Community

Engagement
Lesson 5
Community engagement
• Is the process of working together with the
members of a group based on geographic
proximity, special interest, or similar situations
to address issues affecting the whole group.
Problems of the community in
the Philippines
• Housing Problems (Increasing houses in
squatter’s area and Lack of shelter)
Nonito Donaire helps give away 100 homes in Iloilo

It was the same mind, same heart, and we just

wanted to help," said Donaire
Educational
problems
• Lack of classrooms
• Lack of facilities
Environmental problems
• Air pollution
• Traffic
• Improper waste disposal
• Prone to flood
• Polluted Surroundings
Others
• Malnutrition
• Non-potable water
• Increasing crime rates
• Addiction (Pushers and users)
• Transportation
Malnutrition
Partnership and coalitions
• Are involved to mobilize resources and influence systems,
change relationships among partners, and serve as catalysts for
changing policies and programs
• Example: Administration and Police, Health Workers, Churches
and Rehabilitation Centres.
Health Workers
Churches
Administration and
Rehabilitation centre in the
Philippines
The following points should be kept in mind when doing community engagement efforts

• Before starting a community engagement effort

 Be clear about the purpose or goals of the engagement effort and the
populations and/or communities you want to engage
 Become knowledgeable of the community’s culture, economic
conditions, social networks, political and power structures, norms and
values, demographic trends, history and experience with efforts by
outside groups to engage it in various programs
• For engagement to occur
 Go to the community, establish relationship, build trust,
work with the formal and informal leadership and seek
commitment from community organizations and leaders
• For engagement to succeed
 Partnering with the community is necessary to
create change and improve conditions
 All aspects of community engagement must
recognize and respect the diversity of the
community
 Awareness of various culture of a community and
other factors affecting diversity must be paramount
in planning, designing and implementing
approaches to engaging a community
 Must be flexible enough to meet its changing needs
 Community collaboration requires long-term
commitment by the engaging organization and its
partners
 Community engagement may
take many forms and partners can
include organized groups,
agencies, institutions, or
individuals.
• In a community engagement continuum, there is as increasing
level of community involvement, impact, trust and
communication flow.
• It comes in five parts: outreach, consult, involve, collaborate
and shared leadership
Ten areas of Community Engagement

 Objectives
 Core Values
 Members and Roles
 Partnership/Coalition
 Survey
 Action Plan (How to’s) COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
 Budget/Expenses
 Needs
 Time Line (short term or long
term)
 Evaluation
Conclusion
• In line with this, there are important points to consider when
doing community engagement efforts. There are steps to be
planned out before starting a community engagement efforts
and points to keep in mind for the engagement to occur and
succeed