Arellano University - Andres Bonifacio Campus

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Community
Organizing
and Building

Presentation by: Group 1

Objectives:
Understand the concept of community, exploring various types and
recognizing the diversity of communities.
Learn the the community organization process, outlining its steps and stages
for effective implementation.
Identify and understand the different groups of participants involved in
community organizing, recognizing their roles and contributions.
Students will apply a generic model to organize communities, providing a
structured framework for development.
 What is
Community?
A locale or domain that is characterized by the following:
• Membership: a sense of identity and belonging
• Common symbol systems (language, rituals, ceremonies);
• Shared values and norms;
• Mutual influence (members have influence and are influenced by other
members);
• Shared needs and a commitment to meeting them;
• Shared emotional connection;
• May be geographically bounded as in a neighborhood (but not necessarily).
 Types of Communities
1. Geographical: a community within an ecclesiastical or civil territory.
2. Sectoral: farmers, fishermen, vendors, women, workers, informal settlers.
3. Functional: a school community with teachers, students, or administrators
4. Rural, Urban, Rurban: relationship in the rural community is closer,
person-to-person communication is evident; relationship in an urban
community is artificial, transitory; business like; rurban communities show
physical characteristics of an urban community but relationships are
more rural nature.
5. Tribal/Indigenous: also known cultural communities
Community Organizing
“A process through which
communities are helped to
identify common problems or
goals, mobilize resources, and in
other ways develop and
implement strategies for
reaching their goals they have
collectively set.”
Minkler, 1997
ASSUMPTIONS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
1. Communities of people can develop capacity to
deal with their own problems;
2. People want to change and can change;
3. People should participate in making, adjusting, or
controlling the major changes taking place in their
communities;
4. Changes in community living that are self-imposed
or self-developed have a meaning and permanence
that imposed changes do not have;
ASSUMPTIONS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
5. A “holistic approach” can deal successfully with
problems with which a “fragmented approach” cannot;

6. Democracy requires cooperative participation and

action in the affairs of the community, and that the
people must learn the skills which make this possible;

7. Frequently communities of people need help in

organizing to deal with their needs, just as many
individuals require help in coping with their individual
problems (can’t see the forest for the trees).
 Community Organization Process
1. Entering the Community
First do your community map, then asset mapping
Establish rapport and relationships. Gather information about the situation in the
community through ground working. Talk to as many people ad possible and
document or record your conversations;
Avoid grand entrance and raise people’s expectations whne entering the
community.
2. Integrating with the People
The process is a continuing conversation where through our participation in
informal discussions, production activities and social functions can lead us to do
our preliminary mind mapping
 Community Organization Process
Integration is a continuous process. As it goes on, one realizes that the people’s
problems and aspirations validates or become his own.

3. Social Analysis

Research becomes meaningful if it is used as an instrument for conscientization.

Conscientization is not only making them realize issues but also for them to act on it.
It is important that the people can do something to change their situation for the
better.

4. Identify and Develop Leaders

5. Setting Up the Organizations
6. Alliance Building
What is Community
Building?

Community building is a process that involves

fostering a sense of belonging, collaboration, and
social cohesion among individuals within a
community. It focuses on creating a supportive
environment where people feel connected to each
other, share common goals and values, and actively
participate in the well-being and development of the
community.
 Community Organizing
Methods
Locality Development
Builds sense of community, seeks community change through
participation from the local community, process oriented.

Social Planning
Focused on problem solving, usually by an outside expert, task
oriented.
Social Action
Achieving change to address imbalances in power, both task and
process oriented
 Generic Model for Community
Organizing
1. Recognizing the issue
2. Gaining entry into the community
3. Organizing the people
4. Assessing the community
5. Determining the priorities and setting goals
6. Arriving at a solution and selecting intervention strategies
7. Implementing the plan
8. Evaluating the outcomes of the plan of action
9. Maintaining the outcomes in the community
10. Looping back
"Malalaman natin ang ating
tagumpay kung sa
pagdating ng panahon
ay masasabi nating hindi na
nila tayo kailangan."
 Groups of Participants to Organize
Executive Participants
small, committed core group; leader or coordinator comes from this group

Active Partcipants
those willing to work; may also include executive participants

Occassional Participats
involved on an irregular basis; when decisions need to be made

Supporting Participants
seldom involved but participate in other ways; e.g., via financial or other
resources

May for as a Coalition:

formal, long-term alliance of individuals representing groups who agree to
work together
Neighborhood Assets Map
 Building Blocks (Assets) of Communities
Primary Building Blocks- most accessible; located in the neighborhood and largely
under the control of those who live in the neighborhood
- Individual assets - skills and abilities for residents
- Organizational assets - community groups

Secondary Building Blocks- located in the neighborhood but largely control by people
outside
- Private and nonprofits - higher education institutions, hospitals
- Public Institution and services - schools, police, parks, library
- Physical resources - land

Potential Building Blocks- least accessible; resources originating outside the

neighborhood and controlled by people outside (e.g. public information)
Thank you for listening!
References:
https://www.slideserve.com/miroslav/community-organizing
https://www.slideserve.com/miroslav/community-organizing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ZCuG9QpWE&t=1208s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI8UBXsSaHQ&t=9s