ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

Jose Abad Santos Campus, Pasay City

College of Arts and Sciences

Community Development
Name: DIZON, KYLA MARI T. Date: May 1, 2021
Year/Course: 2nd yr AB Psychology Dr. Marlowe Louis F. Fabunan
FINAL
Activity 14- Community Action Plan

A community action plan is a road map for implementing community

change by identifying and specifying WHAT will be done, WHO will do it and
HOW it will be done. In other words, the action plan describes what the
community wants to accomplish, what activities are required during a specified
timeline and what resources (money, people and materials) are needed to be
successful. The community action plan shall become a framework for
implementing sustainable sanitation and water management activities that are
decided by the community itself. It is important to emphasize that the
community members should be the main actors in preparing their own
community action plan regarding sanitation and water management.
The community action plan should become a framework for implementing
the activities that are decided by the community itself. The focus is more on the
process of understanding and overcoming problems in order to rebuild the
people's lives rather than just physical development such as building houses,
providing clean water or toilet facilities. It is important to understand that the
community should be the main actors in preparing their own community action
plan. Producing the action plan helps people to take realistic and concrete steps
toward participatory development planning in order to improve the sanitation
and water system. By bringing everyone together to think and discuss about
resources and group involvement, this tool increases awareness about the skills
and resources already available in the community.

Part I.
Answer the following questions.
1. What is a community action project?
ANSWER:
 A community action plan is a road map for implementing community
change by identifying and specifying WHAT will be done, WHO will do
it and HOW it will be done.

2. How do you write a community action plan?

ANSWER:
 Review and analyze community information.
 Review and analyze feedback from community input.
 Choose a group of people to work together on writing the action plan.
 Choose your priorities.
 Identify environmental changes or policies that would address issues.

3. What are the general principles of community action plans?

ANSWER:
 The solution for problems comes from the community itself and the
role of the facilitator is more on formulating the problems in the
community.
 It is not determined from outside the community but grows/emerges
from the affected community.
 Avoid activities such as lecturing or teaching the people; but
concentrate more on workshops as a form of discussion with
the community.

4. What are the key elements of a Community Action Plan?

ANSWER:
 The key element of community action planning is an active, intense
community-based workshop, carried out over a time period of 2 to 5
 days, depending on the specific objectives of the workshop (see
also exploring tools)

5. What are the steps in formulating a Community Action Plan?

ANSWER:
 Opening: Introduction and Socialization
 Social and Environmental Mapping
 Identifying the Problems, Needs and Resource Potential
 Determining the Priority in Problems and Needs
 Formulating the Choice of Strategy
 Formulating the Choice of Action
 Formulating the Implementation Plan

6. What are the considerations for completing a Community Action Plan?

ANSWER:
 Partnerships among people
 Budget.
 Close alignment with the community’s mission and vision
 A feasible plan does not have to be “perfect”.

7. What are the advantages and disadvantages in formulating a Community

Action Plan?
ANSWER:
ADVANTAGES
 Strong participation of the local community regarding sanitation and
water issues
 By implementing community action plans, the solution for problems
comes from the community itself and hence considers primarily their
needs and priorities
 Guarantees that all relevant groups participate in the activities,
particularly the women and other community groups that are often
forgotten
 Guarantees the acceptance and support of the solution by the local
community
 DISADVANTAGES
 Requires time and resources to integrate all the relevant stakeholders
in the process
 Finding consensus among all the community members can take ages or
might be impossible
 Community action plans are not going to be developed without
strongly motivated and encouraged local community members

Part II. Complete the table below. Make a comprehensive action plan in your
community using the format below.

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COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN of Brgy. ______________________

Project Name Project Objectives Priority Area

HOME FOR THE HOMELESS
To develop the skills of every Areas who has the majority of
member in community and homeless people
every member must have
equal access to basic facilities
that make life comfortable

Description of the Project Benefactors of the Project Timeframe

-Build a house with habitat -Homeless people

for humanity -
-Help repair or paint a
local homeless shelter
Approximate Number of People
Reached

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