COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT THAT
CONTRIBUTE TO
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH
SOLIDARITY
Lesson 6
 MOST ESSENTIAL
LEARNING COMPETENCY

Explain forms of community

engagement that contribute
to community development
through solidarity.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
seeks to engage community to
achieve sustainable outcomes,
equitable decision-making
processes, and deepen
relationships and trust between
government organisations and
communities.
(granicus.com)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
is involvement and
participation in an
organization for the welfare
of the community
(Wikipedia.com)
 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Direct Service Working directly with
individuals and organizations
to address a community
issue or need

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 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Direct Service Giving personal time and energy to
address immediate community
needs.

Examples: tutoring, serving food at

a shelter, building or repairing
homes, and neighborhood park
clean‐ups
 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Direct Service

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 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Community Research Exploring a community to learn
about its assets and how it is being
affected by current social
problems.

This form of community

engagement provides knowledge
that other efforts can build upon.
 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Using various modes of persuasion (e.g.,
Advocacy & Education
petitions, marches, letter‐writing to
convince government or corporate
decision‐makers to make choices that will
benefit the community. Raising public
awareness of social issues by giving
speeches to community groups, distributing
written materials to the general public, or
providing educational activities in schools.
 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Capacity Building Working with the diverse
constituencies of a community and
building on existing assets to solve
problems and make it a better place.
Creating a space for everyone in the
community to have a say in what the
community should be like and how to
get there.
 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Political Involvement Participating in processes of
government such as campaigning and
voting. This includes keeping
informed about issues in the local,
national, and global communities in
order to voted responsibly and
engaging in discourse and debate
about current social issues
 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Socially Responsible
Personal and Maintaining a sense of responsibility
Professional Behavior to the welfare of others when
making personal or professional
decisions. Using one’s career or
professional training to benefit the
community.
 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Socially Responsible
Personal and This category describes personal
Professional Behavior lifestyle choices that reflect
commitment to one’s values: recycling,
driving a hybrid car, or bicycling to work;
buying or not buying certain products
because of unjust corporate policies or
choosing to work for companies with
socially just priorities.
 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Philanthropic Giving: Donating funding or needed
items; organizing or
participating in fundraising
events.
 FORMS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Participation in
Associations: Participating in community
organizations that develop the
social networks that provide a
foundation for
community‐building efforts
including civic associations,
sports, leagues, church choirs, and
school boards.
 INDIVIDUAL TASK
“Vision without action is a
daydream. Action without vision
is a nightmare.”
-Japanese Proverb
Create a five-sentenced
paragraph as a reflection about
the saying.
KEEP IN MIND

If there will be a meaningful participation of the

people in the community and collaboratively affiliate
themselves, their diversity of voices can surely
identify and address issues and concerns. Therefore,
a harmony of interests is necessary so that we can
synchronically glue the spirit of solidarity and
willingly be of assistance in any community outreach
that will eventually happen in the community.
KEEP IN MIND

Service to others is the rent you

pay for your room here on earth.
-Muhammad Ali
KEEP IN MIND

Only a life lived in the service to

others is worth living.
-Albert Einstein
KEEP IN MIND

The happiest people I know are

those who lose themselves in the
service of others.
-Gordon Hinckley
 TASK 2: LOGO-
MAKING

Make a logo about community engagement

that contribute to community development
through solidarity