This document discusses concepts related to community development and community work. It defines community work as a planned process to mobilize communities to address their own problems and achieve their own objectives through participation and collective action. It then discusses key concepts like community exposure visits, community development, and the values and principles of community development. Specifically, it notes that community development is a process designed to create economic and social progress for the whole community with their active participation. It also outlines principles like being democratic, inclusive, non-authoritarian, and ensuring community self-determination and social justice.

1. GROUP 1
Community Exposure
MEMBERS:
Arabit, Liezlle Paralejas, Jhamaika
Bulawan, Rechelle Soronio, Daniela
Cerrero, Andrea Grace Santos, Rysa
Gapa, Ma. Daniella Samson, Sofia Nadine

2. A. COMMUNITY WORK
1. Concepts Community Development
(Nature of Community Work, Development
of Community Work)

3. COMMUNITY WORK
- Community work is a planned process to mobilise communities
to use their own social structures and resources to address
their own problems and achieve their own objectives.
- Community work focuses on participation and fosters
empowerment, emancipation and change through collective
action.

4. COMMUNITY EXPOSURE
- Exposure visits are a very important training methodology as it
enables the students from a different setting to interact with and
learn from each other, allowing them to view practical/real life
situations of successful integration of sustainable practices in
the said field.

5. CONCEPTS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
A. Community and Community Development
The word “community” is derived from Latin and has been used in the
English language since the 14th century. It refers to both the development of
a social grouping and also the nature of the relationship among the
members. The term is often associated with one or more of the following
characteristics:
a. common people, as distinguished from those of rank or authority;
b. a relatively small society;
c. the quality of holding something in common; and
d. A sense of common identity and characteristics;

6. The concept of community was further developed in the 19th century to
contrast the dynamics and relationship of resident within in local setting to
that of larger and more complex industrial societies. It is related to the terms
commune (French) and Gemeinshaft (9German), in terms of denoting
particular kind of relationship within a community were thought to be more
formal and abstract relationships with the larger society.
Three main types of communities
1. Geographic communities- Share physical space, so that resident come
into contact with each other by virtue of proximity, rather that intent. However,
to be a “real’ community, resident must feel a sense of belonging and hold at
least some values and symbols in common.

7. 2. Communities of interest- are sometime referred to as “communities
within communities”. Members of these communities choose to associate
with each on the basis of a common interest (e.g. bike club) or shared
concerns (e.g. poor air quality).
3. Virtual communities- are groups of people that primarily interact via
communication media rather than face to face. If the mechanism is a
computer network, it is called an online community.

8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Community Development (CD) is a process designed to create
conditions of economic and social progress for the whole
community with it’s active participation and fullest possible
reliance upon the community’s initiative.

9. B. Values and principle of community development
A. Democratic: The will of the majority must be carried out, but only
after all voices are heard and considered and rights are protected.
B. Inclusive: There are many barriers to participation in society ;
poverty, disability, age, race, and ethnicity are some other
characteristics that often marginalize people. A healthy community
embraces diversity and recognizes that all community members have a
right to be heard and participate in processes that affect their lives.

10. C. Non- authoritarian: Organizational structures are as flat as possible,
with all participants being seen as equally important and having equal
input.
D. Community self-determination: Community members gather to
discuss concerns, evaluate options, and make decisions based on their
own experiences and information, often seeking advice from experts.
E. Community Ownership: Communities thrive when they develop their
problems, fostering collaboration and better solutions than external expert
solutions.
F. Enhance natural capacities and network: Community developers
identify strengths in informal networks, social support systems, and
talents, focusing on enhancing existing assets without duplicating existing
structures to strengthen the community

11. G. Social justice and equity: This is the fundamental to community
development and is at least implicit in all Community Development
(CD) work, if not an implicit goal of a CD program.
H. Universality: Services are available to everyone, without requiring
means or needs testing.
I. Service integration: Often services provided to persons in need
are fragmented, so that one service provider doesn’t know what other
services are available or being used, resulting in gaps, duplications
and sometimes conflicting advice or treatments.

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