Implementation of the Keluarga Harapan Program Policy in Aceh Singkil Regency

Abstract

One of the poverty alleviation programs that fulfills the mandate of the 1945 Constitution, Article 34, stating that “the poor and abandoned children are cared for by the state,” is the Family Hope Program (PKH). This program aims to improve the quality of life of the poor in Indonesia by promoting behavioral changes and self-reliance in accessing education, health, and social welfare. The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the implementation of the PKH policy, its supporting and inhibiting factors, as well as the PKH strategy in Aceh Singkil Regency. The method used in this research is qualitative. Qualitative analysis techniques are conducted using coding/categorization methods. The results show (1) the implementation of the PKH policy in Aceh Singkil has 4 alternative implementation groups: administrative, political, experimental, and symbolic. (2) The supporting factors are influenced by symbolic and political implementations. (3) The inhibiting factors are influenced by administrative and experimental implementations. (4) The PKH strategy with sociopreneurship, such as the idea fest community, can create behavioral changes and independence for the poor.