Cabaran Pentadbiran Pengerusi JPKKOA Wanita Orang Asli Mendepani Pandemik COVID-19 di Malaysia

Abstract

Wabak COVID-19 yang melanda bukan hanya di Malaysia malahan seluruh dunia telah menjejaskan kehidupan semua golongan penduduk dunia termasuk golongan penduduk pribumi. Hal ini kerana COVID-19 telah menyebabkan berlakunya krisis kemanusiaan apabila sekatan yang dikenakan bagi mengawal penularan virus telah memberi kesan terhadap sektor ekonomi dan sosial masyarakat. Oleh yang demikian, situasi begini menyebabkan pelbagai cabaran terpaksa dilalui oleh semua pemimpin masyarakat termasuk pemimpin dalam kalangan Orang Asli dalam melaksanakan tugas semasa pandemik COVID-19. Kajian ini bertujuan meneroka pengalaman dan cabaran yang dilalui oleh Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pembangunan dan Keselamatan Kampung Orang Asli (JPKKOA) wanita ketika melaksanakan tanggungjawab sebagai pemimpin kampung semasa pandemik COVID-19. Pendekatan kajian secara kualitatif telah diguna-pakai dalam mengumpul maklumat daripada sembilan (9) orang pengerusi JKKOA dari kalangan wanita suku kaum Temuan menggunakan cara persampelan bertujuan . Data dijana dari temu bual mendalam dengan  pengerusi JPKKOA  kaum Temuan yang terlibat berdasarkan soalan secara separa berstruktur. Data analisis menemui tiga (3) cabaran yang dihadapi oleh mereka ketika era pandemik iaitu perubahan pentadbiran dan pengurusan kampung, sinergi pentadbiran kampung yang tempang serta perlu mendepani kegusaran masyarakat berkaitan isu COVID-19. Cabaran-cabaran tersebut penting bagi menterjemahkan situasi yang tidak pernah berlaku sebelum ini dalam kalangan masyarakat Orang Asli. Oleh itu, dapatan kajian ini diharap dapat menyumbang kepada pengetahuan baharu berkaitan cabaran kepimpinan pengerusi JPKKOA wanita Orang Asli semasa pandemik COVID-19 di Malaysia.

Kata kunci: Wanita Orang Asli; pentadbiran; cabaran; pengerusi JPKKOA; pandemik COVID-19

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic that hit not only Malaysia but the whole world has affected the lives of all the world's population, including the indigenous population. This is because COVID-19 has caused a humanitarian crisis when restrictions imposed to control the spread of the virus have impacted society's economic and social sectors. Therefore, this situation causes various challenges that all community leaders, including leaders among the Orang Asli, must carry out during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores the experiences and challenges faced by the chairpersons of the Orang Asli Village Development and Security Committee (JPKKOA) when carrying out their responsibilities as village leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative approach was employed to gather data from nine (9) Temuan female JPKKOA chairpersons using a purposive sampling method. Data was generated from in-depth interviews with the Temuan  JPKKOA chairpersons based on semi-structured questions. The analysis data found three (3) challenges they faced during the pandemic, namely changes in village administration and management, weak village administration synergy, and the need to face community concerns related to the issue of COVID-19. These difficulties are critical in translating a circumstance that has never occurred before among the Orang Asli people. Therefore, it is hoped that the study’s findings can contribute to new knowledge about the leadership challenges of Orang Asli women JPKKOA chairpersons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

Keywords: Orang Asli women; administration; challenges; JPKKOA chairpersons; COVID-19 pandemic

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