Short and Long-

Term Community
Action Initiatives
Barnayja, Carlo
Palino, Ma. Erica Faye O.
Macario, Warren
01 Short-Term 03 Community Action of
Community Action the 21st Century

Community Actions
02 Long- Term 04 in the Philippines and
Community Action Glocbal Community
Actions
01
Short-Term
Community Action
Characteristic and the Factors

Resources Scope

Budget Impact
The Four Factors:

Budget
Short-term community action often requires less
money, except in cases of emergency response
during calamities where a larger amount of
budget might be needed to help the devastated
population.
The Four Factors:

Resources
The resources required for the activity may
depend on the type of service provided, but it
generally takes less time to prepare and
organize. The program or activity may also
require specialized expertise in a particular field
of practice.
The Four Factors:

Impact
Short-term community action initiatives
typically have a brief and limited
impact. (example)
However, there are also instances where
short-term programs can create
sustainable outcomes. (example)
The Four Factors:

Scope
Short-term community activities occur within a
specific issue area and at a specific time period.
These types of activities typically focus on fewer
goals; hence, the evaluation procedure requires
less time. It does not require the establishment of
long-term relationships with members and
communities.
02
Long-Term
Community Action
Characteristic and the Factors

Resources Scope

Budget Impact
Budget
Funds may come from multiple sources. Funds
are usually allocated in advance as part of the
overall budget of the community programs for
the year, in
cases where funding comes from the
government and organizations.
Characteristic and the Factors

Resources Scope

Budget Impact
Resources
Long-term community action programs usually
require a variety of resources to ensure the
continuity of participation and maintenance.
These resources may come in the form of
volunteers, professionals, facilities, and
materials for the implementation and monitoring
of a project.
Characteristic and the Factors

Resources Scope

Budget Impact
Impact
These types of initiatives create a larger impact
on the organization and the community. Since
organizations and communities commit for a
longer period, the initiatives guarantee more
sustainable, continuous, and consistent effects.
Depending on the time frame and the objectives
of the initiative, it may even benefit future
generations.
Characteristic and the Factors

Resources Scope

Budget Impact
Scope
Since the implementation is longer, the objectives of long-term
initiatives tend to be more complex. Organizations may partner
with communities to deal with not just one issue area but
several interrelated ones. Due to the initiative’s wider scope,
these programs may
require active community participation and mobilization over
the long term. They also provide more opportunities for
community engagement.
03
Community
Action in the
21st Century
Community actions
Social Actions

Capacity
Building

Community
Education

Community
Outreach

Community
Organizing
 Social Actions
Capacity
Building
These are group activities directed toward improving
Community
Education community conditions. This can be as simple as planting trees,
doing coastal cleanups, and volunteering in an animal shelter,
Community among other activities. Social actions can also be manifested in
Outreach
radical behaviors such as social activism.
Community
Organizing
Social Actions
Capacity Building

Community These are initiatives that empower communities by

Education
strengthening their capabilities to overcome their
Community challenges.
Outreach

Community
Organizing
 Community Education
Social Actions

Capacity
Building
Related to capacity building, community education aims
to provide knowledge and alternative learning to
underprivileged populations such as street children,
Community indigenous communities, out-of-school youth, and other
Outreach communities with difficulties accessing quality
education.
Community
Organizing
 Community
Social Actions

Capacity
Building
Outreach
Community Outreach These are initiatives that promote
human rights and programs that help the poor and
Community
Education marginalized have access to livelihood, health services,
proper shelter, education, and other basic needs.
Examples include conducting medical and dental
missions to rural communities. In response to the social,
Community
economic, and political needs of communities,
Organizing volunteers like students, employees, and organizations
deliver different services in response to these needs.
 Community Organizing
Social Actions

Capacity
Building
Similar to social action, community organizing programs
Community aim to change the current situation
Education of a community. It aims to achieve a community with
Community
improved well-being and social conditions. Community
Outreach organizing would require fostering partnerships and
sustaining relationships with the community for long-
term development programs.
04
Community Action
in the Philippines
and Global
Community Action
 The social development projects

Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-

Comprehensive and Integrated
Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi- Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino (4P
CIDSS)

National Household
Targeting System for
Poverty Reduction (NHTS-
PR)
TOGETHER WITH DSWD

National Non-Government
People’s Civil Society
government organizations
organizations (POs)
agencies (NGAs) (NGOs)

Implements these projects, programs, and services to help eradicate

poverty. Through these initiatives, disadvantaged individuals, families,
and communities will have the chance to improve their quality of life.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is an
initiative of the UN that works with over 170 countries

Their alliances with and the contributions from UN member states serve as their resource in
implementing projects and programs. The following are just a few examples:

● Advocating for peace and ● Governance of natural

security of nations
● Developing anti-corruption
programs
● Waste management programs
● Disaster risk management and
climate resilience
● Empowering the youth and
women
● Adaptation to climate
resources
change
● Improving treatment access
● Capacity building of
for HIV and Tuberculosis
marginalized rural
● Strengthening local
communities
government units
● Sustainable energy project
● Mainstreaming global
environmental action
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