International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Development
E-ISSN: 2945-1159
Volume 1, 2023
Local Wisdom-based Social Solidarity Model in Mitigating the COVID-19 Disaster in Madiun City, Indonesia
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Abstract: To mitigate the Covid-19 disaster, the Madiun City government of East Java Province, Indonesia created local wisdom-based social solidarity programs called Kampung Tangguh (The Fierce Kampong), Pendekar Waras (The Healthy Warrior), and Pendekar Obat (The Medicine Warrior). This research employed the empirical method that combined literature review and field research (consisting of questionnaires and in-depth interviews with key informants). Results showed that the regulation on the Covid-19 mitigation was based on the central government’s policies. It was manifested in the form of the Decree of the Mayor of Madiun No. 56 of 2020 on the Amendment of the Decree of the Mayor of Madiun No. 39 of 2020 on the Application of the Discipline and Law Enforcement on Health Protocols to Prevent and Control the Coronavirus Disease 2019. These three programs was based on the mutual responsibility or social solidarity and theyinvolved all community elements from the neighbourhood, district, regional apparatus organization, to the mayor. It involved the integrated, coordinated, and organized active participation of society, to create a disaster-aware society.
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Pages: 18-23
DOI: 10.37394/232033.2023.1.3