Local Community Partnership in Social Development Program: National Community Case Study in Terengganu
Norhayati Ab Manaf1, Ramle Abdullah2, Khatijah Omar3, Muhammad Abi Sofian Abdul Halim4, Mohamad Hafis Amat Simin5, Sahar Sa’di Hashim6
1Norhayati Ab Manaf, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia.
2Ramle Abdullah, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
3Khatijah Omar, Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
4Muhammad Abi Sofian Abdul Halim, Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
5Mohamad Hafis Amat Simin, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
6Sahar Sa’di Hashim, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 10 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 19 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 23 May 2019 | PP: 1541-1546 | Volume-7 Issue-6S5 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F12730476S519/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: The Orang Asli community is among the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia who majority of them reside in the remote areas and is still behind the flow of national development. Although various development programs have been implemented, the community’s well-being level is still low compared to other communities in Malaysia. Based on this issue, two objectives have been developed in this study; to identify the level and factors of the Orang Asli community’s participation in social development programs. This study was conducted in two Orang Asli villages namely Kampung Sungai Pergam, Kemaman and Kampung Sungai Berua, Hulu Terengganu by using qualitative method. Data was collected using participating observation techniques and interviews. The findings show that the status of Orang Asli’s participation in social development programs is at a low level as most of them are only participating in programs implemented on certain factors. This is because the cultural and environmental factors of this community have influenced the status of their participation in the social development program implemented. These factors are attitudes or behaviours, norms, family factors, cognitive factors, nutritional factors and technological factors. The results of this study can benefit the management of the agency in the implementation of development programs that can improve the status of the livelihood of the Orang Asli community in Terengganu. The important thing to be aware of in order to enhance the effectiveness of the programs and the participation of the Orang Asli communities in development programs is to get members of the Orang Asli involved at the planning stage to ensure that programs are being implemented according to the needs of the community.
Keywords: Orang Asli in Terengganu, Participation Factor, Participation Status, Social Development Program.
Scope of the Article: Social Networks