NORTH SUMATERA – A total of 1,437 villages in North Sumatra participated in the training of the 2023 Village Governance and Development Strengthening Programme (P3PD).
From data compiled by The Editor‘s editorial team, it is known that only 1,480 villages in North Sumatra are registered for this year’s training.
The number is much less than approximately 33,458 villages in the province that should be included in the P3PD training.
Despite this, North Sumatra still managed to complete P3PD training for 1,437 villages out of a total target of 1,480 registered villages.
“If we look at this number, it can be said (completed) 97 percent. This is above the national average target,” said Danli Pasko Timisela, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist from P3PD’s Regional Management Consultant (RMC).
Danli said, from the number of villages, the North Sumatra P3PD RMC team targets 5,920 participants to be trained.
By the end of the training in November, a total of 5,542 participants had attended the training.
The participants consisted of village government officials and village institution administrators.
To achieve good results, Danli measured the participants’ level of understanding before and after the training.
“The results were quite encouraging. 79 percent of participants’ understanding has increased,” he said.
One to note, P3PD training is carried out to encourage quality village spending. And to achieve this target, Danli recognised that it was not easy.
Thus, the short-term target given by Danli to the participants was an understanding of village expenditure.
“The assumption is that the apparatus understands first. Next comes determination (desire) that is creative, innovative, and courageous,” said Danli.
Danli assessed that the problem that often arises in the field is the level of understanding of the participants, which is linear with their respective educational backgrounds.
The thing is, 68 percent of village officials are only elementary and secondary school graduates. Only 10 percent of the total are university graduates.
“In North Sumatra, the number (of village officials with primary and secondary school graduates) is much higher, around 74 percent,” he said.
According to him, so far, the obstacle that has arisen in the field is the lack of publication about the P3PD programme.
P3PD Training Needs Massive Publication
Training on the Strengthening Government and Village Development Program (P3PD) needs massive coverage in mass media to encourage officials to be involved in developing villages.
”Before participating in supporting P3PD, of course you must first know about what P3PD is. There is saying: If you don’t know, you won’t love,” said Danli Pasko Timisela, Monitoring and Evaluation Team Specialist from Regional Management Consultant (RMC) P3PD to The Editor.
According to him, currently not many people understand about what P3PD is.
In fact, this program is run by the Directorate General of Village Government Development, Ministry of Home Affairs.
“Until today P3PD has minimal publication. Not many people know about P3PD ,” he said.
According to him, sharing news links via WhatsApp group messages will be very useful because it will expand the opportunities for many people to read and know more about P3PD.
He wants every P3PD stakeholder to be able to use technology to expand awareness of this program. Especially in the North Sumatra region.
1,437 villages in North Sumatra successfully participated in the Village Government Strengthening and Development Program (P3PD) training in 2023.
From data compiled by The Editor‘s editorial team, it is known that only 1,480 villages in North Sumatra are registered for this year’s training.
The number is much less than approximately 33,458 villages in the province that should be included in the P3PD training.
Despite this, North Sumatra still managed to complete P3PD training for 1,437 villages out of a total target of 1,480 registered villages.
