The Role of the Village Head As Sustainable Development Goals Implementation

Abstract

PungMurung village and Tenawahang are two villages that are the objects of research on stunting cases on Flores Island. Tenawahang Village decreases the stunting percentage through the GerobakCinta and Gempur Stunting programs. The PungMurung Village Head processes lower the stunting percentage by implementing activities to distribute the government's aid and assistance in the form of nutritious food, eggs, milk, and vegetable seeds. The Tenawahang Village Head has succeeded in diminishing stunting rates by providing sorghum. This research aims to review the role of village heads in handling stunting in several areas in Flores and to inform researchers and the Regional Government to evaluate stunting issues. This research uses the Focus Group Discussion method by interviewing informants. Data comes from dialogue that occurs between informants and researchers. The data is in the form of dialogue or conversation in the form of recorded stories on electronic devices and the results of observations of the words and actions of the research targets. The data obtained is in the form of meaning analyzed in various understandings or categorizations. Informants came from village women, PungMurung and Tenawahang, midwives, and Posyandu cadres. The extent of the village head's role in activities to overcome stunting. The village head distributed a package of eggs and 5 five packages of milk to mothers whose children were affected by cases of stunting. Food consumed by stunted children and their mothers at the home of Posyandu cadres. The village provides milk and eggs in a package. Assistance was provided to people whose children were stunted and the community was quite happy to receive this assistance.The village head together with the officials distributed 1 package of eggs and 5 packages of milk to mothers whose children were affected by cases of stunting. The food consumed by stunted children and their mothers is cooked at the home of Posyandu cadres. The village provides milk and eggs in a package. Assistance was provided to people whose children were stunted and the community was quite happy to receive this assistance.