Village funds are one of the priority government policies to finance
development and empowerment of communities whose implementation is
prioritized on a self-managed basis using local resources or raw materials, and
strived to absorb more local people's labor. This study aims to determine the process
of implementation of village funds used in accordance with the program, the results
of the implementation of village funds and community involvement in the Village
District Ponggok Polanharjo Klaten. The research approach used is descriptive
qualitative. Using data collection techniques through interviews to informants that
are considered potentially to provide information about the process of
implementing village funds in the development of Ponggok Village, Polanharjo
Sub-district, Klaten Regency, also through interviews and documentation of the
results of the implementation of village funds.
The research results indicate that the process of implementation of village
funds is done well and in accordance with the needs of Ponggok village community.
This can be evidenced by the number of development programs that have been
realized in accordance with the development plan that has been established by the
village government through village meetings. From the results of 18 (eighteen)
development activities that have been planned all the time has been realized with
15 (fifteen) physical activities in the form of suggestions and services and 2 (two)
community empowerment and 1 (one) community development, although not yet
realized the name of the community who know that the government villages
prioritize village funds for physical development and community empowerment, in
accordance with the results of village meetings. However,development activities in
this case physical development in the form of suggestions and prasanan and
community empowerment realized well.
The conclusion of the implementation of village funds by the village
government of Ponggok shows that the Implementation of Village Funds in the
Development of Ponggok Village, Polanharjo Sub-district, Klaten Regency is said
to be effective. Due to the involvement of the community in the implementation of
village funds in Ponggok Village, where the community has been involved in the
preparation of the development plan until the implementation of the programs
