Ballaewako: community response to the COVID-19 pandemic based on local wisdom

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has entered a new phase with the discovery of new variants from several countries entering Indonesia. This epidemic is capable of destroying the joints of people's lives, such as health, education, politics, economics, social, culture, politics to the point of disrupting regional resilience. Various efforts have been made by the government in the context of dealing with COVID-19 which cannot be ascertained to end. This research has the aim of analyzing the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of local wisdom. This study uses descriptive qualitative data obtained through interviews, observation, and documentation. The analytical technique used is the Miles, Huberman, and Saldana model. The results of this study indicate that the local wisdom of Balla Ewako has the meaning of a tough house in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Balla Ewako is a tough village program by the South Sulawesi Regional Police which later became a movement for the community in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic based on local wisdom. The Balla Ewako program has the goal of a strong village for health, food resilience. and security with direct community involvement. Balla Ewako has proven to be effective in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic by mobilizing all elements of the grassroots community.