NSTP 2

“National Service Training Program”(NSTP 2)

classes are mainly concerned with community
engagement with the help of partner communities
and organizations. CWTS and LTS students are
required to conduct civic welfare and literacy
activities or projects.
 
OVERVIEW
 
This lesson provides for the meaning of community,
its nature and characteristics which are used as bases
for community development. It emphasizes on the
guidelines in choosing a community, and how
community services are carried out through
volunteerism. It provides insights on organizing, the
principles of community organizing.
Community Defined
 
The term community is derived from the Latin word “
communitas ” which means a body of people having common
interest or a group of people who come together with common
goal and quality fellowship.
 According to Buber (1958, 1964) a community :
 there is openness and not intimacy, which means that
members have mutual access to one other and ready for one
another. Moreover, they have the willingness to listen and share
ideas with each other.

 is a choice around a common center, the voluntary coming

together of people in a direct relationship that involves concern for
self, others and the group.

 necessitates dialogue for community development since it

involves communication between individuals to clarify, correct and
justify its existence.
 
 Community
mobilization
Community
cannot exist
without Community
conflict is inclusive

Characteristics
Community
seek agreement Community
among all of necessitates
the members commitment
 
CHOOSING A COMMUNITY FOR MOBILIZATION

 Criteria for choosing selecting a community

Before mobilization commences or before sending reinforcement in an
area, it is imperative to ascertain whether that community conforms with the
criteria in the selection of partner community as an assurance of success.
Two main criteria in the selection of partner community
1. Felt Need. This criterion is very basic in mobilizing. When the
community is really in need of outside intervention due to economic,
cultural, and social constraints and maybe the desire for recognition
and power, people need not be told, they would voluntarily lay down
their problems. They would even manifest their responsiveness by
their eagerness to offer what they could contribute as their share in
the reinforcement.
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2. Probability for success. This criterion is
as important as felt need. For every endeavor,
there’s always the hope to attain success.
Because successful activities motivate more
mobilizations.
Factors influencing success
A wide range of communities to
Information about the choose from is available however,
communities. there is only one to be chosen.

When majority of the members of

Pressing need or certain community voices out the
problem same need or problem, there is a
gauge for a successful
mobilization or reinforcement.

Past success in In planning for future mobilization,

community mobilization one has to review records of past
mobilization activities. .
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Attitudes of local officials
Before conducting community
service, the coordinators and
mobilizers would have to seek
clearance and coordinate with
local authorities or officials for
their moral support

Availability of This factor has to be considered so

transportation and that mobilizers would have easy
communication facilities access to the area for the conduct of
in the community the activities and monitoring.
Information could easily be
transmitted from the community to
the mobilizers and vice versa.
 
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Presence of social
organizations When social organizations such as
Youth clubs, women’s group, sports
group and many others exist in the
area, there is an assurance of self
help. This means the community
has the potentials to have their own
mobilization.

Leaders who would just show up from

Potential leaders who can
among the groups could easily be
carry out the mobilization
trained and empowered because they
and empowerment
have the initiative and
process
resourcefulness, the qualities needed
to lead people.
con’t… This factor needs to be
considered to be able to provide
Size of the community an appropriate service or project
responsive to the need of that
community. The material and
human resources available
would be utilized to the maximum
level as well.

If the community is disorganized and that

violence is rampant caused by political rivalry,
Conflicts in the drug addiction, gambling and the like, then
community mobilization is not feasible. But if the conflict is
just a misunderstanding of opinions and
tolerable, outside intervention is most likely
acceptable.
Community service refers to service that a person
performs for the benefit of his or her community
People become involved in community service for
varied reasons - for some, serving the community
is an altruistic act and for others it is a punishment.
getting involved with blood donation
habitat for humanity
proper waste disposal
clean the park or main
streets
environmental
rehabilitation
collecting used
clothing, shoes, reforestation or tree
food, educational planting
materials
tutoring
developmentally
cooperativism
disabled children or
free
provide food coastal clean up &
preparation other beautification story telling, etc.
demonstration projects
 REASONS TO GET
INVOLVED

 It feels good
 It strengthens your
community
 It can strengthen the family
COMMUNITY SERVICE CAN TEACH:

 A sense of responsibility. . By volunteering, children and teens learn what it

means to make and keep a commitment.
 The knowledge that one person can make a difference. A wonderful,
empowering message for a child is that he or she is important enough to have
an impact on someone or something else.
 The benefit of sacrifice. By giving up a toy to a less fortunate child, a child
learns that it’s good to sacrifice sometimes
 Tolerance. Working in community service can bring kids and teens in touch
with people of different backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, ages and education
and income levels.
 Job skills. Community service can help young people decide on their future
careers.
 How to fill idle time wisely. It a child isn’t involved in traditional after-school
activities, community service can be a wonderful alternative.
BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING
 It can help you explore and develop your interest and potentials
 It can provide direction for future career goals
 It enables one to make new friends and meet unique, interesting people
 Volunteer work can pep-up your resume’ as you prepare to apply for a job
 It keeps people busy and active
 It gives back to the community.
 It is a way of capturing a lifetime experience in certain field and donating that
experience to a good cause.
 If is fun!
Community Organization is the process by which people are brought
together with the aim of coordinating efforts for rendering community services.
It is combining efforts, potentials and resources to have power, strength and
voice to express their needs desires. This process of community organizing
aims to promote people empowerment, determine appropriateness of the
projects and develop leadership in the community members.

Community organizing is a continuing process of :

 
o Educating people to understand the critical consciousness of their existing
conditions;
o Organizing people to work collectively and efficiently on their problems;
o Mobilizing people to develop their capabilities and readiness to respond and
take action on their immediate needs towards solving their long term
problems.
Stages of Effective Community Organizing
1. Assess the community or community profiling
2. Create an action team
3. Develop and action plan
4. Mobilize to action
5. Implement
6. Evaluate