PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI PEMANFAATAN DANA DESA (STUDI KASUS DESA MASALIMA, KECAMATAN MASALEMBU KABUPATEN SUMENEP)

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH THE USE OF VILLAGE FUNDS (CASE STUDY OF MASALIMA VILLAGE, MASALEMBU SUB-DISTRICT, SUMENEP DISTRICT)

Salah satu kegiatan penggunaan dana desa dimanfaatkan untuk kegiatan pemberdayaan masyarakat. Kegiatan ini termasuk salah satu prioritas penggunaan dana desa. Desa Masalima merupakan salah satu desa yang menerima anggaran dana desa. Pada prosesnya, dana desa yang digunakan untuk kegiatan pemberdayaan masyarakat menunjukkan kurangnya pemanfaatan dana tersebut. Hal ini terjadi karena masih adanya sub bidang kegiatan yang belum dilaksanakan secara maksimal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pemberdayaan masyarakat melalui pemanfaatan dana desa di Desa Masalima, Kecamatan Masalembu, Kabupaten Sumenep.  Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut digunakan metode penelitian deskriptif-kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Fokus dalam penelitian ini mencakup pada tiga tahapan dalam proses pemberdayaan masyarakat yang meliputi Tahap Penyadaran, Tahap Pengkapasitasan dan Tahap Pendayagunaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa setiap tahapan dalam pemberdayaan masyarakat sudah dilaksanakan cukup baik. Pada tahap penyadaran, pemdes Masalima sudah memberikan kegiatan penyadaran hanya saja penyadaran tersebut dilakukan secara implisit. Selanjutnya tahap pengkapasitasan, yaitu peningkatkan kemampuan masyarakat desa. Dalam tahap ini, pemdes Masalima belum memberikan kegiatan pelatihan pada masyarakat desa, namun pemdes hanya memberikan bantuan saja. Hal ini dikarenakan masyarakat Desa Masalima sudah memiliki basic pengetahuan dibidang masing-masing. Kemudian tahap pendayagunaan, pemdes Masalima  memanfaatkan sumberdaya yang ada dengan memberikan bantuan alat usaha pada pelaku UMKM dan mempekerjakan masyarakat desa pada proses perbaikan jalan. Namun, dari hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan kurang memberikan manfaat bagi masyarakat dalam upaya memenuhi kebutuhan hidup. 

Kata Kunci : Pemanfaatan, Dana Desa, Pemberdayaan Masyarakat

One of the activities using village funds is used for community empowerment activities. This activity is one of the priorities for using village funds. Masalima Village is one of the villages that received the village fund budget. In the process, village funds used for community empowerment activities show a lack of utilization of these funds. This happens because there are still sub-sectors of activities that have not been implemented optimally. This study aims to analyze community empowerment through the use of village funds in Masalima Village, Masalembu District, Sumenep Regency. To achieve this objective, descriptive-qualitative research method was used. Data was collected by observation, interviews, and documentation. The focus in this research covers three stages in the community empowerment process which include the Awareness Stage, Capacity Building and Utilization Stage. The results of the study indicate that each stage in community empowerment has been implemented quite well. At the awareness-raising stage, the Masalima village government has provided awareness-raising activities, only that awareness-raising is done implicitly. The next stage is the capacity building, namely increasing the capacity of the village community. At this stage, the Masalima village government has not provided training activities to village communities, but the village government only provides assistance. This is because the people of Masalima Village already have basic knowledge in their respective fields. Then in the utilization stage, the Masalima village government utilizes existing resources by providing business tools assistance to UMKM actors and employing village communities in the road repair process. However, from the results of the implementation of activities, it is less beneficial for the community in an effort to meet the needs of life.

Keywords : Utilization, Village Funds, Community Empowerment