Department of Education
National Capital Region
S CH OOLS DIVIS ION OF FICE
MA RIK INA CITY
Community Engagement,
Solidarity and Citizenship
Second Quarter – Module 1
Community Actions Initiatives
Author: Aaron S. Enano
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MODULE 1
Lesson: 1
What I Need to Know
This module will provide you with information and activities that will help you to
understand the importance of studying community actions initiatives.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
MELC: explain the core values of community action initiatives
a. human rights
b. social equity
c. gender equality
d. participatory development
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What I Know?
TRUE OR FALSE.
Directions: Write the word TRUE if the statement or phrase is correct and FALSE if
not.
1. Women are not allowed to vote in an election
2. All people have a right to education.
3. All people should be treated equally.
4. All people have the right to medical help if they are ill.
5. In the Philippines, killing is allowed and not punishable by law.
6. People should be allowed to travel and leave the country if they wish.
7. Nowadays, gays and lesbians are considered immoral
8. Death penalty was abolished in the Philippines
9. In a democratic country, all people have the right to own property
10. All prisoners should be deprived of the right to vote
What’s In?
In the previous module, you have learned community engagement,
community action, and development through solidarity and its importance in
promoting national and global community development like poverty alleviation. In
this module, you will understand the core values of community action initiatives
including human rights, social and gender equity, and participatory development.
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What’s New?
Community action is any activity that increases the understanding, engagement,
and empowerment of communities in the design and delivery of local services. It is about
putting communities at the heart of their local services which involves helping the
community to share, knowledge, skills, and ideas. Community action involves the different
core values and principles which include human rights, social equality, gender equality,
and participatory development.
What is It?
Core Values and Principles of Community Actions Initiative
Human Rights
Human rights are defined as the supreme, inherent, and inalienable rights to life,
dignity, and self-development. It is concerned with issues in both areas of civil and political
rights and economic, social, and cultural rights founded on internationally accepted
human rights obligations Human rights are universal and inalienable. It is the rights that
belong to everyone, regardless of their circumstances. They cannot be taken away from
you by anybody.
Examples: Right to life
Right to liberty
Right to know
Right to work and education Freedom of opinion and expression.
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Social Equality
Social equity is defined as equality and fairness in terms of the treatment of human
beings, access to resources, and life chances. Social Equality is not only about obtaining
rights and protecting rights but also about responsibilities and their consequence. Social
equity reflects ideas of “fairness” and “justness’.
Examples: Fair distribution of public service
Non-discrimination against individuals with disabilities in employment
applications, contrast, dismissals, compensations, and conditions.
Gender Equality
Gender equality, also known as sexual equity, is the state of equal ease of access to
resources and opportunities regardless of gender. Gender Equality is having the same
rights, status, and opportunities as others, regardless of one’s gender.
Examples: When giving vitamin supplements, gender equity requires women to be given
more iron and folic supplements than men, since the former need such
supplements more due to their menstrual cycles and childbearing capacity.
Participatory Development
Participatory development elicits the involvement of the local population in creating
policies and in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating development programs
and projects that are designed to empower and help people make effective choices.
Participatory development includes the involvement of people in studying their situation
and in deciding on the distribution of resources to ensure equitable sharing.
Examples: Community involvement in social issues that affect the community.
Knowing your interest and agenda as a community.
By and large, community action initiatives must be guided by principles and core
values of social justice, human rights, gender equality, and participatory development.
These community actions have a purpose, which is to enable people to work in solidarity
in addressing social problems.
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What’s More
Activity
Create a poster concerning or showing the different principles of community action
initiatives. Put it in a short bond paper.
Rubric
Criteria 5 3 2 1
Poster The poster is The poster is
Relevance is related to the topic The poster is related related to not related to
to the and make it easier to to the topic or the
theme understand. the topic some may topic and the
impede poster’s
understanding. meaning is
unclear.
Creativity The poster is The poster is Poster is The poster
exceptionally exceptionally creative does not
creative. A lot of creative. reflect any
thought and effort degree of
was used creativity
Originality use of new ideas Good use of new Average use of No use of new
and originality to ideas and originality new ideas and ideas and
create a poster to create a poster originality to originality to
create a poster create a
poster.
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What I Have Learned ?
Community action involves the different core values and principles which includes:
Human Rights is defined as the supreme, inherent, and inalienable rights to life,
to dignity, and to self-development.
Social Equity is defined as the equality and fairness in terms of the treatment of
human beings, access to resources, and life chances.
Gender Equality is having the same rights, status, and opportunities as others,
regardless of one’s gender.
Participatory development includes the involvement of people in studying their
own situation and in deciding on the distribution of resources to ensure equitable
sharing.
Additional Activities
Based on what is happening nowadays, create advocacy (slogan) on how to prevent and
eliminate injustices. Write your advocacy in a short bond paper.
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Rubric for Slogan
Criteria 5 3 2 1
Slogan The slogan is The slogan is
Relevance is related to the topic The slogan is related related to not related to
to the and make it easier to to the topic or the
theme understand. the topic some may topic and the
impede poster’s
understanding. meaning is
unclear.
Creativity The slogan is The slogan is Slogan is The slogan
exceptionally exceptionally creative does not
creative. A lot of creative. reflect any
thought and effort degree of
was used creativity
Originality Exceptional use of Good use of new Average use of No use of new
new ideas and ideas and originality new ideas and ideas and
originality to create a to create a slogan originality to originality to
slogan create a slogan create a
slogan.
Assessment
Directions: Explain the different principles of community action based on your
understanding of the topic. Give examples for each principle.
Core Values and Principles Definition Examples
of Community Actions
Initiative
1.
2.
3.
4.
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References
Ma. Liezl L. Eva, Community Engagement Solidarity, and Citizenship, Module 1, Deped,
Region V, Bicol.
Leterin II G. Agcopra, Community Engagement Solidarity and Citizenship-DedEd-ADM,
Cagayan De Oro
Answer Key
10. FALSE
9. TRUE
8. FALSE
7. FALSE
6. TRUE
5. FALSE
4. TRUE
3. TRUE
2. TRUE
1. FALSE See definition and examples
WHAT I KNOW ASSESSMENT
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Development Team of the Module
Writer: Aaron S Enano
Cover Illustrator: Nathalia A. Malaga
Management Team:
Sheryll T. Gayola
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
OIC, Office of the Schools Division Superintendent
Elisa O. Cerveza
Chief, Curriculum Implementation Division
OIC, Office of the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Aaron S. Enano
Education Program Supervisor – A.P.
Ivy Coney A. Gamatero
Education Program Supervisor – LRMS
For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:
Schools Division Office- Marikina City
191 Shoe Ave., Sta. Elena, Marikina City, 1800, Philippines
Telefax: (02) 682-2472 / 682-3989
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