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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 544 Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Technology on Social Science (ICAST-SS 2020) Participation of Local Community in Supporting East Nusa Tenggara Priority Programs (Case Study in Fatumnasi Tourism Village, Timor Tengah Selatan) Syul Rosli Sanam*, Yudha Eka Nugraha, Laurensius Sandro Rero Hospitality Department Politeknik Negeri Kupang Kupang, Indonesia *[email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Abstract—This research was conducted in Fatumnasi Village, through development and utilization of the potential of national which has been designated as a priority rural tourism tourism”. In this regard, more aggressive, more serious, development program in NTT. In the context of developing rural targeted and sustainable efforts are needed in equitable tourism tourism strengthening active participation of local communities is development. important towards prosperous communities. This research is focused on what form and effort used to increase the Realizing this, the Province of NTT, which has been participation of local communities in supporting priority designated as one of the leading tourist destinations since 2007, development programs in NTT. The approach uses descriptive has now started to play an active role in improving its tourism qualitative, which used to analyse, describe, and obtain objective sector. This is further strengthened by one of the NTT Regional description of main problem of this study. Data collected in this Development missions by the elected NTT Governors for the study are observation, FGD, literature study and documentation. 2018-2023 period, which aims to "increase tourism The results of this study shows that community participation development in the context of empowering the people's included the formation of Pokdarwis, provision of facilities and economy. Building NTT as one of the gates and centres for the infrastructure, packaging of local products, involvement in development of National tourism (New Tourism Territory)”. training and guidance on tourism. Community participation The NTT Provincial Government has begun to realize this efforts that need to be done are, involved in training and mission by establishing 7 (seven) regions as Priority coaching to be able to improve tourism human resources, Destinations, namely, Fatumnasi South Central Timor Regency cooperation between community groups in packaging local (TTS), Lamalera Lembata Regency, 1000 Mouth Rote Ndao products, and cooperation between stakeholders in promoting local products. Regency, Liman Beach, Kupang Regency, Koanara Village, Ende Regency, Wolwal Regency Alor, and Praimadita, East Keywords—tourism destination, community partisipation, Sumba Regency, based on the availability of ready-to-pack community based tourism tourism products. Fatumnasi which is included in this category is located in I. INTRODUCTION Fatumnasi Village, Fatumnasi District, TTS Regency which is The Indonesian government believes that tourism is a sector at an altitude of 1150 MDPL. Fatumnasi Village, which is that can be developed to support the progress of its known as a tourist village, has natural beauty and cultural development. Tourism development in Indonesia is based on uniqueness that is very potential and worthy of being Law no. 10 of 2009 concerning tourism has the following developed. This area is not only famous for its tourism objectives: (a) increasing economic growth, (b) increasing potential but also as an agricultural producer in the form of people's welfare, (c) eliminating poverty, (d) overcoming vegetables, tubers and fruits which have the potential to be unemployment, (e) preserving nature, social and culture, (f) used as agro-tourism capital. promote culture, (g) raise the image of the nation, (h) foster a In developing village-based tourism attractions, it must be sense of love for the country, (i) strengthen national identity oriented towards strengthening the involvement and and unity, (j) strengthen friendship between nations [1]. participation of local communities. Related to the development In the 1993 GBHN, it is stated: "Tourism development is of this tourism village, of course it cannot be separated from directed at increasing tourism to become a mainstay sector the involvement and participation of local communities. Apart capable of promoting economic activity, including other related from being a destination owner, he also plays a role as the main sectors, so that employment, community income, regional actor who must be prepared to receive tourist arrivals. The income, state income, and foreign exchange revenue increase enthusiasm of the people of Fatumnasi Village can give a Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL. This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license -http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. 273 Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 544 positive reaction to the NTT Provincial government as a Institutions that have the authority, responsibility and role in facilitator who can spur local communities through the supporting the implementation of tourism activities [4]. formation of a Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis) and collaborating with tourism academics in providing training on B. Community Participation how to process and package food into local culinary delights, Community participation is the involvement and or providing homestay, hospitality and tour guiding. participation of the community consciously and voluntarily in Glancing from the weakness of Human Resources (HR) of the development process which includes the decision-making the local community, it needs to be equipped so that they are stage, the activity implementation stage, the development not rigid in welcoming tourists and can play an active role in monitoring and evaluation stage, and the development result building this tourist village. Community participation is utilization stage. Community participation in development expected not only to rely on tourist servants but to be able to activities is a manifestation of community awareness and provide all the needs and desires of tourists in a prime manner. concern and responsibility for the importance of development The main objective is to provide additional alternatives in aimed at improving their quality of life [5]. improving the standard of living of local communities and The scope of community participation in development, providing and absorbing labour. For this reason, the namely: (1) Participation in decision making; (2) Participation community needs to be actively involved from the start of in the implementation of activities; (3) Participation in planning, development, to management. development monitoring and evaluation; and (4) Participation in the utilization of development results. Community II. LITERATURE REVIEW participation in development is very much determined by three main elements, namely: (1) There is an opportunity given to A. Tourism Destinations the community to participate; (2) Community willingness to The concept of tourism destinations is one of the most participate; and (3) The community's ability to participate [5]. important and complex in the discussion of tourism. Tourism Destinations or Tourist Destination Areas are geographic areas C. Community Based Tourism that are located in one or more administrative areas in which Seeing the development of tourism that focuses on the there are tourist attractions, public facilities, tourism facilities, concept of community-based tourism, it is now starting to accessibility, and related communities. and complement the change the mind-set of local people about its important role in realization of tourism [1]. Tourism destinations as a tourist empowering existing tourism resources. On this occasion also, travel market area and refers to the travel destination zone, the community is empowered in the management of a tourism namely a geographical area that includes regional development destination which is calculated to provide benefits for and society in order to satisfy tourist travel destinations. improving the welfare of the community itself. Community Therefore, tourism destinations can be described at different empowerment as a process that not only develops the economic scales ranging from the village level to the region, city or potential of people who are helpless, but also seeks to improve resort, special sites and even only in the form of special their dignity, self-confidence and self-esteem as well as the attractions visited by tourists [2]. maintenance of local cultural values. Community-based In principle, a tourist attraction must meet three conditions, tourism is interpreted as an effort to strengthen the power or namely: (1) Something to see, in that place there must be empowerment of powerless groups of people, usually those different tourist objects and attractions from those of other who are classified as marginalized communities [4]. regions. In other words, the area must have a special attraction In principle, community-based tourism is one of the and cultural attractions that can be used as "entertainment" for important and critical ideas in the development of conventional tourists. What to see includes natural scenery, activities, arts tourism development theory which has often received a lot of and tourist attractions. (2) Something to do, in a place other criticism for neglecting rights