Community as a COLLECTIVE (group of

individuals)

LOCATION SELF - IDENTIFICATION

• Living in a specific area/place • Common traits, goals, or
• Bound by geographic condition customs
Community as a LIVING ENTITY
• INDIVIDUAL as building block of the
community

• SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS provide opportunities

between individuals and groups to interact
Family
School
Religion
Government

How these entities form synergy will dictate

the attainment of the community’s goals and
objective

Failure to establish meaningful interaction

results to disintegration of the community
BASICS of a COMMUNITY
• SELF – HELP

• COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP

• COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

• INCLUSION

• ACCESS & EQUITY

SELF - HELP
Individuals seek personal growth

Needs and wants of individual and

the community intersect

The community seeks opportunities

for the fulfilment of the individual
needs

Cooperation and partnerships

between individuals and institutions
within the community are
established
 COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP
Individual members of a
community are stakeholders

Shares the sense of commitment

to fulfill obligation and be held
accountable for ones’ behavior
and action

Communal ownership encourages the

individual and groups to protect and
guarantee the general welfare
COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION
Build opportunities to include every member in
the projects and programs of the community

Partnerships between individuals and group

encourage and promote respect and destroy
social barriers brought by biases and prejudices

Active participation involves understanding

one’s role in the community even in its simplest
form

“Everybody wants to save the world.

But, no one wants to do the dishes.”

INCLUSION

Inclusion is finding common ground amidst the differences in the community

Personalities differ and each individual has a unique social background(Culture, race, religion, politics)

Communities acknowledge the biases and prejudices but do not encourage division

The majority must embrace the minority

 ACCESS and EQUITY
Allocation of the available resources is
equitable

Pursuit of equal opportunities in politics,

economic, sociocultural, technological and
environmental aspects

Varied means of access to needed resources

and services are made available to all

Diversity in the community should not be used

to encourage preferential treatment to a group
or in individual
What makes a FILIPINO
Community?