COMMUNITY
ACTION Prepared by:
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Russelle Saberon
Asia Sario
Charmi Olivares
Gemma Roselada
Maylyn Bareso
April Olea
Objectives
Recognize the value of undertaking community action modalities;
Appreciate the importance of community engagement, solidarity,
and citizenship as part of community action; and
Show the impact of community action to the lives within a
community.
Pretest.
Direction: Identify the words in the box which corresponds to
the statements below. Write the letter of the correct answer.
Please do it in a ¼ sheet of paper.
____1. It refers to collective efforts done by people directed towards
addressing social problems.
_______ 2. It refers to the process of developing partnerships and sustaining
relationships with and through groups of people affiliated by geographic
proximity, special interest for the purpose of working for the common good.
_______3. It is a legal status defined by civil, political and social rights. This
means that a person is free to act according to the law and have the right to
claim the law’s protection.
_______4. It is a unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among
individuals with a common interest and mutual support within a group.
VOCABULARY
Stakeholder.
— It refers to an individual or organization who shares the same
interest in the fulfillment and success of a project in a given community.
Civic Obligation.
—A responsibility of a citizen comprised of actions which include
participation in government, non-government organizations, and community
activities.
Psychosocial Program.
— It helps individuals and communities to heal the psychological
wounds and rebuild social structures after an emergency or a critical event.
What is Community Action?
COMMUNITY ACTION
— refers to collective efforts done by
people directed towards addressing social
problems in order to achieve social well-being.
In dealing with community action, it involves a
lot of activities and processes that increases the
understanding, engagement and empowerment
of communities in the design and delivery of
services to the community.
PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY
ACTION
Community action is about putting communities at the heart of their own local
services. Involving communities in the design and delivery of services can help to
achieve a number of objectives, including:
Building community and social capacity – helping the community to share
knowledge, skills and ideas.
Community resilience – helping the community to support itself.
Prevention – a focus on early access to services or support, engagement in design,
cross-sector collaboration and partnerships
Maintaining and creating wealth – for example helping people into employment
or developing community enterprises.
Community Action Encompasses:
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNITY OF SOLIDARITY
CITIZENSHIP BUILDING
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
refers to the process of developing
partnerships and sustaining
relationships with and through groups
of people affiliated by geographic
proximity, special interest for the
purpose of working for the common
good and addressing issues that affect
their well-being.
GOALS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT:
1) To build trust;
2) To enlist new resources and allies;
3) To create better communication, and
4) To improve overall health outcomes as successful projects, evolve
into lasting collaborations
COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY
—is defined as a unity or agreement of
feeling or action, especially among individuals
with a common interest and mutual support
within a group.
—It is the bond that unites the community
member to engage and participate in the
community with the same interest.
CITIZENSHIP BUILDING
—is defined as legal status defined by civil,
political and social rights. This means that a
person is free to act according to the law and
having the right to claim the law’s protection.
—Being a citizen requires us to have moral
obligations with our community to build a
peaceful and humane society
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
No. Don’t. Huwag. Stop it. Magtigillll
Activity
Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is True and FALSE if the statement is false.
_______1. Involving oneself in the feeding program at the barangay level is an example of
community engagement.
_______2. To secure yourself and your family’s needs in times of economic crisis proves the
spirit of citizenship.
_______3. Developing a preventive measure plan by different organizations in flash flood
prone communities shows the goal of community action.
_______4. Solidarity is a feeling of unity between people who have the same interests, goal,
etcetera.
_______5. Community action is still possible as a means to build resilient communities even
without community engagement.
_______6. Filipino values of pakikipag-kapwa and bayanihan pertain
to the notion of solidarity in community action.
_______7. Citizenship is about developing partnerships and sustaining
relationships among groups of people to address social problems.
_______8. One of the goals of community engagement is to build trust.
_______9. Being aware of our civic obligations with our co-Filipinos is
a part of citizenship.
_______10. To disagree about an on-going barangay health project in
rural communities contributes to community action.
Assessment
Write a 2-3 paragraph essay guided by the following
questions and the rubric:
1. Why community action is important within a community?
2. What do you think are the duties and obligations of a
citizen in the fulfillment of
community action?
RUBRIC:
CRITERIA DESCRIPTION POINTS
Content The content was well-thought of; 6
guide questions
were thoroughly answered
Organization The paper was well-written with 7
ideas easily
conveyed to readers
Development Key points are thoroughly developed 7
TOTAL 20
ASSIGNMENT:
Write a 2-paragraph insight paper discussing the issue of solid waste
management in your barangay. Evaluate what possible community action
needed to solve the issue. If none, think of possible recommendations to
improve the implementation of solid waste management. Please be guided of
the rubric below.
My view on the issue of solid waste management, especially in the barangay
level are:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
RUBRIC:
CRITERIA DESCRIPTION POINTS
Organization The idea expressed on 10
environmental issue was
clearly and conveyed
Content Concepts are clearly used and 5
explained
Presentation The local observation was 5
clearly presented based
on the words used.
TOTAL 20
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