Exploring Village Funds Management on The Perspective Capacity Village Apparatus’s of Bengkulu Province in 2018-2019

This study aimed to determine the extent to which the village apparatus’s capacity can manage village funds. This study used qualitative and quantitative approaches, namely frequency percentage statistics. Results of distribution utilized the total score of the answers. Data sources included primary and secondary data. Data sources included primary and secondary data. The object of research is 30 (thirty) villages, 2 respondents from each village are taken. Findings demonstrate that the village apparatus’s capacity in managing village funds is generally assessed from their basic Capability, management capability, and technical Capability, which fall into the ‘fair’ category. It indicates that the village apparatus needs to increase its capacity so that village funds can be managed optimally. The solutions include increasing the HR-village apparatus’s capacity through computer training, technical guidance, seminars, and socialization of related regulations. Besides, facilitation and mentoring are the best ways that the village apparatus needs to increase their capacity, considering that stakeholders are demanding a change in the paradigm of implementation in village governance and the era of disruption to balance and harmonize with current and future conditions.