COMMUNITY IN

ACTION
 MELC
•Recognize the value of undertaking
community action modalities.
•Acknowledge interrelationships of self
and community in undertaking
community action.
 LESSON
OBJECTIVE:
•Define and explain community action and
the different forms of community action.
•Understand the interrelationship of self
and community in undertaking
community action.
 COMMUNITY ACTION
•Is a manifestation of a collective
grasp and ownership of a situation
that generally has an effect on them.
 COMMUNITY ACTION
•A community of people who are
experiencing the same situation tend
to connect with each other and pursue
a common goal and action.
 INGREDIENTS OF
COMMUNITY ACTION
•1. Common context- People live
in a similar setting and/or
locality; “building a common
lens”
 INGREDIENTS OF
COMMUNITY ACTION
•2. Common experience- People
encounter a comparable
experience individually or
collectively; “common
sentiment”
 INGREDIENTS OF
COMMUNITY ACTION
•3. Common understanding of an
issue- People have more or less a
similar view of the issue at hand;
“from feeling to thinking”
 INGREDIENTS OF
COMMUNITY ACTION
• 4. Common Analysis- People went through a
process of analyzing the issue and may have
similar take on the issue, partly or in a whole;
“understanding of the issue on a certain
perspective based on core values and
principles”
 INGREDIENTS OF
COMMUNITY ACTION
• 5. An acceptable standard- People usually
establish a minimum standard in undertaking
an action together, “process of reaching
compromises, setting minimum standards,
and targeting bottom lines”
 MOBILIZATION OF
COMMUNITY
• This phase is the step of gathering people to meet
regularly, discuss community problems, plan as a
community, formulate implementing mechanisms,
identify community leaders and organizational
structures, and develop systems.
 ORGANIZATIO
•This is the bolt-in phase where all the
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resources, material or nonmaterial,
process or product, soft or hard
technology, and physical and spiritual are
mapped out and consolidated.
 ORGANIZATIO
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• It is the phase where—what is lacking and—
what is available are determined; strengths
and weaknesses are identified; options are
laid down; and plans are implemented in a
systematic and organized manner.
 ON
EDUCATION
•This is the skills development or human
resource enhancement phase. Members
are provided with necessary skills,
knowledge, and orientation.
 ON
EDUCATION
•The process of reaching the level
of a community that pursues an
advocacy together is not an easy
task.
 ON
EDUCATION
•-Different perspectives
•-Different experiences
•-Diverse values and backgrounds
•Agents of Communities facilitate the
process
 QUALITIES OF
AGENTS OF
COMMUNITIES
•1. Know the community issue
•2. Analyze the issue from different
perspective
•3. Identify and get to know the relevant
community structures and systems.
 QUALITIES OF
AGENTS OF
COMMUNITIES
•4. Identify and get to know the players
•5. Identify community power actors
•6. Trace connections
•-Know people’s emotions
 FORMS OF
COMMUNITY ACTION
• 1. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
• The ASEAN University Network (AUN) follows
the definition given by the Indiana University-
Purude University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Center for
Service Learning. Community Engagement has a
four-part definition.
 FORMS OF
COMMUNITY ACTION
• -active collaboration
• -builds on the resources, skills, and expertise and
knowledge of the campus and community.
• Improves the quality of life in the communities
• In a manner that is consistent with the campus missions
 FORMS OF
COMMUNITY ACTION
• 2. CITIZENSHIP-
• Denotes membership of a citizen in a political
society
• Implies a duty of allegiance on the part of the
member and the duty of protection on the part
of the state.
 FORMS OF
COMMUNITY ACTION
• A citizen, on the other hand, refers to a
member of a democratic community who
enjoys full civil and political rights and is
accorder protection inside and outside the
territory of the state (De Leon, 1997).
 FORMS OF
COMMUNITY ACTION
• 3. SOLIDARITY-
• About regarding our fellow human beings justify
and respecting who they are as persons (BJPI,
2007)
• Person is in connection with other people, with the
society and with environment.