Community

*May consist of only a few families. Their home are built in a group. They have many things in common. They know each
other rather well being neighbors. Many of them for to the same church. They send their children to the same
school. They work together to improve the community.
*A community occupies an area. In some places a community can be called a nayon and in other a neighborhood. It is
smaller than a purok, and smaller than a barangay.
Communities have many things in common:
*All communities have people
*Communities occupy an area
*People in the community have common goals and interest
Examples of Community
*A subdivision occupying a certain area with homes in it where people live is also called community
*An industrial area where there are factories and homes and offices in the same general area can be also a community
*Compounds-this residential area with homes in them probably owned by family and relatives.
*At hacienda,
*Corporation
History of community

Community organizations –as defined by Murray Ross is a process of identifying problems and needs, prioritizing them,
formulating solutions in solving problems/attaining needs and implementing them through cooperative and
collaborative efforts which result to improved capacity in community problem solving process and community
integration.
Focus of community organization
1.Removal of block growth-identified block to growth are ignorance, negative values such as bahala na, ningas cogon,
manana habit, exploitation of the weak and ignorant and some oppressive social structure.
2.The release potentialities in the individual, group and community as a whole-this can achieved through people’s
participation in community activities,projects and especially in the problem-solving and decision-making process. The
people have also to be recipients of training programs like leadership training,seminars on cooperatives, nutrition,
primary health care, livelihood programs, skills training, disaster preparedness, etc..
3.The development of the capacity of indigenous leaders to lead, to manage and function in their assigned social roles in
the community.
4.Developing the ability of different sectors in the community to function as an integrated whole.
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