This document discusses community engagement and the value of community action. It explores current trends in community development, major issues affecting the poor and marginalized youth sector, and the role of community action. Specifically, it covers the purposes of community action such as building social capacity and resilience. It also examines causes of poverty and marginalization. Finally, it discusses the role of youth in community organizing, government, and planning.

1. Community
Engagement,
Solidarity and
Citizenship
Social Sciences
Department., Arellano
University

3. OBJECTIVE
Understan
d
the value
of
communit
y
1. What are the current
trends in community
action?
2. What is the value of
community action?
3. What are the current
dynamic institutions and
organizations that
contribute to community
development?
GUIDE QUESTIONS

4. KARL JASPERS
“The community of massesof
human beings has produced an
order of life in regulated channels
which connectsindividuals in a
technically functioning organization,
but not inwardly from the historicity
of their souls.”

5. PURPOSE OF COMMUNITYACTION
MA J O R I S S U E S
A F F E C T I N G P OO R A N D T H E R OL E O F T HE
MA R G I N A L I Z E D Y O U T H
S E C T O R
I N T HE
C O M M U N I T Y A C T I O N

6. Includes a broad range of activities and is sometimes
described as ‘social action’ or ‘community engagement’.
These activities can vary in their objective, the role the
community plays, the types of activities involved, their
scale and integration within the council. What they have in
common is that they all involve greater engagement of local
citizens in the planning, design and delivery of local
services.
COMMUNITY ACTION

7. - putting communities
at the heart of their
local services.
Involving communities
in the design and
delivery of services can
help to achieve a number
of objectives.
PURPOSE OF COMMUNITYACTION

8. 1. BUILDING COMMUNITY ANDSOCIAL CAPACITY
helping the community to share
knowledge, skills and ideas.

9. 2. COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
helping the community to support itself.

10. 3. PREVENTION
a focus on early access to services or support,
engagement in design, cross-sector collaboration
and partnerships.

11. 4. MAINTAINING AND CREATINGWEALTH
helping people into employment or
developing community enterprises.

13. 1. CAUSES OF POVERTY
a. low to moderate
economic growth
b. slow poverty
reduction growth
c. low employment
and quality of work
d. lack of fully
developed
agriculture
e. inflation occurs
when crisis happens
f. overpopulation
g. high level of
inequality in income
h. exposure to risk

14.  Immigrants, refugees and
migrants
 Women and girls
 Victims of Human Trafficking
 Mentally ill
 Children and youth
• People of differing sexual
orientation (LGBT community)
• People of differing religions
 Developmentally delayed,
physically disabled or mentally ill
people
 Incarcerated people (and their
families) People released from
incarceration
 People of low socioeconomic
status
 Unemployed people
 People of a particular
ethnicity/country of origin
 People with a differing political
orientation
2. MARGINALIZATION
– the process whereby something or someone is pushed to the edge
of a group and accorded lesser importance. This is predominantly a
social phenomenon by which a
minority or sub-group is excluded and their needs or desires ignored.

16. – when governments won’t engage
youth, community groups and non-profits
can step into engage youth as
community organizers. Through
training and empowerment, they can
develop unique, powerful campaigns that
engage many people,including
children, youth, adults, families and elders.
1. YOUTH AS COMMUNITYORGANIZERS

17. 2. YOUTHAND GOVERNMENT
– participating in regular and
sustained government
positions, roles and activities
can allow youth community
developers to change theworld.
Roles should be rule voting and
frequent and focus on
engaging diverse young people.

18. – young people can participate as
community planners in
community
development work. Using
education
and training, they can learn the
skills
and knowledge they need and
applying their knowledge they
can
guide their peers, younger
people
and adults too.
3. YOUTH AS PLANNERS

19. DLP ACTIVITY/EXERCISE
A. Mention one of your community’s significant
issues
that you think you can do a community action
in the
future.
B. Complete the table.
Community Profile
Name of the Barangay:
Location:
Current Condition (Describe the current situation)

20. and participations
Next Monday we will have a review of all
your lessons from day 1!