Efforts to increase accountability for the use of village funds require true and active participation of the community in monitoring for the effectiveness of village funds to achieve the expected goals.

The SDGs focus on not only economic growth, but also equal distribution of development outcomes for the entire public as well as promoting environmental sustainability in a country.

Using government funds, a number of villages have tried using creative means to endure the pandemic. However, the slow disbursement of funds and the lack of resources have become challenges.

Residents of Sitirejo village in Malang, East Java, for example, have a way to recover from misfortune. It is evidence that we have high resilience in the face of pressure.

Most owners of ultra micro enterprises are living from day to day during the Covid-19 health crisis. They dream of receiving capital assistance from the government.

Village funds are quite effective in reducing poverty in villages due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The labor-intensive programs can absorb 5.2 million new workers for the August and September 2020 period.

With a vast area surrounded by forests, Arombu Utama Village” in Latoma district, Konawe regency, Southeast Sulawesi province, looks as if it is uninhabited on most days.

Some regional officials are alleged to have manipulated regulations in order to secure more village funds. Supervision and verification should be tightened to overcome this problem.