NSTP 2 (Community Immersion)

Unit 1 COMMUNITY IMMERSION as Requisite of NSTP

Community Immersion
✓ Is an approach of developing among the NSTP student-trainees the concept of service
empowerment as they reach out to deprived, depressed and underprivileged communities,
and the marginalized segments of the society.

✓ In NSTP, it is a strategy in molding and “conscientizing” students just so that they may be
socially aware and responsible to their communities.

✓ Is an essential strategy in community organizing work that entails understanding of the

different community concerns, process, dynamics and lifestyle through exposure and
engaging in different activities.

Dimensions of Development
➢ Education;
➢ Health;
➢ Safety and disaster management;
➢ Sports and recreation;
➢ Environmental services;
➢ Entrepreneurship and livelihood;
➢ Morals of citizenry and other social/general welfare concerns.

Objectives of NSTP Community Immersion

a) Define community immersion as an approach and strategy of developing projects in serving

people and communities;

b) Enrich knowledge and competencies on community immersion as a process for

development;

c) Apply the principle and concepts of working in the community through immersion projects
and activities;

d) Expose NSTP trainees in depressed, deprived, and the underprivileged communities and
marginalized groups of our society;

e) Appreciate the values of community immersion as a means of developing themselves as

citizens and helping people improve their way of life and in alleviating their living conditions;

f) Develop ethics of service imbued with good citizenship values.