NATIONAL

SERVICE
TRAINING
PROGRAM 2
(CWTS)
Module 6: Community Organization
and Development
 Differentiate community
from community
development. Enumerate
and explain the steps in

OBJECTI
organizing community.

VES Explain the guidelines

for community and
strategic planning
community development
program.
OVERVIEW

This session focuses on the

guidelines for community workers
and strategic planning as well as
the steps of planning community
development program/projects.
PERSON IS A
SOCIAL BEING
He/she cannot develop unless he/she
is a part of society. Work together for
a common interest.
BACKGROUND

Community is a dynamic entity composed of

people living in a given territory who share
common culture, needs, aspirations, resources,
lifestyles and the like bounded by a feeling of
belongings and interacting with one another in
consonance with its structure and institution to
achieve common goals. (Norman, 1998)
 Community organization is a process
BACKG forged along people’s empowerment and
the essential information of a self-reliant
ROUND organization that will facilitate development
in a sustainable manner (Norman, 1998)
GOALS People’s empowerment
IN
ORGANI Building organization

ZING
THE Building alliances/coalitions

COMMU Popular democracy

NITY
( NORM Social transformation

AN, 1998 Leaders in development

)
 Note: Use the pages 42 & 43 of the
NSTP 2 book by Del Rosario et. al.
for more references.
STEPS
IN Entry in the Community

ORGANI
ZING Integration with the people

THE
COMMU Community Study or Situation
Analysis

NITY Identifying and Developing

Potential Community Leaders
STEPS
IN Note: Use the pages
42 & 43 of the NSTP
2 book by Del
Core Group

ORGANI Rosario et. al. for

more references.
Formation

ZING
THE Setting up and
Developing the Strengthening the

COMMU
Organizational Organization
Structure

NITY
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Community is a planned and
organized effort to assist
individuals to acquire the attitudes,
skills, knowledge, and general
capabilities required in their
democratic participation in the
effective solution of community
problems in an order of priority
determined by increasing level of
competence.
THE AIMS & OBJECTIVES OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The aim of community development

is a community action. In reality, the
primary object of community
development is to;
• Promote
• Sustain
• Support
• Maintain Community Action
MAJOR
PURPOSES/OBJECTIVES OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

To help people employ the right methods to

organized self-help initiatives.

To develop techniques relevant to the

situation for socio-economic and cultural
progress.
PRINCIPLES OF
DEVELOPMENT
Development should focus on peoples
participation.

Development should be attuned to the

demands of the people.

Development should be based on a theory that

is tested, validated and relevant.
PRINCIPLES OF
DEVELOPMENT
Development should be integrated in
approach.

Development should lead to the

empowerment of the people.

Development should sustain the natural

environment as a socio-economic base.
FIVE ELEMENTS OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
1. A focus on the goals and needs of the
community.
2. The encouragement of self-help.
3. Technical assistance from governmental or
voluntary organizations which may include
personnel, equipment, supplies and money
FIVE ELEMENTS OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
4. Integration of various specialties such as
agricultural, animal industry/ husbandry, public
health, education, home economics, and work.
5. Felt needs of the people in the community.
FOUR GENERAL PHASES OF BASIC
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT/ORGANIZATION
WORK (ANDRESS, 1994)
Isssue/ problem identification and information
dissemination.

Mobilization of people/community.

Organization

Education
GUIDELINES FOR
COMMUNITY WORKERS
(NORMAN, 1998)
Work with the poor and oppressed, not for them.

Development is an awakening process.

Let the people grow.

Build up the people’s solidarity.

Build up the people’s organization.

BIBILIOGRAPHY
Del Rosario, Resurrection A. et al. NSTP: Call to Serve. Bulacan:
TCS- Publishing House, 2010.