Aceh and Bengkulu are included in the top list of the poorest regions of Sumatra, in fact, are in the top ten in Indonesia. Aceh with a large budget both from APBA, special autonomy funds and oil and gas revenue sharing funds, but poverty is still a fetter for the people of Aceh. It is not wrong if many question the government policies that are always echoed to alleviate poverty. This paper wants to describe in detail the government policies in alleviating poverty, it is right on target or it still dwells on the poverty alleviation discourse, and programs that are proclaimed are only limited to ideals that are not in accordance with the reality and needs of society.

After the United Nations declared a worldwide pandemic of the Covid-19 virus, the debate over religion and science resurfaced. This situation raises various responses and perceptions in the middle. The Indonesian people are no exception. Since the first case of the Covid-19 virus was recorded in Indonesia in March 2020, the pros and cons in Acehnese society, especially in Pidie Jaya Regency, began to emerge. Some communities say that the virus was engineered while others claim that the virus is a myth. This study aims to identify the Pidie Jaya Community's perspective on the Covid-19 virus. This research was conducted in Pidie Jaya Regency using a descriptive qualitative approach. Data collection techniques using documentation and interview techniques. This research shows that some people believe that the Covid-19 virus is scientific and needs to be studied with science and technology. They stated that to avoid the virus, they had to follow health protocols. But some believe that the Covid-19 virus will not affect the people of Aceh, except for the Chinese community, where the virus originated. This perspective makes people ignore health procedures, so they are reluctant to use masks, do not keep their distance, and wash their hands because they are sure that their bodies will not be infected by the Covid-19 virus. Besides that, some people don't believe at all about the virus, and say it's just a lie, fabricated by certain parties, to scare people. For people who don't believe in this virus, they are very ignorant of health procedures, they believe that only reading prayers can reject this virus.Abstrak: Setelah PBB menyatakan pandemi virus Covid-19 diseluruh dunia, perdebatan mengenai agama dan sains muncul kembali. Keadaan tersebut memunculkan berbagai respon dan persepsi di tengah masyarakat. Tak terkecuali dikalangan masyarakat Indonesia. Sejak kasus virus Covid-19 pertama sekali tercatat di Indonesia pada Maret 2020, pro kontra di dalam masyarakat Aceh terutama di Kabupaten Pidie Jaya mulai bermunculan.  Beberapa komunitas  mengatakan bahwa virus itu rekayasa dan sebagian lainnya menyatakan bahwa virus tersebut adalah mitos. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi perspektif Masyarakat Pidie Jaya tentang virus Covid-19. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kabupaten Pidie Jaya dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif jenis deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan Teknik dokumentasi dan wawancara. Hal penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sebagian masyarakat percaya bahwa virus Covid-19 adalah  ilmiah dan perlu dikaji dengan ilmu penggetahuan  dan teknologi. Mereka menyatakan bahwa untuk menghindari virus tersebut, mereka harus mengikuti protokol kesehatan. Tetapi masih ada juga yang percaya bahwa virus Covid-19 itu tidak akan terdampak pada masyarakat Aceh, kecuali masyarakat Cina, dimana virus itu berasal. Cara  pandang  seperti ini membuat  masyarakat mengabaikan prosedur kesehatan, sehingga mereka enggan menggunakan masker, tidak menjaga jarak, dan mencuci tangan karena yakin tubuhnya tidak akan dihinggapi oleh virus Covid-19. Disamping itu ada juga masyarakat yang tidak percaya sama sekali tentang virus tersebut, dan menyebutkan hanya cerita bohong, rekayasa pihak-pihak tertentu, untuk membuat masyarakat takut. Bagi masyarakat yang tidak percaya tentang virus ini, maka mereka sangat abai dengan prosedur kesehatan dan mereka yakin dengan hanya membaca doa mereka dapat menolak virus ini

Women's leadership at the village level is a new thing for the people of Aceh today, because previously it was very rare. Becoming a leader at the village level known as a keuchik is not easy, they face many challenges and obstacles. Moreover, in initiating and running pro-women programs. However, the community has been familiar with programs that are general in nature, not looking at gender sensitive. Village development, for example, is more focused on physical construction in the form of buildings, open non-physical development such as increasing the number of women who get education, support for women's economic empowerment and also concern for increasing health awareness for women.