Water Supply and Sanitation: Problems on Community Empowerment Based Program in Indragiri Hulu, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract The study discusses about Community Empowerment on Water Supply and Sanitation Community Based (PAMSIMAS) Program in Indragiri Hulu Regency. This study aims to analyse and find out the problems of community empowerment patterns on PAMSIMAS Program. The problem in this research is the facility that has been built is not optimally functioned. There are only 62 villages of 105 villages in which the facility and infrastructure built work properly otherwise 23 other villages only work partially. The study also tries to determine the pattern of community empowerment find the solutions to solve the problems of PAMSIMAS program implementation through a qualitative research by using Policy Research approach. Because of numbers of PAMSIMAS facilities and infrastructures that have been built not working properly, it is recommended to decision makers to act practically to solve the problems. Fund support from local government in repairing and doing network development must be given to the priority locations. Arrange a village regulation on the management and utilization of clean water is also a part of the service improvement solutions of PAMSIMAS Program.