Integrative Model of Nussp Program Policy Implementation in the Poor Community Empowerment Based on Tridaya

Abstract

The implementation of NUSSP (Neighborhood Upgrading Shelter Sector Project) program policy is a residential upgrading and settlement sector project in the context of urban slum settlement management for the empowerment of the poor communities based on tridaya in Makassar City which was implemented since 2005-2009 (phase I). This study used a qualitative approach by using case study at five urban villages of NUSSP's program locations as the key areas, namely: Buloa, Cambaya, Lette, Rappocini, and Balang Beru sub-districts within Makassar. The data collection used in-depth interview, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), direct and participatory observation supported by document study, case history, and triangulation. The results of this study indicated that the integrative model achievement of NUSSP's program policy implementation in handling of urban slum settlement by using the tridaya's empowerment approach as an effort to empower the poor society, in the form of output and outcome of policy implementation that had provided benefits for the government and the poor communities from the empowerment development aspect, such as the physical environment, economic empowerment, and social empowerment. Although from the economic aspect and social empowerment were not relatively optimal conducted by government and private parties, neither were not yet relatively optimal conducted by NUSSP executing actors in the utilization of local cultural values and religious values to support the successful implementation of NUSSP program policies in the field. The findings of this study were in the form of the development of "Tridaya" empowerment concept into "Pancadaya" (environmental, social, economic, cultural and religious development). This finding revealed that the importance of the use of cultural and religious values transformed in the poor community empowerment concept, so it was assumed that they will give a significant contribution in supporting the integrative model of NUSSP's program policy implementation in the handling of slums in order to empower the poor communities in urban slum areas.

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“…This waste processing activity is still running due to the intervention of Srikandhi Waste Bank which still communicate with the administrator of RW XII. From the level of community empowerment of RW XII, it is known that this condition is in accordance with the literature that is according to Wrihatnolo and Dwidjowijoto [19] which mentions that the inviable to viable community is the community that still make improvements in attitude and point of view and cooperate with among community members by learning the concept of Tridaya (social power, economic power, environmental power) [22]. In addition, the level of empowerment achieved is also in accordance with the opinion of Laverack [23] which mentions that it is in the second level where viable community has the access to resources but does not have the awareness on the existing differences and cannot think critically on the existing obstacles.…”