COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
SOLIDARITY AND CITIZENSHIP
First Quarter – Module 1:
COMMUNITY DYNAMICS and
COMMUNITY ACTION
RON J. DISCUTIDO
TEACHER
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
SOLIDARITY AND CITIZENSHIP
LESSON 2:
COMMUNITY ACTION!
RON J. DISCUTIDO
TEACHER
LET’S TRY THIS!
Amid the corona virus scare in the whole country, there
have been various organizations who have continuously
given their efforts to at least lessen the impact in
education. One of which is ERDA Foundation Inc., a non-
governmental and non-profit organization which has been
in service for not less than 45 years dedicated to helping
the poor but deserving Filipino children have access to
education. Read and study the short text in the next slide.
LET’S TRY THIS!
Amid the corona virus scare in the whole country, there
have been various organizations who have continuously
given their efforts to at least lessen the impact in
education. One of which is ERDA Foundation Inc., a non-
governmental and non-profit organization which has been
in service for not less than 45 years dedicated to helping
the poor but deserving Filipino children have access to
education. Read and study the short text in the next slide.
LET’S PONDER ON AND WRITE!
1. Can the community facilitate action for their own
community? What is your idea about this?
2. Is it possible that we consider individuals in the
community as social capital? Why? Why not?
1. Can the community facilitate action for their
own community? What is your idea about this?
➢ Absolutely, the community can play a powerful role in
facilitating action for its own benefit. When people come
together with shared goals, they can leverage their
collective resources, skills, and knowledge to drive
meaningful change.
2. Is it possible that we consider individuals in the
community as social capital? Why? Why not?
➢ Yes, individuals in a community can definitely be
considered social capital. Social capital refers to the
networks, relationships, and norms that facilitate
cooperation and mutual support among people. In this
sense, individuals contribute to the community’s social
capital through their interactions, trust-building, and
collaborative efforts.
WHAT IS COMMUNITY ACTION?
Community Action is any activity that aims to increase the
understanding, engagement and empowerment of
communities for the intention of giving services to people.
3-key points OF COMMUNITY ACTION?
1. UNDERSTANDING
2. ENGAGEMENT
3. EMPOWERMENT
UNDERSTANDING
➢ Raise an awareness about certain communal issues that
needs to be addressed.
➢ People develop the feeling of involvement once they
truly comprehend the situation within.
➢ They come together to support advocacies that will
overcome community needs and difficulties.
ENGAGEMENT
➢ Once issues are assessed properly and people in the
community understand the needs, they work
collaboratively to act on it.
➢ The main goal of engaging in the community is to
improve the partnership and coalitions among the
community.
➢ It is important that engagement occurs so that members
will be able to involve meaningfully in the activities that
they have created.
EMPOWERMENT
➢ Enable the people to independently decide, plan-out and
take action to control the situation they have in the
community.
➢ This means, initiative and decisions come from internal
group organized for the benefit of everyone. It is also
necessary that the community can provide significant
networks and linkages that will genuinely serve the
advocacies that they have built.
PRACTICE TASK
➢ Is it necessary to study community action along the field
in social science? Why?
QUIZ #1
Modified TRUE or FALSE:
Examine the underlined word from the given
statements below. Write T if the statement is True
and if false, write the correct word or words to
make the statement correct.
QUIZ #1
1. One of the importance in studying the
community is that the people see an
opportunity to understand the policies within
and values cultural capital.
2. The interaction taking place in the community
is community dynamics itself.
QUIZ #1
3. Changes in the community can be brought
about by social, cultural and historical
experiences.
4. Geographical communities are formed based
on needs, ideas, interests and identity,
practices and roles in social institutions.
QUIZ #1
5. Macro-level perspectives are focused on
pursuing common interests or goals like
forming a small organization to hold an
advocacy.
6. Empowerment is to raise awareness about
certain communal issues that needs to be
addressed.
QUIZ #1
7. Community Action is any activity that aims to
increase the understanding, involvement and
empowerment of communities for the intention
of giving services to people.
8. It is important to identify the different needs of
the community that should be addressed.
QUIZ #1
9. People in a community share something in
common.
10. It is important that engagement occurs so that
members will be able to involve meaningfully in
the activities that they have created.
QUIZ #1
11-15. Give 5 examples of micro-level
communities.
16-20. Give 5 examples of macro-level
communities.
• 1. F – Social Capital • 11-15. • 16-20.
• Interest-Based Micro • Nation-States
•
• 2. F – Socialization •
Communities
Location-Based Micro •
Large Urban Areas
Continents
• 3. F – Environmental Communities • Global Organizations
• 4. F – Non-Geographical• Purpose-Driven Micro • Cultural or Ethnic
Communities Community
• 5. F – Micro-level • Business-Driven Micro • Global Social Movements
• 6. F – Understanding Communities
• Neighborhoods
• 7. F – Engagement • Families
• 8. T • Friendship Groups
• Workplace Teams
• 9. T • Religious Congregations
• 10.T • Local Clubs or Organizations
• School Classrooms
• Support Groups
