Abstract
This article discusses how cash for work and the goals of sustainable development as solutions to extreme poverty. Lack of employment in villages is a factor in poverty in Indonesia. The cash for work program is an innovation of the central government and village government with village funds to provide productive activities to reduce poverty, and as a commitment of Indonesia to implement global goals, namely sustainable development goals. The research was conducted in the Village of Mekar Sari Ness, Village that implemented the program and faced challenges of poverty and unemployment. This study uses qualitative methods with descriptive statistical analysis using Nvivo12 plus data processing applications and using crosstab analysis. Sources of data obtained through government websites and application services, report documents, and journalism-related to the matter to be examined. This research concludes program cash for work can increase income per capita following SDGs standards, can open employment opportunities, especially for the rural poor and have a significant impact on optimizing village funds. Challenges going forward are managing village funds that must be in line with Ministry regulations, recruitment of workers and skills aimed at the poor and marginalized, as well as timeliness in implementing programs.
Highlights
Poverty is a problem that is feared by both developed and developing countries (Pahlawan, 2018)
This village allows for research because this village is a village that is in the process of implementing cash for work program as a government innovation in poverty alleviation which is a global goal in the goals of sustainable development (SDGs)
This study mainly focuses on poverty reduction through this cash for work program and on indicators of sustainable development
Summary
Poverty is a problem that is feared by both developed and developing countries (Pahlawan, 2018). Poverty is considering as a complex problem despite several successful developments in terms of national production and income (Zuhdiyaty & Kaluge, 2018). Indonesia defines monthly income Rp. 354,386 (or around USD 25) to be the poverty line; the standard of living in Indonesia is still meagre (Pahlawan, 2018). Indonesia went through an exciting period of poverty reduction after the crisis, with the reduction of the less privileged population in 1998 reaching 24.20% and in 2018 the poor to 9.82%, which means an average of 0.71% less privileged population reduction (BPS RI, 2019b)
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