COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT OUTPUT

The Importance of Community Development Projects

If we give the learners the opportunity to take an active role in some community development projects and programs, we
are giving them an avenue to hone their academic and life skills, and at the same time, a chance to create a positive impact
to the society, making life better to all the members of the community. Along with the act of serving the community, there
are benefits that learners can enjoy while engaging in these activities:

1. Self-Satisfaction. Participating community service especially when you are interested with the program can help you feel
good about yourself because you are reaching out and helping others.

2. Social Responsibility. Engaging oneself to any community services can let a learner be more aware on one’s role and
responsibility in their community. It increases the chance of camaraderie among the people in the community while living in
harmony.

3. Enhancement of Personal Knowledge: Exposure to community service can lead to enhancement of oneself especially
their interpersonal and communication skills while gaining and growing from their experience.

Different Community and Youth Development Projects

The following are just some of the different community and youth development projects that you can organize that will
surely create a positive impact in our society:

1. Feeding program – Apparently malnutrition is still a major problem in the world, more so in our country. It is a
heartbreaking fact that there are families that struggle to feed their kids with healthy meals. Organizing a feeding program
in depressed area in your community would be of great help, particularly if you would do it regularly and monitor its impact
to the weights and nutrition level of the children.

2. Gift-giving program –Gift-giving is one community development projects you can do to make other people happy,
particularly those who are suffering with illness in hospitals, the grandparents in the elderly care centers and the street
children. We can never tell how great the positive impact it will bring to this world when we do such simple act of kindness.
3. Tree planting –Tree planting project helps transplant trees in their permanent position. This activity will foster
environmental stewardship among learners and help the community to restore and protect its natural resources.

4. Clean and green drive –A community service of cleaning the streets, planting trees and promoting the urban gardening in
cities, would really contribute to the protection of environment, and more comfortable and sustainable living.

5. Mga Laro ng Lahi – Nowadays, seldom that we see children playing the traditional games of our country called as “Mga
Laro ng Lahi.” These games include the following: Agawan-base; Dama; Karera ng Sako; Langit-lupa; Luksong-baka;
Patintero; Piko; Tumbang preso; Tsato/syato and a lot more. Sponsoring an activity like this will not only stimulate the
mental and physical aspect of the children, but it will also promote the Filipino culture when it comes to children’s games.

Volunteerism and Self-Empowerment

In organizing a community development project, volunteerism and self-empowerment are both important contributory
factors for it to become successful. According to Merriam - Webster Dictionary, volunteerism is the act of doing volunteer
work in community service. Volunteerism fosters compassion and cooperation for a greater cause. It is about sacrificing
your time and effort for the benefits of many. For us to help others and contribute to the community, we need first to
empower ourselves by understanding our own strengths and weaknesses and making positive choices for our own
betterment. Thereby, self - empowerment is about maximizing our strengths to do something great for our own growth.
Once we see the value and cultivate in ourselves both volunteerism and self-empowerment, then and only then we can
significantly impact our society through some community development programs and projects.

Pointers for a Successful Community Project Development

Community service as an integral part of students’ activity to give opportunity for your learners to build their character and
develop their academic knowledge and skills, making it relevant to help other people and improve the community. Granting
that community services participated by SHS learners will be approved during the new normal there are pointers to be
followed to ensure the success of this activity. These are:

1. Plan. In the previous session, the learners planned how they will organize and implement their Community Development
Project. The key is in the details. Know the ins and outs of the activity that you want to accomplish. If you planned to have a
tree planting campaign, find out the best kind of tree to plant in your community and identify the place that you want to
rehabilitate ahead of time.

2. Follow the school’s protocol when it comes to obtaining approval for this activity. Also, secure parent’s permit, so that
parents or guardians will be notified about this activity and give their consent to the participation of their children. Make
the parents informed about the purpose of the activity, which is to immerse the learners in taking active role in the
community.

3. Carry out the activities according to the set plan and objectives. If you expect to finish the community development
activity within fifteen days, stick to it. However, when it comes to community service, unexpected events may happen, so be
flexible and prepare for some changes in your program.

4. Give some special considerations and adjust your program. There are times that the objectives of the project will not be
met in just one day event, just like a feeding program that needs to be done for a certain period and be monitored to check
the progress of the participants. This kind of program needs extra planning and support from the school and local officials
for the funding.

5. Prior and during the community service, remind the learners about the following:

a. Dress appropriately. If the activity is a tree planting, they are expected to wear light and breathable clothing and
appropriate footwear like boots. If you intend to organize a feeding program, see to it that they wear Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) like apron, hairnet, mask, and gloves while preparing the food.

b. Be enthusiastic and take pride in the tasks.

c. Observe proper decorum in dealing with other people. Remember that you are there to help.

6. Instruct the learners to observe and document their experience while conducting the community service activity.

7. After the completion of this school community project, the learners will accomplish a narrative report with the
following format:

(See Appendix 1: Sample of Narrative Report in School Community Development Project)

Narrative Report in School Community Development Project

I. Title of the Community Development Project

II. Proponents
III. Date/Duration of the Activity
IV. Objectives
V. Target Participants
VI. Accomplishment Report
VII. Documentation
VIII. Reflection

The Community Development Project Plan Before you would embark on a particular community outreach program or
livelihood project for community development as program coordinators, you should first conduct a need assessment such
as survey, focus group discussion, panel discussion or community mapping for the community to find out its current
situation and problems or issues that need to be solved. An effective community development project needs a thorough
planning. In this activity, you will work on your Community Development Project Plan in preparation for your actual
involvement with these activities.

A School-Community Development Project Plan is a tool that can help you to determine the needs of your community,
identify the pressing problem or dilemma community members are experiencing, find resources, set timelines and
measures of success of the program.

Direction:

1. In a clean sheet of paper, work on this output and have it checked by your subject teacher afterwards.

2. Choose a project that you want to propose for your community and answer following the worksheet below (See
Appendix 2: Sample of School Community Development Project Plan)

SCHOOL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PLAN

Assessment of Community Need:
Problem Statement:
I. The Community
Need
 After the implementation of this community program or project, the following objectives are
expected to achieve:
1. _________________________________________
II. Project Goals 2. _________________________________________
3. _________________________________________
(Be sure to set SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, result-focused, and time-bound
objectives.)
(Describe the profile of your target participants/beneficiaries of this community project.)

III. Target Beneficiaries

(These are the people, things, and organizations that can help you make this project successful.)
Human Resources:

IV. Resources

Physical/Financial Resources:

Community Development Project Title

Project Description: (Tell something about the outreach method, particularly on how it will meet
the need of the community or solve the current problem or issue in the community.)

V. Outreach Program
Method

Promotion/ Campaign Materials (How would you promote this activity to encourage other
people to be art of your activity like through Social Media, posters etc.? Also, tell something
about your registration process.)

Community Development Program Timeline: (Schedule here your activities included in the
implementation and evaluation of this program.)
VI. Project
Implementation Date Activity
Schedule 1st Saturday
2nd Saturday

Monitoring Timeline: (Schedule here your monitoring and evaluation of the project included the
findings and suggested improvement)
3rd Saturday
VII. Monitoring and Findings and Suggestions for Improvement
Evaluation of the
Project
Sample Narrative Report in School Community Development Activity

I. Title: SCHOOL READING PARK

II. Proponents: The proponents of this school community project are the students of Grade 11 – Arts and Design
Track
III. Date/Duration of the Activity: September 1 – April 25, 2021
IV. Objectives: After the implementation of this community program or project, the class should be able to:
A. clean the vacant area, plant some trees, and grow some flowers;
B. construct some benches or bleachers; and
C. paint the walls and cover the graffiti and vandalism with murals.
V. Target Participants: The learners of Gen. T. de Leon National High School will benefit from this project, because
they will have a place now wherein, they can read and study lessons, aside from the library. This school reading
park is conducive for learners and will help them to improve their academic performance.
VI. Accomplishment Report:

VII. Documentation

VIII. Reflection
Attached herewith is he rubrics for your Community Involvement Activity