Major Issies Affecting the Poor and The
Marginalized
Poverty
- A situation or states where an
individual in a community is lacking
the Basic necessities for a minimum
level of Living
2 Main Cause why the Poor Remain Poor in
the Philippines
- Persistence of Social Inequalities
- Political uncertainty
Persistence of Social Inequalities
- Refers to difference access and use of
resources across various domain, that
can result in disparities.
Political Uncertainty
- Defined as the Propensity for a change
in executive power, either constitutional
or unconstitutional mean.
- High Propensity of an executive Power
can collapse that can lead to slower
growth and increase in a government
change
8 Main Cause of Poverty
1. Low moderate Economic Growth
2. Low growth elasticity or not being able
to return to its better condition of
Poverty reduction
3. Weakness in employment generation
4. Failure to fully develop the Agriculture
Sectors
5. High Inflation or the General increase of
Price Good and service
6. High Persistent Level of Inequality
income as assets which Dampen the
Positive impact of Economic Expansion
7. Recurrent Shocks and Exposure to Risk
such Economic Crisis, conflict, Natural
disaster, and Environmental Poverty
8. High Level of Population Growth
Other Issues of the Poor and
Marginalized
Violation of Indigenous People’s Rights
- One of the challenges they face is
Aggressive development of Commercial
Activities such as Mining and Logging
that affect their lands and Ancestral
Homes
- The Republic Act No. 8371, which was
constituted on October 29, 1997, is an act
that aims to recognize, protect, and
promote the rights of the indigenous
cultural communities/ indigenous people,
1. Housing Concern
- More than one third of Urban poor
families live in informal settlements (No
Permanent place)
- Thousand of informal settlers living in
urban areas and the Government had
no choice but to force evict them that
often result to violence
2. Violence Against women
- Poverty also considers a cause of
Domestic Violence
- Occur in poor or low-income families
- Violence is worsened by the fact that
women in poor families is depended
on their husband and no other choice
but to remain with their abuser
- The Violence can be done into different
ways just like in.
-Physical
-Sexual
-Psychological
3. Violence Agains Children
- Not only the Women are disadvantage
but also the children who come into
their conflict with their families
- The high rate of child labor in the
Philippines is one of the social problems
that we encounter
- Some of them found in Hazardous works
and exposed in exploitation such as
Child trafficking
4. Extrajudicial killings
- It is the act of executing suspected
Criminals and human rights activist
carried out by the government
Authorities without legal authorization
or any Due Process.

Extrajudicial
-Outside the authority of the court
Core Values of Community Action Initiatives
Community Action Initiatives
- way of the government, along with other
organization, to cater the needs of
communities.
1. Human Rights
- Human  rights  inherent  to  all  Where does social Equity Apply?
human  beings,  regardless  of  race, 
sex, nationality, ethnicity, language,
religion, or any others status.  -
- Human rights are rights which are
inherent to protect the dignity of a
human being.  Gender Equality
- The Universal Declaration of Human
Rights (UDHR), adopted by the UN
General Assembly in 1948, was the first
legal document to set out the
fundamental human rights to be
universally protected.
- Article III of the 1987 Philippine
Constitution also called the Bill of Rights
which includes 22 sections.
Classification of Rights of Citizen
- Natural Rights – right inherent to a
person as a creation of God.
- Constitutional Rights – granted and
protected by the constitution. (Political
rights and Civil rights)
- Statutory Rights – provided by laws
which are granted by the legislature and
may be abolished by the same.
Fundamental Principles of Human Rights
- Universal
- Inalienable
- Indivisible and Interdependent
- Both rights and obligation
2. Social Equity
- Fair access to opportunities.
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- Education
Disability rights
- Health and healthcare
- Food Security
- Also Known as Sexual Equality
- refers to the equal valuing of the
roles of women and men
- It works to overcome the barriers of
stereotypes and prejudices because of
equal conditions
Forms of Gender Inequalitues
- Women work longer than men
- Inequality in Employment and Earnings
- Ownership Inequality
- Survival Inequality
- Gender Bias in the Distribution of
Education and Health
- Gender Inequality and Freedom of
Expression
- Gender Inequality with Respect to
Violence and Victimization
Initiative to Fight Gender Inequality
- Include gender Inequality in the
curriculum
- Provide Strategic Intervention
- Accept the concept
Participatory Development
- pertains to the engagement of the
members of a population in
development projects.
 - That allow the people to be involved in
the development to become active
agents
Two perspectives
- Social Movements Perspetive
- Institutional Perspective
Value that Emphasized in participatory
Development
- Self- Reliance
- Sustainable Development
- Social Justice
PARTNERSHIP BUILDING WITH LOCAL
GROUPS
Partnership
- formal arrangement by two or more
parties to manage and operate a
business and share its profits.
- “ Great things in business are never
done by one person; they’re done by a
team of People.” – Steve Jobs
- “alone we can do so little. Together we
can do so much”- Helen Keller
1. Forming
2. Normalizing
3. Storming
4. Performing
Possible outcomes once Parnership is
established
 Efficient use of financial resources
Spirit of sharing and cooperation
 More creative ideas
 Better distribution of tasks
 Wider support to meet the community’s
objectives
Challenges that may arise in partnership
- It will take time, skills and effort
- It will take effort and patience
- Communication should be streghtene and
maintained
Strategies to Build Successful Partnership
-Involved the right People
- Members should Have Initiaties
- Goals should be clear and attainable and also
Aligned with those of the partner groups
Important key suggestions to Build Succesful
partnership with local Groups
• Plan carefully.
• Partner groups should be empowered.
• Conduct regular meetings.
• Possible conflicts should be addressed
immediately.
• Specific rules should be formulated.
• Plan simple and short-term tasks first.
• Encourage partner groups and members.
• Efforts should be appreciated and recognized.

Ways to Gather Information in Local Groups

-Browse on media References
- Find Information in Libraries
- Interview People at local Institutions
- Conduct telephone surveys