Happiness is one indicator that can represent the welfare of society. This study aims to find a model of happiness assessment that is more in line with the conditions of local people who are on the border, especially in Papua Sota District. The happiness index used by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) until 2017 using the 10 essential aspects of life reflects the level of happiness, where the results of 2014 and 2017, the variables of happiness index, HDI, per capita GRDP, and population density increase concurrent index. but viewed 10 aspects assessed by the author not in accordance with the conditions of local communities in Papua. The method used in this study is qualitative with appropriate literature studies. The results of this study indicate that there are other aspects or other indicators more important that reflect the level of happiness of the local community of Papua, especially the border area of Sota District.

The objective of this research is to find out the implementation of disaster management policies in Sigi Regency which are focused on the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase of the earthquake and liquefaction post-disaster in Sigi Regency, namely the program of providing assistance to repair houses and permanent housing development assistance which is indeed the responsibility of the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Sigi Regency. It was a qualitative research method. Data were collected through observation, interview, and documentation. Researcher conducted interviews to 10 (ten) informants consisted of elements of program implementers and program recipients with questions related to 4 (four) aspects of the model of policy implementation from Thomas B. Smith. The results of the research show that the ideal policy aspect are implemented well while the aspect of Target Group, Implementing Organizations and Environmental Factors are not implemented well. Therefore, it can be concluded that the implementation of the disaster management policy of the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase of the program of providing assistance to repair houses for the community has not been implemented well.

Realizing people's welfare is one of the goals of national development. The Birth Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 6 of 2014 concerning Villages provides new opportunities for village communities to develop their capacities and abilities as subjects of development, and one of the elements that helps improve the standard of living of village communities is the provision of village funds. The purpose of this study is to describe community empowerment in managing village funds and to analyze the factors that influence village fund management on the level of community empowerment in Erambu Village, Sota District. Purposive sampling was used to identify informants in this study, which used a qualitative descriptive methodology. The results of the study show that community empowerment in managing village funds in Erambu Village has been going well. In the planning stage, the community has participated in conveying programs, activities, and development needs that will become development priorities in village-level musrenbang activities. Furthermore, in the implementation stage, the village community also played a role; although there were still frequent miscommunications with village officials, this did not become a serious obstacle that hindered the implementation of activities. In the supervision stage, the community has also been involved, although it has not been maximized due to educational factors and public awareness of supervision over the management of village funds, which is still low. The factors that influence community empowerment in managing village funds in Erambu Village are leadership, communication, and community education.

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