Village Headman Research Articles

Community Forest Management for Sustainable Local Agriculture Development in Ban Huay Pu Kang, Thailand

This article focuses on community forest management of the villagerby using descriptive statistic. The data received from group discussion and interview with village headman, forestry officers, and members in community. The result showed that in the area there was no upstream management in community area, inefficiency of reservoir and unamend dam due to lack of water for agriculture. Conversely, flood in agricultural area was found as a problem. As a result, community leader, forestry officers, and community members of Ban Huey Poo cooperated to resolve the guideline of community forest management in order to bring traditions and culture of community, as the strong point of social capital, altogether with forestry principles such as check dam, and tradition of spirit thanks event for caring the upstream, and to build network with external organizations based on community’s needs. The key result which happened to community was to have water resources for sustainable agriculture and to bring about the learning process of people in community so that people could rely on for continuous mutual benefit, upstream conservation, livestock area, water and food resource, and activities arrangement of sustainable community forestry management.

Slaves, Village Headmen, and Aristocrats: Patronage and Functions of Buddhist Sculpture Burials in Late Koryŏ and Early Chosŏn Korea

Cet article comble une lacune dans les études religieuses en donnant un aperçu d’une pratique bouddhique dans la Corée des XIVe et XVe siècles, qui consistait, au sein des sociétés locales, à commander de petites sculptures bouddhiques en bronze doré, que l’on cachait ensuite sur les sommets des montagnes. Des études antérieures ont montré que la cour royale et les fonctionnaires du gouvernement central commanditaient des sculptures similaires ; mais, ici il s’agit de gens n’appartenant pas à l’élite centrale qui, néanmoins, étaient eux aussi les commanditaires d’un bon nombre d’entre elles. L’auteur met en évidence que des chefs de village, des aristocrates et des esclaves mettaient en commun leurs ressources pour la production et l’enterrement des sculptures. À travers une analyse du contexte spatial des enterrements, menée grâce à l’imagerie de Google Earth et des témoignages scripturaires, nous savons désormais que des groupes qui faisaient des pèlerinages à Kŭmgangsan 金剛山 pour vénérer le bodhisattva Dharmodgata (Pŏpki posal 法起菩薩) – une figure importante de la tradition du Prajñāpāramitā (Panya paramilta 般若波羅密多) – enterraient des sculptures d’Amitābha (Amit’abul 阿彌陀佛) et de ses deux assistants, Avalokiteśvara (Kwanŭm posal 觀音菩薩) et Kṣitigarbha (Chijang posal 地藏菩薩), dans la partie sommitale des collines contiguës à celle dédiée à Dharmodgata, et ceci afin de maximiser leur chance de renaître en Terre Pure. Après le retour des pèlerins au village, les sculptures enterrées offertes à Dharmodgata maintenaient ainsi leur connexion avec la divinité et permettaient aux fidèles d’acquérir en permanence des mérites. La recherche présentée dans cet article contribue à approfondir notre connaissance des pratiques religieuses locales en Corée pendant la période d’occupation mongole à la fin du royaume de Koryŏ 高 麗 (918-1392) jusqu’au début de la période du Chosŏn 朝 鮮 (1392-1910). Elle souligne, en même temps, l’importance d’étudier le placement et le contexte spatial des sculptures bouddhiques pour comprendre leur fonction rituelle.

Married to God- the Jogin System in India

This paper uses the material from a Project of the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare, which we undertook in 1991-92, related to the study, rehabilitation and organizing of Jogins in Andhra Pradesh in India. As researchers, we faced a lot of dilemma while making the research design and evolving a methodology for the study. Jogins are the modern form of the traditional Devadasi system, which existed in India from the 10th century. Dedicated to the temple to carry out various temple-related duties, these girls were married to an immortal God, and since they could never become widows, they were regarded as auspicious ones. Centuries later, by the time India was colonized, all these girls were practicing prostitution. The system was finally abolished in 1947 by law. In spite of this, a large number of women and girls, especially from the lower castes, continue to be dedicated to God in different regions of southern India, especially in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. These girls become the keep of the village headman through whom they have a number of children. Since the whole system is institutionalized under the wraps and cover of religion, the exploitive aspect of the institution is often missed. As most of these women are from marginalized sections of society and are also employed as wage labourers and live below the poverty line, they are merely seen as labourers. Their main identity gets subsumed under this category, but here too they are invisible and are marginalized and often missed by policy makers and researchers. This paper documents the experiences of these marginalised and often forgotten women.

Revitalisasi Kearifan Lokal Aceh: Gagasan Islam dan Budaya dalam Menyelesaikan Konflik di Masyarakat

This article answers the question of how the form of revitalization of local wisdom in Aceh culture as the capital to resolve conflicts in the community. The important thing that will support this article is how Islamic ideas and Acehnese culture combine into one formulated from within, at least strengthening traditional institutions as the basis for managing Aceh culture is an important discourse to measure indicators of the ongoing settlement of Islamic conflicts. The results indicate that the re-actualization of Aceh culture which had been submerged by the conflict and tsunami, has now been revived especially on the social bases that were lost and even blurred. When there was a conflict in the Acehnese community, the mechanism for resolving conflicts was carried out using the Acehnese cultural approach known as Di’et, Sayam, Suloh, Peusijuek and Peumat Jaroe, involving Aceh traditional institutions at the village level, such as the geuchik (village headman), teungku imum and traditional leaders. This local wisdom in the discourse of the Aceh Government has reached the implementation of policies by making regional regulations through qanun to revitalize Aceh’s local wisdom by reviving some traditional institutions that have not been functioning.

A Performance Analysis of Village Fund Management: A Case Study in Lut Tawar District – Indonesia

AbstractObjective – This study aims to analyze the performance of village governments in managing financial resources of the budget year 2016 in Lut Tawar District, Central Aceh Regency, according to the Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation (or PERMENDAGRI) No. 113, 2014. Design/methodology – This research is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach is a type of research where the researcher describes or deeply analyzes the result of a research about an object and then adds it with sources which already existed in the research object. The data was gathered through number of interviews and document analysis. Results – The result of the research shows that the performance of the village government in managing fund allocation in Lut Tawar Sub-district at the planning stage has been running well. The implementation stage has been completed where all the programs and activities are executed in accordance with the plan. The administrative stage has been done well by the treasurers and every month the treasurers have accounted for every acceptance and expenditure to the village headmen. In the reporting stage, the delay in submitting accountability report is caused by some negligence by the party from the village government. At the accountability stage, the accountability reports were reported as well as evaluated with the village government community and transparent to the community for every use of village funds in the form of information posted on the information boards in the office of the village headmen and billboards installed in front of the village headman office.

Can a Village Headman Use an Electronic Village Register and a Simplified Community-Based Verbal Autopsy Tool to Record Numbers and Causes of Death in Rural Malawi?

Introduction: Most people in Africa die without appearing in official vital statistics records. To improve this situation, Malawi has introduced solar-powered electronic village registers (EVR), managed by village headmen, to record birth and death information for production of vital statistics. The EVR is deployed in 83 villages in Traditional Authority Mtema, Lilongwe, which is an area without electricity. In 17 villages, village headmen were also trained to use a simple verbal autopsy (VA) tool adapted from one developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Study objectives were to (i) document numbers and causes of death occurring in 17 villages between April 2016 and September 2017, and (ii) assess percentage measures of agreement on causes of death as recorded by village headmen using a simple VA tool and by a team of health surveillance assistant (HSA)/medical doctor using the WHO VA tool.Methods: The study was in two-parts: (i) a cross-sectional study using secondary data from the EVR; (ii) primary data collection study comparing causes of death obtained by village headmen using a simple VA tool and by HSA/medical doctor using the WHO VA tool.Results: Over 18 months, 120 deaths were recorded by EVR in 14,264 residents - crude annual death rate 5.6/1,000 population. Median age at death was 43 years with 69 (58%) deaths being in males. Death occurred at home (75%) and at health facility (25%). Malaria, diarrhoeal disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, acute respiratory infection, and stroke accounted for 56% of deaths recorded by village headmen using the simple VA tool. Causes of death between village headmen and the HSA/medical doctor team were compared for 107 deaths. There was full agreement in causes of death in 33 (31%) deaths, mostly for malaria, severe anemia, intentional self-harm, cancer, and epilepsy. Unknown-sudden death and sepsis recorded by the HSA/medical doctor team were responsible for most disagreements.Conclusion: It is feasible for village headmen in rural Malawi to use an EVR and simple VA tool to document numbers and causes of deaths. More work is needed to improve accuracy of causes of death by village headmen.

If you come from a well-known organisation, I will trust you: Exploring and understanding the community’s attitudes towards healthcare research in Cambodia

ObjectiveTo explore Cambodian community members’ understanding of and attitudes towards healthcare research.DesignThis qualitative study generated data from semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. This study was conducted at a non-governmental paediatric hospital and in nearby villages in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. A total of ten semi-structured interviews and four focus group discussions were conducted, involving 27 participants. Iterative data collection and analysis were performed concurrently. Data were analysed by thematic content analysis and the coding structure was developed using relevant literature.ResultsParticipants did not have a clear understanding of what activities related to research compared with those for routine healthcare. Key attitudes towards research were responsibility and trust: personal (trust of the researcher directly) and institutional (trust of the institution as a whole). Villagers believe the village headman holds responsibility for community activities, while the village headman believes that this responsibility should be shared across all levels of the government system.ConclusionsIt is essential for researchers to understand the structure and relationship within the community they wish to work with in order to develop trust among community participants. This aids effective communication and understanding among all parties, enabling high quality ethical research to be conducted.

Happiness perspective of migrant labor households in the northeast, Thailand

This research focused on happiness perspectives of the migrant labour households in the Northeast, Thailand. The study relied on the qualitative methodology. The in-depth interview was conducted with key informants: village headman, senior persons, local officers and twelve heads of the international migrant households who had variation of migration patterns, selected by snowball techniques in one village within the O-lo District, Chaiyaphum Province. Data collection was done during April to May, 2017. The results were descriptive content analysis technique. The results indicated that most of the migrant labour households were farmers, grew rice and sugarcane and produced handicraft. Male labourers were the main group of the international migrants. The migrant labour households had only one labourer working abroad, with 2-month to10-year period of migration. The migration method that the labourers used in many destinations were through companies, brokers, the Department of Employment, or themselves. The migrant labour households defined happiness as good relationship within households, financial security, ability to manage debt and tension, household members being in good health, good relationship with others households, and safe and convenient life. The method of finding jobs abroad was related to working security of migrant labourers and happiness of the migrant labour households.

Socio-Cultural, Ecological and Legal Perspectives on Small Tank Management in a Selected Cascade System in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Water tanks are complex human-made ecosystems involving many natural resources and providing a wide variety of functions. Many stakeholders actively use these resources and functions. The different ecological, social, and economic elements of the ecosystem are closely related and dependent on the existence of the water tank. The central presence of the tank gives the essential structure to the territory. This is emanated very clearly in the cascade tank systems which are abundant in the North Central Province of the country. Due to many factors including industrialization of agriculture and tanks connected with the central irrigation systems such as Mahaweli, and tanks being managed predominantly by the Government, the involvement of the village communities in tank management to ensure its full ecosystem services has become very less. This aggravated by other disturbances such as war had led to the deterioration of the cascade systems. The present study was undertaken to assess the influences of socio-economic and cultural perspectives on the conservation of the tank cascade system to provide its full potential of ecosystem services. It also evaluated the ecological and legal aspects either in place or desired towards the conservation of the same. Four tanks situated in a cascade setting in Kahatagasdigiliya Divisional Secretariat Division in Anuradhapura District in the North Central Province were selected for the study. They were Bambarahela wewa, Kumbuk wewa, Diwul wewa and Hettu wewa. The villages to which these tanks belong to are Bambarahela, Diwulwewa and Hettuwewa. Mix methods including both qualitative and quantitative data collection were used in gathering data. This was supplemented with secondary data collected from relevant sources. A close-ended questionnaire was administered in a household survey in the villages to obtain information on their dependence on tanks, and socio-economic and cultural influences on their perceptions of the ecosystem services and conservation of the tanks. This was supplemented with key informant interviews with relevant personnel including village headman (Grama Niladhari), school principals, leaders of farmer organizations, officials of relevant line agencies and the Department of Agrarian Services who has the jurisdiction to administer small tanks. From the results of the survey it was revealed that almost all the villagers had been using the tanks for more than 50 years for diverse purposes including agriculture (paddy and other cultivations), bathing, washing etc. but at present they do not use the water for drinking as they think it is polluted. The dependence on tanks does not vary significantly with their educational level or socio economic status and almost all are aware of the ecosystem services provided by the tanks. Their religion and culture had influenced their perceptions on tank conservation. However, none of them was willing to pay money to conserve the ecosystem as they were of the view that the existing management mechanism is adequate. The requirement to have buffer zones around tanks according to law, has not been adhered to. As this is rather a remote area the upper catchment of the tank cascade system is conserved. Keywords: Tank cascade, Ecosystem services, Conservation

Doğu Karadeniz’de Çay Tarımında Çalışan Gürcü İşçilerin Çalışma Koşulları Üzerine Gözlemler

Not only in Turkey; but also in the World, a great number of the labouring man have been employed in the agricultural sector. Some peculiar conditions of agricultural sector cause a lot of problems two of which are economic migration and seasonal workers. In agricultural sector, the area which has the worst working conditions is seasonal working. Tea agriculture provides temporary or seasonal working due to some imperative reasons such as hard working conditions, the necessity of harvesting the tea in the field in a definite period of time, effect of climate changes. In this paper, migration problem in the sector analysed in terms of working conditions and relations of Georgian workers (food, job security, health and so on).The method used in the paper is observation and interview for the fieldwork. This study is made based on personal observations following the interviews with workers, brokers, the owners of tea fields, the authorised officers in agricultural chambers and village headmen. T o sum up, the aim of the study is to find out the differences in working conditions of Georgian workers who work in tea agriculture in the Eastern Black Sea and to make same basic determinations about this issue. In addition, considering the observation results, some suggestions for the future are made.

Komunikasi Politik Kepala Desa dalam Mendorong Inovasi Pembangunan Desa: Studi Kasus Tiga Desa di Lereng Gunung Ungaran, Jawa Tengah

<p>Communication is a strategy to deliver information to the public and medium to develop a good will in citizen both human and infrastructure development. Good communication must be acquired by many stakeholders of the citizen in all hierarchy of the government; one of them is the village headman. The village headman as a stakeholder of the village is required to be able to interact properly in term of communication and village development. Innovation and ideas about latest development cannot run properly without good communication between village headman, community leaders and villagers. This study investigated the communication style done by the village headman. It was conducted in village Kalisidi, Gonoharjo and Diwak. As the result, there are some communication style done in these villages among stake holders and the citizen. They are: (1) A direct approach to the society (informal communication to village communities); (2) Approach among Village Community Institutions (communication group of community and communication networks); (3) Public Communication by using Social Media, and (4) Public Information Board as a medium to inform village annual budget as a form of transparency and socialization of village resort and rural education movement.</p>

ГОСУДАРСТВО И СОЦИАЛЬНОЕ ПОСРЕДНИЧЕСТВО (МЕДИАЦИЯ) В ТРАДИЦИОННОМ КИТАЕ

The main aim of the article is to study the relationship of the institutions of social intermediation and state bodies in traditional China in the process of regulation of civil legal disputes. The law instructed judges to deal with property disputes of private individuals in person (i. e. «minor issues»); however, they thought it possible to intervene in a conflict only when all possible ways of mediation had been exhausted. The intention of the plaintiff to apply to the court immediately could be stopped by the judge's decision to transfer the civil case into a criminal one, which would threaten the plaintiff with serious adverse consequences. If the case was considered by the judge, his decisions, as a rule, were based on the Confucian principle of « ren » (humanity) and not law. Guided by this principle, the court could decide in favor of the debtor, even if his guilt was obvious before the creditor. In addition, the main method of punishment of the debtor was furtigation, which could not guarantee the performance of his obligations. In this regard, most Chinese citizens, regardless of their social status, preferred to refrain from applying to court with their civil cases. The most promising variant for them was the institute of social intermediation (mediation), represented by village headmen ( ts’ilao ) and rural police ( t’ipao ), «noble (perfect) men» ( chüntzu ) and representatives of the «scientific order» ( shênshih ), etc. State control over their brokerage activities was carried out through a system of collective responsibility paochia, and the hsiangpao , who was elected by community members and approved by the local judge. Developing ancient folk traditions, the institute of mediation at the legislative level in contemporary China is recognized as an important form of regulation of civil legal relations, existing in the form of national, commercial, administrative and labor intermediation, the main purpose of which, as in ancient times, is social harmony and stability in the country.

Determination of Level of Knowledge and Awareness Among Village Headmen in Bitlis Province Regarding Chlorination

Determination of Level of Knowledge and Awareness Among Village Headmen in Bitlis Province Regarding Chlorination

Rola kapitału społecznego w rozwoju obszarów wiejskich na przykładzie wsi Ruś

The social capital of the village of Ruś has been activated primarily in connection with the plan to launch a mining village in the vicinity of the village. Actions taken to preserve existing natural values contributed to creating a social bond between the inhabitants. Initially, the leadership of the village was taken over by the village headman of Ruś, with the support of the village council, and with time, due to the need to formalize the activities of the community, an association was established. The rise of the association, participation in the meetings and commitment to the Ruś community are important components of the emerging social capital of the countryside. New residents of Ruthenia, who have chosen this place as home after 2000, are primarily those who have made an informed choice of their place on earth, hence strong identification with the living space and the need to root. High awareness of such values as the clean, unchanged natural environment, the cultural continuity of the place of residence or local ties have freed up activities that create a friendly space for the inhabitants while being open to newcomers.

THE PERCEPTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY TOWARD TOURIST ACCOMMODATION DEVELOPMENT, CASE STUDY: VILLAGE OF SEMINYAK, BALI

The growth of tourism accommodation (villa) in the district of Kuta Utara, which is so rapid and uncontrolled, tends to have raised some concerns on the impact that may arise (socio-cultural, environmental and economic). The gap between benefit and cost of the phenomenon raises the question of how perception, response, changes the behavior of the culture and mindset of the local community towards the development of their area travel accommodation. To examine the case, this study combines the two forms of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies (multi-method). The qualitative methods done by observing a research site to see the behavior of local people in the village of Seminyak and informal talks (interview) that is guided by an interview guidelines related to the perception of the local community, the village headman, and the managers of accommodation (villa). While quantitative methods conducted by distributing questionnaires to local communities (90 respondents) were selected randomly. The result of this study is the public response to the development of the accommodation is in the phase of “Euphoria”. It is seen from some of the symptoms, which generally public responses tend to more focus on the advantage of the economic aspects and as if the exclusion of other effects that arise as the socio-cultural and environmental.

STRATEGI PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI PENGEMBANGAN KAPASITAS KELEMBAGAAN KAMPUNG ADAT DI KABUPATEN SIAK PROVINSI RIAU

This paper will examine the strategies to empower the Kampung Adat community through the development of institutional capacity in The Regency of Siak. The Regency of Siak is one of the districts that have established Desa Adat territory. Based on the Siak District Regulation No.02/2015 specifies eight Kampung Adat located in the district of Siak. Regulation for Kampung Adat setting in Siak district has gone through a long process started from; First, the opportunities of formation the Kampung Adat after the issuance of Law No. 6 2014 about the village. Secondly, the formation of team to determine and the establishment of Kampung Adat. Third are socializing, inventarization, identification and assessment as well as recommendations from the Regent. Fourth is the release of regulation of Kampung Adat in Siak district, Fifth is getting the Registration Number from the Provinces and Sixth is getting Kampung Adat Registration Code from Ministry of Internal Affair. But there is a hiatus periode on the process of determination of Kampung Adat in Siak district due to several things, such as yet issuance of Kampung Adat Code from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the lack of regulation related provincial level Structuring the Kampung Adat, and the lack decree as technical guidelines for the process of reviving traditional village. Siak district government through BPMPD address this hiatus conditions with suggestion to the administration of the Kampung Adat and Adat leaders in particular to immediately arranged a draft form of village institutions or Adat regulations until provincial regulations and codes of Kampung Adat officialy released. This strategy is to accelerate the progress of forming the institution of Kampung Adat and to avoid longer hiatus on establishment. Strategy of community empowerment through the development of institutional capacity both government institutions, community organizations and traditional institutions have been prepared by the Government of Siak, it can be seen from the activities that are directed to the strengthening of the institutional capacity of government Kampung such as: capacity building for the selected Penghulu, The chairman LPMK and Chairman BAPEKAM for periode 2015- 2021, Bimtek government, kasi PMD districts and porters for all Siak Region, as well as coaching the village headman, the head of customary, traditional institutions chairman and chief BAPEKAM for all Siak Region. But then again BPMPD is not yet specifically arrange the activities to directly relate to the Kampung Adat because of the code for Kampung Adat is not yet obtained. At the level of Village Institution has also drawn up a planning document for development and have incorporated programs related to community development and empowerment, but still using the previous nomenclature which is Village.

Determination of appropriate education program for participation of local authorities for controlling of hunting and game management: A case study on East Anatolia

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the village headmen who are legally responsible in the Eastern Anatolian Region have sufficient knowledge regarding the follow-up of closed seasons or not, and to create an appropriate training program for the target audience, which would ensure more efficient control in rural areas and the village headmen’s efficient participation in the sustainability of hunting-wildlife. The study includes the Ardahan, Kars, Igdir, Agri, Van, Hakkari, Bitlis, Mus, Bingol, Elazig, Malatya, Tunceli, Erzincan and Erzurum provinces. Data collected with surveys through face to face interviews to be made with 346 people in 146 villages in total. The level of knowledge of the village headmen, members of board of alderman and, village watchmen on the issues such as wildlife, protection-control, legislation and public relations questioned, and a training program appropriate for the abovementioned audience created.

APAKAH PENYALURAN DANA DESA TERHAMBAT OLEH KARAKTERIS-TIK KEPALA DESA?

The government is trying to build state of the village with the Village Fund, but many assume that the head of the village there is less quality that is hindering its implemen-tation. This study aims to find empirical evidence about the influence of the character-istic village head against the delivery timeliness accountability report progress in im-plementation of the Village Budget for the report as a condition of the Village Fund distribution. Factors tested in this study are age, years of education, and gender of the village head. This research was carried out on all village heads in Pati 2015. The sam-pling method used is purposive sampling method. These factors were then tested us-ing logistic regression at the significance level of 5 percent. The results of the study identified that age and years of service does not affect the timeliness of the submission of accountability reports progress in implementation of Budget village. While educa-tion levels significantly negative impact on the timeliness of delivery Accountability Report Actual Budget Implementation and gender village headman positive and sig-nificant effect on the timeliness of the delivery of the Budget Implementation Realiza-tion Accountability Report PBDesa. The influence of the characteristics of the head of villages surveyed by 5.7 percent against the timeliness of report submission Accounta-bility Actual Budget Implementation village.

PEMBINAAN MASYARAKAT MULTIKULTURAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN INTEGRASI BANGSA

Abstrak The elucidation ofmulticultural society in Palangka Raya is needed to increase the integration of the nation because the society of Palangka Raya is variety in ethnic, religion, language, culture, and individual characteristic. By using the observation, interview, documentation and literature study, it revealed the deeper problem where can be found the actual data. To govemment is by the understanding of ethnic values and the cultural relativism, through Communication Forum of Cross-Ethnic (FKLE) and Communication Forum ofReligions (FKUB), old customs in orderliness of Palangka Raya city's law No. 18 in 2007 about Kedamangan. In the ethnic groups, by having the cultural collaboration as the form of cultural assimilation, the exchange ofthe village headman with the customs figure from each ethnic, and by adaption process through the motto when in rome do as the romans do. In schooi the subject of cross cultural understanding and multicultural values has been inserted in the religion subject, civic education, and Indonesian language. In family, by inserted the religious values and humanity will eliminate the steorotive and the fanatism ethnic or religion.

Dispute Settlement Patterns on The Village Chief Election In Indonesia (Lumajang Regency)

In the year of 2013, Lumajang Regency carries out 159 village chief election (Pilkades). There are 4 disputes of Pilkades, and all about voice counting result of Pilkades. Local Regulation No. 24 year 2006 and Local Regulation No. 6 year 2012 do not state any matter of dispute in village headman election and mechanism of solution, but Local Government Regulation determines Watchdog Committee in the level of sub-district and Team of Village Governance Issues Completion in the level of District. Watchdog committee conducts supervision by preventive and repressive act. Supervision is done through preventive act in the form of communications and socialization to the village officer, Village Consultative Council (BPD), and Pilkades Committee about the importance of honest, fair and democratic Pilkades. Meanwhile, supervision is conducted through repressive act by facilitating the parties if dispute happened. As the result, committee executes the monitoring well, proven from 159 Pilkades, there was only 4 disputes, three among others can be resolved in non litigation process. Existence of Watchdog Committee is supported by the availability of budget coming from help of region budget (APBD) that is packed into village budget (APBDes), Rp.2.000.000 for every Pilkades.