OVERCOMING POVERTY

Nobody wanted to live a poor man. But if the already poor parents, grandmother and grandfather were the same, many children, less education, have no special expertise, has no permanent job, nor have access to the center of power, let alone venture capital, land for farming did not have.

Should they be blamed when his hands looked at every person he met in certain places. As they have the right to two and a half percent of the property controlled by the rich. I believe the number of people who lived in Banten poverty line more than 2 million inhabitants. They can not do anything when the environment changes, even they can not dodge when the prices of food, clothing, education, medicine (health) and the board is already high.

Poverty is a structural problem, not solely due to geographical factors, social and economic course. Therefore most of the experts call structural poverty. The group is always excluded and marginalized from the opportunities and occasions. Although the state constitution sets out the rights of every citizen to earn a decent living, but the breadth and height of the problems faced, and the uneven distribution of development cake, then we wonder why poverty can not be resolved though, which appears on the surface is a rich get richer, the poor and keep much more difficult.

In the meantime, rapid social change, either due to the progress of development and cultural contiguity, inter-city and inter-regional. We can not turn a blind eye to suffering experienced by poor people in the midst of social changes that took place so fundamental. A collapse in the value of a loosening of social ties and sense of brotherhood, and overcast of essential beliefs of the religion that advocates for welfare to divide the poor. This condition is inevitably accompanied by a growing uncertainty; the escape direction of view, spreading a sense of profound anxiety and fear that make the poor more depressed and suffer.

If explored more deeply entrenched problems of poverty in the social structure, in the form of the inequality between income groups. This fact caused by development policies that are not always directed towards the completion of the socio-economic problems of the people, especially to overcome poverty. So far, we have not seen a significant empowerment process conducted in each local government, both provincial and district levels, except that is handled by the Independent National Program for Community Empowerment (PNPM Mandiri). This program was sometimes seen next to the eye by the local government, although they have shown progressiveness in various villages. When it should be provincial and regency / city government in Punjab grateful the PNPM, as most socio-economic problems in the community can be implemented with a good procedure.

In the perspective of 32/24 Law on Local Government that the urgency of regional autonomy is to improve the welfare of the community. Because it talked about regional autonomy is not merely talking about an increase in the accumulation of local revenues, but how that potential is directed at improving people's welfare. Thus it is clear that whether or not a measure of successful development efforts seen how far he can improve the welfare of the community, both aspects of human resources or income. But to carry out these duties the government may act as a facilitator, regulator, and coordinator dynamism.

Task as facilitators is to create conditions conducive to the implementation of development bridging the interests of various parties in optimizing regional development. Task as regulator is that the government set the direction to balance the implementation of development through regional laws in order to optimize the development of society and the orderly administration of the construction. In addition, the government can also serve as dynamism, namely moving the stakeholder participation in development, so it is effective and efficient for the improvement of public welfare. While the task as a coordinator, that the government should be able to integrate the programs based on poverty reduction through participatory mechanisms, such as musrembang of starting the group level, village level, district, county / city to the provincial level.

What has been pioneered and developed by the PNPM in the community and village level is the basics of empowering communities, although its development has not been optimal. But in terms of social presence of institutions such as Board / Community Resilience Institution BKM / MFI that is progress that needs to be developed more seriously. So far in the Banten Province has formed the BKM / MFIs as many as 372 institutions, spread across various districts / cities, such as: the District and the City there were 66 institutions of Serang, Cilegon 43, Tangerang City 104, Tangsel 35 institutions, in Kab. Lebak 15, Pandeglang 13 and 96 in the Tangerang Regency BKM / MFI.

Good Faith

Poverty reduction needs to be coupled with the creation of good governance. However the mandate of Law 34/2004 focuses on improving people's welfare. However, this mandate will not be achieved, if the government does not seriously create a strong climate of good governance at various levels, ranging from RT / RW up to the Governor. Good governance is a way in which power is run as a mandate and full responsibility in resource management including development results in terms of distribution to the public as the "owner" of sovereignty through transparency and accountability. Thus the authority possessed by the government a mandate that must be executed properly.

PNPM not merely deal with the problem group of people, but also provide direction and guidelines on the management of the institution BKM / MFIs, in which there is the role of each government should be run in a democratic, transparent and accountable, especially in terms of resource management for the public . Related to this PNPM encourage community participation. As we all know society is the subject of development, and since it has the right and obligation to take part in the process of nation and bernegra. On that basis also the community is not allowed to just be spectators, but must be actively involved both in planning, implementation and in the evaluation of development programs of any kind.

Forms of community participation was diverse, including controls in order to participate in creating a climate of good governing, democratic and just. So many more effective distribution of development to the destination that is solving problems of poverty, underdevelopment and backwardness towards the creation of an advanced and prosperous society. By such participation, people also will have a sense of volunteerism, while gaining a sense of involvement and social and economic benefits are earned.

In addition there is the principle of fairness (equity). In order to develop a climate of good governance to the growing sense of justice for society. This principle explains that every citizen has a right to welfare. But because people have unequal abilities, then the public sector should play a role for prosperity and justice can be realized. But of equal importance in maintaining the climate of good governance is the need for transparency and accountability. This characteristic is a time of necessity, because of the openness and accountability is a principle that is not biased ignored by the offender manager of public institutions.

PNPM the source of fund from APBN / APBD has used transparent and can not be separated from the examination of related parties (BPKP). In this case the public was aware of the importance of external ratings to prove that what has been the exercise required to be transparent and accountable. In addition, each year all the institutions that directly related to the field as the executor of the PNPM and related parties must be audited to an independent auditor. Tradition is not other way to strengthen public confidence, either against themselves or against the government PNPM.

source: taken from radarbanten.com