Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CARAGA REGION XIII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE
SURIGAO DEL NORTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SURIGAO CITY
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY AND CITIZENSHIP
Name of Learner: _________________________Grade Level: ____________________
Section: _______________________ Score:_____________________
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS (LAS)
EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY OF COMMUNITY-ACTION INITIATIVES
Background Information for Learners:
Empowerment is a capacity of individuals to make choices that can produce the
desired changes in their social, economic, and political lives. It is important that people be
empowered so that they will not be depending on others for charity. Empowerment, in varying
degrees, also involves the interplay between the agency and the opportunity structure.
Furthermore, empowerment encompasses 1) having the ability to make one’s own decisions, to
control, to gain further control, to fight for one’s rights, and to say something and be listened to;
and 2) being free, independent, recognized and accepted as equal citizens, who can make a
difference (WHO 2010). These are the strategies of empowerment: self confidence, positivity,
meditation, the people around you and priorities.
Advocacy, on the other hand, involves fighting for the rights of others and having
their concerns addressed by targeting people in position of power. It is an act of supporting a
cause. There are three types of advocacy: systematic, individual, and self-advocacy. Systems
advocacy focuses on effort that shall change policies at the local, national, or international levels
so that lasting changes will be brought to the lives of groups or individuals who share similar
problems. Individual advocacy focuses on efforts that will change the situation of an individual
and protect his or her right. And lastly Self-advocacy focuses on strengthening an individual’s
ability to communicate with other people, and at the same time persuading and convincing the
individual to address his or her own needs and rights.
What is common among these advocacies is their goal of changing the status quo by
targeting decision-makers, leaders, or policymakers who can affect positive change. Lastly,
advocacy work requires a carefully detailed advocacy campaign, which follows a cyclical
procedure:
➢ Identifying a priority problem
➢ Gathering information
➢ Developing achievable aims and objectives
➢ Identifying the level of advocacy
➢ Identifying target people or groups
➢ Developing advocacy messages
➢ Identifying allies
➢ Identifying available resources
➢ Creating an action plan
➢ Monitoring and evaluating advocacy work.
Advocacy strategies:
◆ Raising public awareness
◆ Use the media
◆ Eight questions that will guide your advocacy strategy
◆ Remember the relationship between online and offline activities.
◆ Consider the impact.
◆ Ensure your action step is front and center.
◆ Contact in the best way possible.
◆ Keep your friends close
◆ Be crystal clear.
◆ Continously grow your supporter list
 However, aside from human beings, it is also possible to have an advocacy on other
beings such as plants and animals, especially when their existence is endangered or threatened by
human acts.
Learning Competency with Code:
Analyze strategies of empowerment and advocacy of a community action initiative.
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Activity 1. True or False: Read each statement below carefully. Write T on the line if the
statement is TRUE and F if FALSE.
_______1. Empowerment involves the capacity of an individual to make choices that can make
changes in his life.
_______2. Empowerment does not involve interplay of different agency and opportunity
structure.
_______3. Participation of everyone is important in making effects decision.
_______4. In promoting advocacy, there is no need to persuade people to believe in you.
_______5. Advocacy promotes changes in status quo of individual’s perspectives.
Activity 2. Empowerment or Advocacy: Read carefully the statements belowand determine
whether the statement being described is Empowerment or Advocacy. Write E for Empowerment
and A for Advocacy on the blank before each number.
______1. It is the ability to make one’s own decision.
______2. It involves enhancing the capacity of an individual or group to make purposive
outcome.
______3. The act of pleading or arguing in favor of something.
______4. It involves fighting for the rights of others.
______5. It has three types: systemic, individual, and self.
______6. The goal is to change the status quo of people.
______7. It requires a carefully detailed advocacy plan.
______8. The process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s
life and claiming one’s right.
______9. Example of this is a non-profit organization that works to help women of domestic
abuse who feel too afraid to speak for themselves.
______10. It includes five kinds of skills: Life Coping,Manipulative,Intellectual,Communicative,
and Artistic.
Activity 3. Essay: Based from your readings and from the previous activities, answer the
following questions. Use the space provided for you.

Clarity 10
Relevance of the topic 10
Total 20

1. What are the factors that you consider before making your decision? Explain.
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2. Is it really important to empower people? Why?
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3. What steps do you undertake in order to influence or help shape local governance in your area
of operation?
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4. What are the expected result of advocacy?
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 5. What social issue would you advocate for? Why?
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Reflection: What significant learning did you gain from the topic (Empowerment and
Advocacy)?
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Answer key
Exercise 1 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
Exercise 2 1. E 2. E 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. E 9. A 10. E
Exercise 3: Answer my vary
References:
Books
Melegrito, M. and Mendoza, D., 2016. Community, Engagement, Solidarity, And Citizenship.
927 Quezon Ave., Quezon City: Phoenix Publishing House, Inc.
Abenir, M.A, et al., 2017. Community, Engagement, Solidarity, And Citizenship. 4/FSEDCCO 1
Bldg. 120 Thailand corner Legazpi Streets Legaspi Village, 1229 Makati City, Philippines: Diwa
Learning Systems, Inc.

Prepared by:

CINDY D. ORALIZA
MASTER TEACHER I