Strengthening Village–Diaspora Institutional Networks through Remittance-Based Village Fund Governance: A Participatory Community Service Program

Rosidin; Sri Indarti; Ardi Kurniawan; Inke Tesra Kayati

doi:10.59535/2v0amk04

Authors

Rosidin Department of Public Administration, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu, Indonesia Author
Sri Indarti Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu, Indonesia Author
Ardi Kurniawan Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu, Indonesia Author
Inke Tesra Kayati Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu, Indonesia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59535/2v0amk04

Keywords:

diaspora, remittances, village governance, institutional network, community service

Abstract

Collective remittances and diaspora contributions can support village development, but their value depends on transparent governance, financial capability, and clear institutional roles. This community service program strengthened village–diaspora institutional networks by bringing village government representatives, village-enterprise actors, migrant families and returnees, and PCIA Malaysia into a participatory workshop on remittance-based village fund governance. The hybrid workshop was held on 15–16 September 2023 and involved 32 participants (18 men and 14 women). Seven modules addressed village finance governance, diaspora and remittance pathways, financial literacy, micro-business and village-enterprise planning, institutional-network design, social reintegration, and action planning. Evaluation combined pre- and post-workshop assessment, participant reaction surveys, facilitator observation, and review of action-planning outputs. Knowledge indicators improved across the assessed domains: understanding of the village budget cycle and third-party contribution recording increased from 68% to 86%, basic budgeting and saving from 70% to 88%, remittance-channel awareness from 64% to 84%, and bookkeeping/reporting from 66% to 85%; the transparency/accountability attitude score increased from 3.6 to 4.5 out of 5. Participants also produced draft budgets, business canvases, and a preliminary village–diaspora collaboration protocol. The program indicates that diaspora engagement becomes more developmentally credible when contributions are embedded in explicit recording, reporting, communication, monitoring, and dispute-resolution arrangements.

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