the
initiative to make coordination with the regency government.