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Journal : Interdisciplinary Social Studies

Increasing Rural Household Income through Human Resources Empowerment and Capacity Building to Overcome Stunting Marianus S. Neno; Irience R.A. Manongga; Klaasvakumok J. Kamuri; Dominikus Kopong T. Aman; Marylin E.S. Nenohai
Interdisciplinary Social Studies Vol. 2 No. 4 (2023): Regular Issue
Publisher : International Journal Labs

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55324/iss.v2i4.417

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ackground: Low levels of education and livelihoods have an impact on household income/income. In general, the biggest expenditure of households with low incomes is for food needs, which if viewed further, is mostly on staple food so that there is an imbalance in household consumption which is eventually alleged to be the cause of malnutrition, especially in children. Aim: This study aims to determine strategies for increasing rural household income through empowerment and capacity building of household human resources as an effort to overcome stunting. Method: This is a case study with a qualitative approach. It attempts to capture reality as holistic, complex, dynamic, meaningful and the relationship is interactive/reciprocal. The types of data used in this study are quantitative data types and qualitative data types of required data sources, namely primary data and secondary data. The data needed were collected by means of in-depth interviews, observations, documentation. Findings: The government seeks to overcome stunting in Kupang, TTS and Manggarai Regencies by empowering the community through several stages such as the first stage, namely making the community aware of the importance of increasing self-capacity, in the second stage, namely the transformation stage, opening people's insights in the form of basic knowledge and skills about the role taken in development in the household and in the community. The last or third stage is the improvement of intellectual abilities ranging from skills to skills that can form initiatives and innovation so that it can usher in a pattern of independence.
Management of Improving Household Economic Structure to Overcome Stunting Klaasvakumok J. Kamuri; Dominikus Kopong T. Aman; Marianus S. Neno; Irience R.A. Manongga; Marylin E.S. Nenohai
Interdisciplinary Social Studies Vol. 2 No. 4 (2023): Regular Issue
Publisher : International Journal Labs

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55324/iss.v2i4.419

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Background: The increase in stunting continues to occur in this world, including in Indonesia. the need for the cooperation of various interests to reduce stunting interventions. Various studies have shown that stunting is a lack of nutrition caused by a low household economic structure. Aim: This study aims to determine the management of improving household economic structure as an effort to overcome stunting with case studies conducted on stunted households in Kupang Regency, TTS Regency, and Manggarai Regency. Method: This study uses a qualitative method. Data obtained through documentation techniques. Findings: The results of this study indicate that the management of increasing the household economic structure must be carried out jointly and cannot be carried out by only one sector. Based on several studies, the cause of stunting is a lack of nutrition. Malnutrition is caused by a lack of household welfare, and household economic welfare is caused by low education. So that the main source is education which is still low. Thus, the management of improving the household economic structure needs to start with improving education in Kupang, TTS, and Manggarai districts.