Empowerment and

Advocacy

CASIÑO | DEL BARRIO | JEONGCO | LARA | SIMBULAN  | TAKAMUNI | VASQUEZ

GRADE 12 ROOM 5
 Definition of Terms:

"COMMUNITY"
Group of people who share values and ideals with
one another, as well as the formation of
emotional connection.
“EMPOWERMENT”
Control that members gain over their decisions;
transfer of power to those who lack it.
Definition of Terms:

"ADVOCACY"
Support for a particular cause through
powerful individuals and institutions.
When integrated, empowerment and advocacy
consists of much more than community
participation and engagement, but the
collective action aimed towards political
and social change. It increases knowledge
and critical thinking, both essential for
action and decision-making processes.
 Significance of the Topic

HUMAN SOCIAL PROBLEM COMMUNITY

SERVICES STABILITY SOLVING DEVELOPMENT
Practicioners
Aids decision Enhances
Gives a better promoting
making, reduces community
therapeutic
understanding social barriers, relationships,
attemps that lead
on how to increases ability builds experiences
to self help,
improve life. to use power or and creats
collective
transfer to those campaigns for
decision making
in need. oppressed.
and service
efficiency.
 Issues on Empowerment and
Advocacy

FALSE ADVOCACIES STATE VS. RELIGION

Advocacies not for awareness Debates arise due to the state's
but for selfish personal proposals on laws that go
benefit. against the Catholic's
practices.

Example: Example:
MISALLOCATION OF ONDOY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL
DONATIONS (Condoms and Contraceptions)
Issues on Empowerment and
Advocacy

MEDIA CENSHORSHIP
Government biases are shown through selective
news coverages and even the twisting of
information given by the opposing side.

Example:

ANAKBAYAN vs. DUTERTE

ADMINISTRATION
 RESOLUTION

FOUNDATION FOR MEDIA CENTER FOR MEDIA FREEDOM

ALTERNATIVES AND RESPONSIBILITY
A non-profit organization that
Private, non-stock, non-profit
upholds that freedom of the
organization involving the
press and of expression are
different sectors of society in
fundamental to civil liberty
the task of building up the
and must be upheld, especially
press and news media as a
at a time when the very
pillar of democratic society.
foundations of democracy are
under threat.
 RESOLUTION

GAD
Founded by Noreen S. Buhat. A platform for
advovacies regarding women empowerment that
aims to promote equal rights for women and
freedom from the stereotypes that they have
been given