Studying Cases of Handling Stunts in Enrekang District: Political Commitments and Policy of Becoming SDGS

Abstract

In Indonesia, South Sulawesi Province ranks fourth in the number of stunting sufferers, and Enrekang District has the highest stunting sufferer in South Sulawesi Province. This research is to find out the political commitment of the District Government. Enrekang in overcoming the problem of stunting to reach the target SDG. This study uses qualitative research methods with the type of case study research. This research was conducted in Enrekang Regency in January - March 2020. Informants in this study were 11 people selected by purposive sampling technique. Data collection is done by in-depth interviews, document review and collection. Data validation uses the triangulation method. The results of this study indicate that the commitment of the Enrekang Regency government regarding policies and budgets in stunting management is quite good. Stunting prevalence indicator is the main performance indicator in the Enrekang Regency RPJMD with a target of 2023 of 19.5%. The activity budget will increase by 74% in 2020. The budget commitment and budget are quite good on budget commitments and cross-sectoral cooperation. It is hoped that the Enrekang district government will increase commitments related to budgeting and cross-sectoral cooperation.