Sustainable Strategy for Community-Based Drinking Water Supply (PAMSIMAS) Post Program In Rural Indonesia

Pamsimas acted as a platform for essential services for the community. Therefore, post-program sustainability in rural areas would significantly affect its basic services. Currently, the problems are that Pamsimas villages, which have received assistance for constructing facilities and infrastructures, are having trouble maintaining the facilities and infrastructures on their own. Many of them are on the verge of abandonment due to limited resources, as the community and village government are not equipped with enough resources to follow up after the program ends. This study used qualitative methods to analyze a sustainable strategy after the community-based drinking water supply and sanitation program was done in 2021. Primary data was collected through informant interviews, while secondary data was through literature reviews from relevant journals. The findings highlighted that adjusting the community institutions and village government in their place, ownership of assets after the Pamsimas program, mainstreaming essential drinking water services in village planning and budgeting, and increasing public awareness regarding the environment were strategic efforts and policies to support the sustainable fulfillment of drinking water needs after the end of the program.