Optimizing Competency-Based Implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal Program through Universal and Poverty-Based Approaches
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https://doi.org/10.55927/ijems.v4i2.51Keywords:
Competency-Based Implementation, Program Efficiency, Targeting Accuracy, Universal Approach, Poverty-Based ApproachAbstract
This study aims to optimize the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal Program based on human resource competencies to improve efficiency and targeting accuracy through universal and poverty-based approaches. A mixed methods design with a sequential explanatory approach was employed, involving 50 beneficiary respondents and 8 program implementers in West Java. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, and documentation, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. The results indicate that human resource competency significantly affects efficiency and distribution accuracy, while a combined approach is more adaptive than a single approach. This study contributes to the development of a more effective and context-sensitive public policy implementation model
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