Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship

2. Interrelationship of Self and Community 1
in Undertaking Community Action

3. acknowledge interrelationship of self and
community in undertaking community action
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4. Activity 1. Define the following words based on
your understanding. Limit your answers to 1 - 2
sentences in each number
1. Engage
2. Plan
3. Implement
4. Develop
5. Sustain
6. Resilient
7. Accountable
 8. Vigilant
9. Adaptable
10. Progress

5. Defining Community Members' Roles
A community is expected to have diverse
members
Each member is unique
Contacts and connections made in a
diverse, multi-sector group lead to new
community relationships

6. Social Institutions (five key sectors):
• Schools
• Media
• Businesses
• Churches
• Government - town or city

7. Other Common Organizations:
 • Clinics
 • Day Care Centers
 • Ethnic clubs or associations
 • Hobby groups
 • Housing authorities and
housing groups
 • Libraries
 • Service associations (the
Rotary, etc.)
 • Neighborhood groups
 • Parent-Teacher organizations
 • Professional Organizations
 • Professional Schools
 • Religious groups
 • Social service agencies
 • Veterans groups
 • Recreation groups
 • Specialized groups

9. 1. Resilient
Communities Countless challenges are faced
by almost everyone every day. Only resilient
people become successful after facing each
challenge. As Filipinos are known to be
resilient people, it is also hoped that our
communities should be resilient, as well.

10. 1. Resilient
It is expected that despite all these, people
and communities should rise from it all and
continue to live and exist. As these challenges
are already expected, for they come on an
annual basis or as a precedent from other
communities, contingency plans must be
crafted.

11. 2. Vigilant Communities
Securing the safety of its members is one of the main focus of any
community.
Laws are already in existent to make sure that everybody will get to
enjoy their freedom in its utmost sense.
It serves as a deterrent but will be used when someone tries to break
the status quo.
upholding dogma of the past might seem a standard, but communities
must also be ready to adapt if there are new trends that are beneficial
for the community's growth.
Being alert and awake will always give a head start.

12. 3. Progressive Communities
Protecting our culture and history will always be everybody's goal
but our world right now is advancing drastically and if we cannot
keep up, we will be left at the bottom.
Progressive communities know when to change and when not to
adapt.
Ideas that are arbitrary made without the consultation of the
community will be hollow and will not connect to their target
beneficiaries.
It will always be a risk in advancing to the current trends but not
trying to do so will result in not wanting to grow.

13. 4. Adaptive Communities
Progressive community is more likely the same with
Adaptive Community.
Innovative and creativity are two of the requirements
in order step up with the current trends.
Adaptive community is more into the changes
occurring in order to survive whenever our
environment demands it.

14. 5. Accountable Communities
Accountable communities have the best people who knows their
role in their community.
They have the sense of ownership.
They know that they have to take part in planning, execution,
solution and sustaining community goals and programs.
The sense of ownership empowers people and in result, gives
people confidence and will to act.
People become committed and be more productive.
Accountable people do not just look after their own advantage
but the benefit of all the members of the community.

15. Five-Point Community Initiatives
1. Engagement - connecting to the community and its people
2. Planning - converting ideas into blueprints through meetings
and discussion
3. Implementation - action and realization of the set plans
4. Development - enhancing process for continuous
implementation
5. Sustainability - meeting needs of stakeholders; pursued as a
goal

16. Give a short description for each area:
Strength - how well you did your part
Weaknesses - what part did you not get involved in
Opportunity - what have you learned from the activity
Threat - what harmed you in the process