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Community
Engagement,
Solidarity, and
Citizenship
Quarter 2_Module
 IMPORTANCE OF SOLIDARITY IN PROMOTING
NATIONAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Background Information for Learners

Community development is defined as a process wherein community members
come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems
and pursue community well-being. (Melegrito, M.L. & Mendoza, D., 2016)
On the other hand, solidarity is about regarding our fellow human beings justly and
respecting who they are as a person. It is based on the perspective that a person is a
relational being: a person 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. It is removing the boundaries that
prevent people from working together; rather, it unifies the members of the community
to achieve their common goals in community development. Solidarity can also be
associated with cooperation and collaboration, that is, each member of the community
is taking and sharing his part or role in fulfilling the targets of community development.
(Melegrito, M.L. & Mendoza, D., 2016)
Importance of Solidarity (from Graham’s Grumbles)
Solidarity is more than Unions
Solidarity is about more than unions. It’s about working with people on the things
that matter to them. It is also about removing the boundaries that prevent us from
working together. It is about believing that what hurts my neighbor also hurts myself,
that when I need a neighbor I have no right to expect help if I have not first helped
others. It is emotion and a goal, a process and a state of being. I try to tear down the
fence that prevents others from experiencing the wealth and opportunities I experience,
but I also act for them here and now.
Solidarity is Defying Bounderies
These boundaries that get in the way can be race, nation, gender, wealth, indeed
anything upon which segregation can be created. These walls create several effects.
First, that people on one side cannot experience the privileges that are largely
arbitrarily awarded to people on the other side. Second, that those on the latter side
cannot appreciate life on the first side, and therefore feel they are justified in their
current position. Third, it creates resentment, often both ways.
Solidarity is from Communication to Action
Solidarity can flow from communication, but it requires action to become a real and
present force. Sometimes, that action needs to be confrontational to improve the lot of
one group relative to another, and sometimes it needs to be conciliatory, taking down
the walls and bringing people together as equals. I can’t claim to be an expert in
deciding which is which. What I do know is that without Solidarity, without considering
the needs of the other, without looking at what I have and realizing there are few valid
reasons that I should have so much when others have so little, is a necessary step
towards creating a more civilized world. The endless pursuit of profit at the expense of
others, or the maintenance of these divides simply prevents us from relating to each
other properly as humans. As such, they prevent us from experiencing life in all its
fullness.
Activity 1. Post to Make Sense
Direction: Create a poster that illustrates the importance of solidarity in achieving
development in your locality/community. Use the box below for your poster. You may
use other medium like oslo paper, coupon bond, illustration board, cartolina and the
like.

Activity 2. Now Let’s Advocate

Direction: Create a slogan advocating solidarity among the Filipino nation and give
emphasis on its critical role in achieving local, national, and global
development. Put your output in a LONG bond paper .
RUBRICS FOR SCORING ACTIVITIES
A. Rubrics for Activity 2: Poster Making Activity
Criteria 5 4 3 2 1
1. Use of All graphics Most of the Several Most of the Graphics
Graphics are related graphics graphics of graphics are not
to the topic. are related the poster are not related to
to the topic.
are related related to the topic.
to the topic. the topic.
2. Visual The poster The poster The poster The poster Layout and
Clarity and has an has a very has a good has a fair design
Appeal excellent good design and design and needs
design and design and layout. It is layout. It is improveme
layout. It is layout. It is somehow not neat but nt. It is not
neat and neat and neat and can be neat and
easy to easy to can be understood one needs
understand. understand. understood within a longer time
within a given time. to
given time. understand
it.
3. Impact The poster The poster The poster The poster The poster
has an has very has a good has a fair has no
excellent good impact to impact to impact to
impact to impact to the the the
the the viewer/s. viewer/s. viewer/s.
viewer/s. viewer/s.
TOTAL SCORE: /15

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HUMAN RIGHTS

INTRODUCTION

Each person, even after birth, is bestowed with entitlements. The baby being carried by
mother has a right to live. At birth, nationality attaches to the child, and so are various privileges,
such as entitlements to property or social services to property of social services. As the child
grows up, the ambit or privileges expand , with child care, education, and health coming into
play. Upon reaching the age of majority, entitlements further expand to include political rights
such as SUFFRAGE. It is also at this stage that rights to organization and assemble become
more evident , thus, similarities in privileges within communities become more pronounced.

DISCUSSIONS

DEFINITIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS

 Are the rights that all people have by virtue of being human beings
 We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are
all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.
 Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of
residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status.
 Are derived from the inherent dignity of the human person and are defined
internationally, nationally and locally by various law making bodies.
 Defined as the supreme, inherent, and inalienable rights to life, to dignity, and to self-
development. It is concerned with issues in both areas of civil and political rights and
economic, social and cultural rights founded on internationally accepted human rights
obligations
 Characteristics of Human Rights
 Universal
 Internationally guaranteed
 Legally protected
 Protects individuals and groups
 Cannot be taken away
 Equal and indivisible
 Obliges States and State actors
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 1. Right to Equality All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights

Article 2. Freedom from Discrimination Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this
Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion,
national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

Article 3. Right to Life, Liberty, Personal Security Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 4. Freedom from Slavery No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be
prohibited in all their forms.

Article 5. Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Article 6. Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a
person before the law.

Article 7. Right to Equality before the Law All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination
to equal protection of the law.

Article 8. Right to Remedy by Competent Tribunal Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent
national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.

Article 9. Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest and Exile No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or
exile.

Article 10. Right to Fair Public Hearing Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an
independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge
against him.

Article 11. Right to be Considered Innocent until Proven Guilty Everyone charged with a penal offence has the
right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the
guarantees necessary for his defense.

Article 12. Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence No one shall be
subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor
and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Article 13. Right to Free Movement in and out of the Country Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and
residence within
the borders of each State. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his
country.

Article 14. Right to Asylum in other Countries from Persecution Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in
other countries asylum from persecution.

Article 15. Right to a Nationality and the Freedom to Change It Everyone has the right to a nationality. No one
shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

Article 16. Right to Marriage and Family Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race,
nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to
marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

Article 17. Right to Own Property Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with
others. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Article 18. Freedom of Belief and Religion Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion

Article 19. Freedom of Opinion and Information Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this
right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas
through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 20. Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association
Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. No one may be compelled to belong to an
association.

Article 21. Right to Participate in Government and in Free Elections Everyone has the right to take part in the
government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. Everyone has the right to equal access
to public service in his country.

Article 22. Right to Social Security Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is
entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the
organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity
and the free development of his personality.

Article 23. Right to Desirable Work and to Join Trade Unions Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of
employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. Everyone, without
any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.

Article 23. Right to Desirable Work and to Join Trade Unions Everyone who works has the right to just and
favorable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and
supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.

Article 24. Right to Rest and Leisure Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of
working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Article 25. Right to Adequate Living Standard Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the
health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and
necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood,
old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

26. Right to Education Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary
and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be
made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.

Article 27. Right to Participate in the Cultural Life of Community Everyone has the right freely to participate in
the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

Article 28. Right to a Social Order that Articulates this Document Everyone is entitled to a social and
international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

Article 29. Community Duties Essential to Free and Full Development Everyone has duties to the community in
which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
Article 30. Freedom from State or Personal Interference in the above Rights Nothing in this Declaration may
be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act
aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.
ACTIVITY 1. SONG ANALYSIS

Study the song Bayan Ko and answer the process questions.

Bayan Ko
Freddie Aguilar

Ang bayan kong Pilipinas

Lupain ng ginto't bulaklak
Pag-ibig na sa kanyang palad
Nag-alay ng ganda't dilag

At sa kanyang yumi at ganda

Dayuhan ay nahalina
Bayan ko, binihag ka
Nasadlak sa dusa

Ibon mang may layang lumipad

Kulungin mo at umiiyak
Bayan pa kayang sakdal-dilag
Ang 'di magnasang makaalpas
Pilipinas kong minumutya
Pugad ng luha at dalita
Aking adhika
Makita kang sakdal laya
Ibon mang may layang…

Process questions
1. Ang bayan ko is an ALTERNATIVE type of song. Explain the reason why it falls under
this type.
2. What is the message of the song?
3. What basic right is stressed in the song?
ACTIVITY 2. Fill Me In

This activity will help you gain mastery of your right. Try to fill in the blanks with the correct
word/s based on the text that you have studied about Human rights.

1. No one shall be held in _______________ or servitude.

2. Elementary education shall be ___________________.
3. Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries ____________ from
persecution.
4. All are____________ before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal
protection of the law.
5. Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of
his ______________is possible.

Activity 3.Advocate your Right

Direction: Observe the children in your community. Among the rights enumerated under the
discussion part of your module. Identify just one right which should be improved. Draw a
colorful poster and write a slogan to advocate for the improvement of the right.
SOCIAL JUSTICE

Getting involved in social justice can be overwhelming. There are so many causes you can get
behind, varieties of movements, tricky vocabulary words and big names to know — and that can
make it difficult to know where to start.

DEFINITION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

 Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and
opportunities. Social workers aim to open the doors of access and opportunity for
everyone, particularly those in greatest need.
 Social justice is a concept of fair and just relations between the individual and society as
measured by the distribution of wealth, opportunities for personal activity, and social
privileges.
 It is a movement that questions the societal standards that allow for inequality to occur

Social Justice Issues

 Race.
 Gender.
 Age.
 Sexual Orientation.
 Religion.
 Nationality.
 Education.
 Mental or Physical Ability

GENDER EQUALITY
Among all the protected classes, the struggle for the recognition of women and as an
extension of other marginalized groups such as LGBT community perhaps spans the longest line
of protracted battles not just for recognition of rights, but also for equal access of opportunities.
Historically, women were excluded from learning institutions from every culture and society up
until the 18th century . Until now, access to education is limited to some women in certain
localities because of religious hindrances and traditional community values.
Gender inequality is the idea that men and women are not equal and that gender affects
an individual's living experience. These differences arise from distinctions in biology,
psychology, and cultural norms.
One of the causes for gender inequality within employment is the division of jobs. In
most societies, there's an inherent belief that men are simply better equipped to handle certain
jobs. Most of the time, those are the jobs that pay the best. This discrimination results in lower
income for women.

GENDER
It is defined as the attitude, feelings and behaviors that a given culture associates
with a person’s biological sex .Its concept governs what is expected and allowable in a man
or a woman in a given context. Gender is different from sex. Sex refers only to the innate,
natural , and biological status typically categorized as male or female
PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT
The Social Movement Perspective and Institutional Perspective further explains
participatory development. According to the social movement perspective , participatory
development is characterized by the progressive actions of community in fighting injustices and
inequalities in the distribution of political and economic powers. The institutional perspective ,
on the other hand, defines participatory development as the scope and gathering of inputs by
various parties on the development project- from conceptualization to concretization.

 Advocacy and People Empowerment

Advocacy and people empowerment are two sides of the same coin: both are
modes of community engagement , highlighting the collaborative nature of various groups and
individuals working together. Both are initially seen as external drivers of social change _ with
advocacy taking a more active role throughout , while people empowerment aims to slowly
lessen external influence , aiming to achieve a more enabled community who can “advocate”
for itself in a long run.
 People Empowerment
People empowerment refers to the processes that increase community autonomy and
individual self-determination. These processes are designed to help people gain control of their
own lives and enable them to effectively respond to issues confronting their communities using
their own authorities and with minimal external support.
According to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, people empowerment aim to ensure
that people have the right set of skills and opportunities they need to live better and dignified
lives.
These also refer to an already capacitated groups whose members want to take a more
active role in advancing their communities.
 Advocacy
It refers to enabling marginalized groups and promoting their individual rights . It is a
process of supporting people and communities via access to information and services in
advancing or promoting their rights in a larger or more institutionalized sphere.

Activity 4
GENDER SENSITIVITY:

Individually, accomplish the following lists, Identify:

1. Experiences that are unique to your own sex.

2. Compared to the opposite sex, what activities can you do better because of your sex.

3. Compared to the opposite sex, what activities can the other sex do better than your own.
 4. What problems or issues do you experience because of your gender or sexual orientation.

Activity 5. GENDER SURVEY

Make a survey about women in leadership roles. List down the Following:
1. Identify women Cabinet officials
2. Identify women Senators in the Country.
3. Identify women Justices of the Supreme Court.
4. Is your Governor man or a woman?
5. Identify women leaders in your Municipality.
A. Mayor/ Vice-Mayor
B. Members of the Sanggunian
C. Heads of Offices
6. Identify the women leaders in your barangay.
7. Based on your list, Do you think there is sufficient women’s participation in
Governance? Support your answer.
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APPROACHES AND METHODS OF COMMUNITY ACTION
Background Information for Learners
In this chapter we will answer the following questions:What should communities do to
collectively act to the concerns which are meaningful and important to them? What steps should
communities take to pursue their goals and interest?

Introduction
Every community undertaking is challenging and requires a combination of insights and
the use of available tools and methods gathered from social sciences. There is no single approach
to community development and as such, initiative and actions that are intended to address
community issues and problems must consider different tools and methods that are appropriate to
the context of the community. Essentially, community actions must give community members
and leaders a ‘voice” in identifying, framing, formulating and implementing community action
initiatives.
It should be emphasized that when learning about communities and community action and
participating in a community action initiative, one should balance between getting involved while
at the same time allowing community actors to participate and determine their goals, objectives
and necessary actions to accomplish these tasks.

APPROACHES IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Various approaches and methods can be utilized in community development. Broadly,
these approaches can be divided into three forms.

 SELF –HELP APPROACH

This approach emphasizes processes that encourage community members to
work together , collaborate and formulate decisions and actions to improve the conditions in the
community.In this sense, collaboration is seen as an essential step in addressing community
needs and providing community services.
 CONFLICT APPROACH
The primary focus of this approach is the deliberation and confrontation of those
occupying positions of authority and professional officials who are charged with the
responsibility of decision- making for the community. The goal of this approach is to ensure that
the power and authoritative decisions- making is redistributed.Conflict arises from a general
skepticism towards those in power.
 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE APPROACH
This approach employs the use of external actors and experts to address community
issues . These actors are contracted by community members to solve specific problems . They
are also held accountable by the community.

METHODS AND STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

 COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
It is the process of building power by involving a constituency or community members in
identifying the problems that they share or experience and selecting the solutions of the
problem.It requires the community to identify people and structures that can help solve the
problems. It also builds an institution that encourages participation , inclusion, and open
involvement to further develop capacities embodying the will and power of the community to
address issues and solve problems.Overall, community organizing is dynamic and purposive
because it aims to deliver desired results.
  COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
It is a participatory process that enables communities to manage their own resources for
their own benefit. This process takes into account the participation of local people, the
importance of local knowledge and values, and the emphasis of self- sufficiency and benefit
sharing of resources across community members.
 COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LEARNING
It refers to the conscious efforts f members of the community of different----- age,
gender and other attributes ----- to develop their skills and capacities to improve the quality of
their lives. These maybe done through capacity building methods like training , seminars, and
workshops that enhance the capability of community members.

PHASES OF COMMUNITY ACTION

Community action planning plays an important role in addressing on community issues
and solving problems. A community action plan specifically defines the scope and parameters of
community based on its profile. It explicitly identifies the specific needs and problems which
community intends to address. It also takes into account the key components of community
capacity (e. g. resources, people, hardware, know- how etc.) and the actions and interventions
that the community intends to undertake in response to its needs and problems.
Community action has even phases , namely:
 Establishing links and partnership – building with local groups
 Community profiling
 Needs and resources assessment
 Participatory action planning and leadership development
 Resource mobilization
 Plan implementation
 Monitoring and evaluation

ESTABLISHING LINKS AND PARTNERSHIP – BUILDING WITH

LOCAL GROUPS

In building partnerships, it is necessary to do the following steps:

 Describe the organizations and individuals who are actively engaged in resolving the
different problems and issues in your community
 Identify the organizations and individuals who need to be involved in accomplishing
your anticipated goals.
 Assemble the members of the partnership by identifying those who need to be involved
as well as recruit emergent / newly identified leaders who you think is crucial to the
action plan
 Alongside your anticipated goals, outline and synthesize your partnership’s
objective ,goals, and tasks. Discuss the tasks each member or group is expected to play.
 As a group state your goals, objectives, needs and resources.
 Describe the potential barriers, constraints and challenges which you might face and the
means to overcome these hurdles
 Identify the various resources ( financial, person, hardware, equipment, etc.)
that are required to support your group
 Describe how each sub-group will function and how collaboration will be maintained,
including communication and coordination of individuals and sub-group members
 Anticipate the steps involved in planning , addressing contingencies , and sustaining your
set community action.
COMMUNITY PROFILING

Community profiling provides advocates with a descriptive insights about the attributes
and conditions of a community. It typically involves the use of information concerning the
characteristics of a community, such as its demographic distribution, material resources , territory,
institutions, local economy, and description of a community’s history and culture.

A community profile helps community members be informed about the physical , socio-
political , and material characteristics of their community .These would help them understand the
capacity of their community to collectively act in addressing its issues and problems.

NEEDS AND RESOURCES ASSESSMENT

A needs assessment lets the community identify the things that it needs. It is used to
determine the gaps between the community’s present condition and its desired condition. It helps
determine what the community considers valuable and what problems and issues should be
addressed.

Resource assessment on the other hand, helps the community be informed about resources
that can be assessed to addressed the needs of the community . Likewise, it also identifies the
resources that a community lacks and needs to acquire to achieve its community goals and
objectives.

PARTICIPATORY ACTION PLANNING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

 PARTICIPATORY ACTION PLANNING involves the open engagement of groups and

individuals in community who have decided to pursue a goal or solve a problem.

 RESOURCE MOBILIZATION is an important process that deals with the necessary steps
in raising, maintaining, and sustaining community support.

 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION refers to the phase where actual and concrete

implementation of tasks and activities are done.

 MONITORING . Monitoring and evaluation complement each other. Monitoring focuses

on the status and progress of tasks and activities in the course of implementation of the
community action plan.

 PROCESS EVALUATION is periodically conducted . It allows community to learn from

the implementation process and make adjustments to ensure their strategy’s effectiveness.

 SUMMATIVE EVALUATION is conducted after the completion of the plan the end of
the project/program. It evaluates and assesses the output of the project.

 IMPACT EVALUATION is concerned with the outcome of the project particularly the
change that has been occurred.

 OUTCOMES are generally viewed as changes in conditions or states, it suggest that the
intervention has led positive transformation of desired results.
Activity 1: JUMBLED LETTERS
___________________________________________________________________

Arrange the jumbled letters for you to come-up with the terms related to Approaches and
Methods of Community Action
1. I N O A T C ______________________________

2. NUTAOIEVLA ______________________________

3. ESUOMOCT ______________________________

4. SMNSSENTAS ______________________________

5. GNORPFLLI ______________________________

Activity 2 : TRIPPLE VENN DIAGRIAM

___________________________________________________________________
Compare and contrast the three types of evaluation. PROCESS, SUMMATIVE and
IMPACT.

Activity 3 : SHORT RESPONSE

1. Define conflict- approach and give its importance to community development

2. Describe and explain the purpose of Community profiling as one of the phases of
Community action
Activity 4 .Enumeration:

Enumerate the following:

1-7. Seven phases of community action

8-10. Three approaches in community development

11-13 Three types of evaluation

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FORMULATING A COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN

 SETTING –UP A COMMUNITY ACTION PLANNING GROUP

1. Schedule a group meeting.(via group chat)

The purpose of the meeting is to draw a plan to provide solutions to these problems and
to identify the corresponding actions.

2. Do not forget to document everything that will transpire in the meeting .

3. Record the attendance of the participant.

GROUP MISSION AND VISION

1. Ask a participant or group representative in the meeting to describe the ideal condition
of the community with respect to a problem.

2. Collate, review, and integrate the answers into a clear, concise ,positive and acceptable
vision statement .The synthesize statement should be approve by the group.

3. Ask each participant or group representative to formulate ways of how to achieve the
vision statement.
4. Ask each participant or group representative to present how they intend to participate in
achieving the vision . What capacities and skills can they provide ? What resources can
they offer?
5. Once again, as a group: collate, review, and integrate the answers into a clear, concise,
positive and acceptable mission statement. The synthesized
statement should be approved by the group . The mission statement should be a single
sentence that is clear, concise , outcome-oriented , and inclusive of all the voices
represented in a meeting. The mission statement should cover the identified mission of a
group. Format the sentence this way:
“ To achieve (the vision)for the purpose of (state the reason/s why this is important)
through ( state the means and ways)”

FORMULATING OBJECTIVES
1. Objectives outline the needed actions in order to carry the mission in accomplishing the
vision set by the group .Objectives should be SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE,
ACHIEVABLE, RELEVANT to the mission and TIMED (SMART).
2. Ask each participant or group representative to formulate an objective to accomplished
the group vision . It is important to gather from them how much of these objectives they
hope to achieve and when?
3. Identify specific target beneficiaries of the objectives. Who are they? Are they families?
Residents of an area? Children? Women? What personal factors or attributes related to
your vision and mission are common among those affected by the problem?
4. Collect and integrate the objectives generated by the group.This should be finalized
with the group’s approval. Encourage the members to ask questions and discuss the
objectives , mindful of the necessary features (SMART).
5. Prioritized the objectives according to sequence . Which objective/s should come first?
Discuss with the group how this could be achieved and make the necessary adjustments.
 Review what you have done so far by following these guides:
 Consistency with the over all vision, ,mission and objectives;
 Goodness or fit with the resources and opportunities available;
 Anticipate resistance and barriers and how they can be minimized;
 Are you able to reach- out the affected member of the community?
 And whether those who can contribute are involved.

ACTIVITIES AND TASKS

ONCE the objectives have been decided, identify the required activities to accomplish each
objective. Each activity is comprised of a set of tasks which can be done in sequence or
simultaneous with other tasks. In doing so, consider the following:
1. What specific change or aspect of an action are you expecting to occur?
2. Who will carry it out?
3. When do you expect the action will be completed?
4. What resources are needed or available to carry the task and activities out?
5. In terms of communication, who should be informed about the project?

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Ask the group to answer the following questions:

 What indicators /standards /signs will be used to show whether an activity was done
successfully, or was failure in accomplishing such?
 How will each indicator be defined/ described/ computed?
 What is the target value/ quality in the course of the task and activities?
 What sources of information is necessary to measure or qualify each indicator?
 Who will gather the information and measure/ describe each indicator?

WRAPPING UP

1. Ask the convened group to discuss the over all plan. Entertain questions and open the
details of the plan to a discussion.
2. Afterwards, conclude the meeting with group’s formal approval of plan, indicating their
commitment to carry out the actions and their accountabilities.
3. Use the template below and input the information and answers gathered from the
meeting.
 COMMUNITY ACTION TEMPLATES

FEATURES OF THE COMMUNITY

ACTION PLAN

DESCRIBE YOUR GROUP’ S VISION

STATE YOUR GROUP’S MISSION

STATE THE OBJECTIVES

Give detailed enumeration of the activities and tasks identified (including designations, assignments and
resources)
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY: REFLECTION AND FEEDBACK
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Direction: Write a short essay describing your experiences in interacting with your group mates
as members of your community. What are your general impressions and observations about the
participants in planning meeting. How important is planning before doing a project/ action?

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FIELD PRACTICUM
In the previous lessons you have learned the various concepts related to community
development, including social science approaches in empowering the communities as well as
methods in conducting community action initiatives.
You have learned that community development also includes the challenge of engaging
oneself. Thus, community members should be encouraged to become independent. Each
members of the community should learn to inspire each other to pursue each other’s goals and
aspirations in life. Transforming community members into responsible individuals with initiative
bolsters the innate value of community and strengthens its capacity to be autonomous.
This transformation helps the community to realize the value of empowerment and
participation, which aid in the emancipation of communities from environmental constraints and
other restrictive conditions.
And as young members of the community, you are expected to be movers for progress
and change at the community level.

ACTIVITY : Students in Action

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PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Direction: The students will engage themselves in a gift-giving activity with their chosen
indigent recipients in the community.
Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

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Activity1. REFLECTIONS:( Individual activity)
1. I learned that
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Activity 2 : Essay
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Write a 200 words Essay about the importance of community engagement.
Activity 2 : Portfolio making( Group Activity)
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Direction: Create a portfolio of your Gift- Giving Activity. Use long bond papers
and Clear folder.