HUMSS

Community Engagement,
Solidarity and Citizenship
PRAYER
 Lesson 7:
SOLIDARITY TOWARDS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
 At the end of the you are expected
to:
a. identify government- initiated
programs to alleviate poverty;
b. appreciate the efforts of the national
government in promoting community
development towards solving massive
poverty; and
c. promote the importance of solidarity
amidst today’s situations
INTRODUCTION
A person is a relational being, in
connection with other people, with the
society and with the environment. In most
parts of the country and in the whole
world, there is an indication of social
injustice, inequality, poverty, and there is
an increasing social disintegration and
environmental degradation.
INTRODUCTION
◦This situation calls for acts solidarity,
particularly with the affected sectors of
the society – the poor farmers, fisher
folks, informal settlers, indigenous
people, laborers and the physically
disadvantaged people.
Vocabulary List
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - is a process
by where community members come
together to take collective action and
generate solutions to common problems.
Community well-being (economic, social,
environmental and cultural) often evolves
from this type of collective action being
taken at a grassroots level.
Vocabulary List
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS – a plan or
system under which action may be taken
toward a goal initiated by a body of
persons that constitutes the governing
authority of a political unit or organization
Vocabulary List
GRANTS - to bestow or transfer formally
POVERTY – the state of one who lacks a
usual or socially acceptable amount of
money or material possession
Vocabulary List
POVERTY ALLEVIATION - is accompanied by
a number of positive social impacts. These
include improved access to food ( that
results in higher nutritional and health
levels), improved access to education ( due
to higher income levels and ability to pay
fees and supplies) and improved
employment opportunities
Vocabulary List
SOLIDARITY – union or fellowship arising
from common responsibilities and interests
as between members of a group or
between classes, peoples, etc
POVERTY ALLEVIATION GRANTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT
Here are the identified programs of the Philippine
government to alleviate financial crises of the
country especially in times of pandemic:

Pantawid ng Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) - is

the human development measure of the national
government that provides conditional cash grants
to the poorest of the poor to improve the health,
nutrition and education of children aged 0 – 18.
POVERTY ALLEVIATION GRANTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating
Disadvantaged/ Displaced (TUPAD) – is a
community based (municipality/ barangay)
package of assistance that provides emergency
employment for displaced workers,
underemployed, and seasonal workers, for a
minimum period of 10 days, but not to exceed
a maximum of 30 days, depending on the
nature of work to be performed.
POVERTY ALLEVIATION GRANTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT
Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa
Program - aims to provide hope for a
better future to Filipinos through
equity in resources throughout the
country that will boost countryside
development
POVERTY ALLEVIATION GRANTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT
Scholarship Grants for College
Students - Scholarships are generally
based on academic or athletic merit,
while grants are intended to solve
financial need
(debt.org/students/scholarship-and-
grants)
POVERTY ALLEVIATION GRANTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT
Free Tuition fees for State Colleges
and Universities - The free tuition law
covered 112 State Universities and
Colleges and 78 local universities and
colleges nationwide.
(cnnphilippines.com>news>2017/08/
04>list-SUCs- with-free-tuition
POVERTY ALLEVIATION GRANTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT
Free Tuition fees for State Colleges
and Universities - The free tuition law
covered 112 State Universities and
Colleges and 78 local universities and
colleges nationwide.
(cnnphilippines.com>news>2017/08/
04>list-SUCs- with-free-tuition
POVERTY ALLEVIATION GRANTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT
Social Amelioration Program (SAP) -
Cash emergency subsidy program
(ESP) for 18 million Filipino families
whose lives are greatly affected by the
Enhanced Community Quarantine
(ECQ).
POVERTY ALLEVIATION GRANTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT
Sustainable Livelihood Program – The
Department of Social Welfare and
Development aimed to deliver a capacity
building programs to develop the
entrepreneurial and labor skills of poor
households by providing them with
opportunities to enhance their access to
basic social services and standard of
living
THE END!