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LEARNING MODULE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY, AND

CITIZENSHIP (GRADE 12)
THIRD QUARTER
Lesson 6 Forms of Community Engagement / Action that Contribute to Community
Development through Solidarity
Period Covered Week 6- February 21-26, 2022
Learning Competency Explain forms of community engagement that contribute to community
development through solidarity
Learning Targets Define engagement.
Understand the forms of community
Values in Focus Core Values: Perseverance
Reference/s Padilla, Reynaldo A. “Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship” by
JFS Publishing Services, 2016
Melegrito, Ma. Lourdes F. and Mendoza, Diana J. “Zeal For Action – Community
Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship” by Phoenix Publishing House, Inc.,
2016

The Forms of Community Action: Community Engagement

The term engagement denotes interaction, sharing, and relationships at different levels. It can be defined
as the partnership between two parties, such as academic institutions and local communities for mutual
benefits, and it is characterized by reciprocal relations. “Engagement is now a mindset ensuring that
education can meet its multiple responsibilities…. Creating a culture of learning, directing research, and
teaching to sustainable development, and strengthening links with social partners are now inescapable
obligations for educational institutions.”

What is Community Engagement?

The ASEAN University Network (AUN) follows the definition given by the Indianan University-Purdue
University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Center for Service Learning.
Community engagement has a four-part definition:
• active collaboration
• builds on the resources, skills, and expertise and knowledge of the campus and
community
• improves the quality of life in the communities
• in a manner that is consistent with the campus mission

This involves a paradigm shift from the traditional mode in which an educational institution works. From
being ivory towers, the educational institutions are expected to become a link or channel between the
academic and community life. The idea focuses on engaged learning which refers to an educational
methodology in which either part or all of the class objectives are learned by working on projects with a
community partner.
This is a type of education that puts classroom skills and knowledge into practice while serving the
community. It combines civic involvement with academic coursework in a way that benefits both the student
and the community.
What makes community engagement a very rewarding experience is the amount of enthusiasm coming
from all participants? It affirms that community members would engage in activities that will bring impact to
their community. Though sometimes, some decisions are made for a community without asking first that
community to provide insight or comments. Leaders who are innovative practice exclusion (how are we
going to improve this community?) and are proactive enough to include all the stakeholders during the
planning and decision-making process. A person who would like to engage in a particular community
endeavor must first define the community and then begins the process of engaging that community in a
conversation.

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A working definition of community engagement was provided by the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) when its edition of Principles of Community Engagement was published in 1997. The
organization defined community engagement as: …. the process of working collaboratively with and through
groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity, special interest, or similar situations to address issues
affecting the well-being of those people. It is a powerful vehicle for bringing about environmental and
behavioral changes that may improve the health of the community and its members. It often involves
partnerships and coalitions that help mobilize resources and influence systems, change relationships among
partners, and serve catalysts for changing policies, programs, and practices.

Based on this definition, the goals of community engagement are:

• To build trust,
• To enlist new resources and allies,
• To create better communication, and
• To improve overall health outcomes as successful projects, evolve into lasting collaborations.
To engage a community in the discussion increases the level of awareness among its members; it allows
individuals to advocate for their ideas and offers a format to gather advice or guidance based on the
community’s available expertise and experiences.
It is needed to guide the development of the project agenda by:
• Expanding or redefining the focus of the initiative,
• Identifying unexposed information, and
• Creating a network of revenue sources and funding partners.

Citizenship
The term citizenship denotes membership of a citizen in a political society. The membership implies a
duty of allegiance on the part of the member and a duty of protection on the part of the state. A citizen, on
the other hand, refers to a member of a democratic community who enjoys full civil and political rights and is
accorded protection inside and outside the territory of the state (De Leon, 1997).
Basically, a citizen has both rights and responsibilities. Some of these rights include right to life, right to
worship, rights pertaining to moral or cultural values, economic rights, and political rights. However, a
responsible citizen ensures not only awareness of these rights but also his/her obligations to pledge
allegiance to the state, defend it, contribute to its development and welfare, uphold its constitution and obey
laws, cooperate with duly constituted authorities, exercise rights responsibly, engage in gainful work, and
register and vote. The principle of citizenship recognizes that people have a moral responsibility to self,
others, and community. Nevertheless, this moral responsibility has to be matched and expressed with social
responsibility. This means acknowledging both individuals’ human dignity and social dimension of human
existence (Tichy, McGill, and St. Clair, 1997). Thus, a citizen has to come out from his/her own comfort zone
and get engaged. A citizen cannot just stay home and watch other people suffer from social injustice.

Solidarity
Solidarity as a concept is still ambiguous, although in this discussion, the normative perspective shall
be applied and used as a positively valued model of relations between social entities (Dobrazanski, nd).
Generally, solidarity is about regarding our fellow human beings justly and respecting who they are as
persons (BJPI, 2007). Based on the perspective that a person is a rational being; a person is in connection
with other people, with the society, and with the environment. This means that a person has to relate
responsibly and act in solidarity with others and the whole humanity. His or her acts affect others and
consequently affect him/her as well.
In most parts of the country and in the whole world, there is an indication of social injustice and
inequality. Poverty is widespread. There is also increasing social disintegration and environmental
degradation. In this kind of circumstance, the voiceless and those with less income suffer the most. This
situation calls for acts of
solidarity, particularly for the affected sectors of the society – the poor farmers, fisher folk, informal settlers,
indigenous people, laborers, and the physically challenged. Based on the concept of Andrew Mason (as
indicated by Dobrazanski, n.d.), a community is also called a moralized community. This viewpoint sees a
community not simply as an assemblage of people brought together by their common experience, practice,
and shared values, but also as a collective body bonded together by solidarity.
From the perspective of the Catholic Social Teachings, solidarity is about treasuring our fellow human
beings and regarding who they are as people of God. This perspective comes from the understanding that
“we are all one family in the world.” As Saint John, Paul II in Sollicitudo rei socialis said, solidarity is “building
a community that empowers everyone to attain their full potential through each of us respecting each other’s
dignity, rights, and responsibilities. “Thus it makes the world a better place to live.

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 PERFOMANCE CHECK (25 points)

Direction: Below is the song entitled “Magkaisa” by Reynan Dal-anay from the album “The Voice Kids
Season 2” and answer the guide questions that follow.

Isa lang, angkan na ating pinagmulan

Tayong lahat ay magkalahi
Sa unos at agos ay hwag padadala
Panahon na, ng pagkakaisa
Kahit ito, ay hirap at dusa
Magkaisa at magsama
Kapit kamay sa bagong pag-asa
Ngayon may pag-asang natatanaw
May bagong araw bagong umaga
Pagmamahal ng diyos isipin mo twina
Panahon na ng pagkakaisa
Kahit ito ay hirap at dusa
Magkaisa at magsama
Kapit kamay, sa bagong pag-asa
May pag-asa kang matatanaw
Bagong umaga’t bagong araw
Sa atin siya’y nagmamahal
Panahon na, ng pagkakaisa
Kahit ito ay hirap at dusa

1. What does the song imply? Explain.

2. Why do people bond and act together?
3. Cite phrase/s or lyrics from the song that tackles about:

 Community Engagement

 Solidarity

 Citizenship

Answer the question sincerely. (5 points)

 What are your highest hopes in regards to your future journey?

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Ora et Labora (Pray and work)