NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM 2 (CWTS)

COMMUNITY IMMERSION AS FOUNDATION OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

NEW CONTEXT IN THE PHILIPPINES SOCIETY TODAY

“ KUNG WALANG CORRUPT, WALANG MAHIRAP “

“ AKO ANG SIMULA “

FUNCTION OF THE PHILIPPINES CONSTITUTION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

NSTP

ARTICLE 2 SECTION 13 WHICH STATE THAT “THE STATE RECOGNIZE THE

CITAL ROLES OF THE YOUTH IN NATION BUILDING AND SHALL PROMOTE AND
PROTECT THEIR PHYSICAL, MORAL, SPIRITUAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL WELL
BEING, IT SHALL INCULCATE IN THE YOUTH PATRIOTISM AND NATIONALISM, AND
ENCOURAGE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC AND CIVIC AFFAIRS.”

• THE MANIFEST FUNCTION THAT IS THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF THE YOUTH

SECTOR HAS TO PLAY IN BUILDING NATION IS RECOGNIZED.

• THE GOAL OF THE NSTP COMMUNITY IMMERSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE IN

THE COMMUNITY FOND THE METHODS TO ORGANIZED SELF-HELP PROGRAMS
AND FURNISH THEM APPLICABLE TECHNIQUES FOR COOPERATIVE ACTION TO
IMPROVE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.

• STUDENT ARE PROVIDE WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND TO

CONTRIBUTE IN MEANINGFUL WAYS.

• COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS ALSO CAN INCREASE LOCAL LEADERS’

APPRECIATION OF YOUTH’S CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

• ANOTHER BENEFIT OF SUCH PROJECTS IS THAT SCHOOL MAY BENEFIT

FROM INCREASE PUBLIC SUPPORT. BUILDING THE COMMUNITY-SCHOOL
 PARTNERSHIP THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
CAN ENHANCE SCHOOL IMAGE.

YOUTH IN BASIC ISSUES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• THE PENULTIMATE END OF COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAMS IS

TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTAL OF LEARNING-BY-DOING AND TO BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF HELPING YOUTH ASSUME ROLES OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

• WELL DESIGNED COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS ARE REPORTED TO

INCREASE TEAMWORK AMONG TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

• MOST COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS ENHANCE STUDENTS’ SELF-

CONCEPT AND SELF IMAGE.

• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES A PROCESS OF INCREASING THE

CAPACITY OF LOCAL NETIZENS TO SOLVE LOCAL PROBLEMS.

COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

• NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN DESIGNING AND

DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY PROJECT OR PROGRAM.

• THE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IS A PROCESS USED TO DETERMINE THE

NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS OR A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER TO DESIGN A
PROGRAM THAT WILL RESPONSE EFFECTIVELY TOP THE NEEDS AND BRING
ABOUT DESIRED CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR.

• NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IS BOTH A PROCESS AND A METHOD. AS A

PROCESS, IT CAN BUILD LEADERSHIP, GROUP UNITY, AND A SENSE OF LOCAL
INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. AS A METHOD THIS IS A TOOL THAT HELPS
A COMMUNITY PLAN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES.

IMPORTANCE OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT

1. NEEDS ASSESSMENT STUDIES ALLOW CITIZENS GROUPS OR A

SPONSORING AGENCY TO;

2. GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT CITIZEN ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS

REGARDING PRECISELY DEFINED ISSUES, PROBLEMS OR OPPORTUNITIES.

3. D E T E R M IN E H OW C IT IZ E N S R AN K S IS S U E S , P R OB L E M S , AN D
OPPORTUNITIES IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE AND URGENCY.

4. GIVE CITIZENS A VOICE IN DETERMINING POLICY, GOALS AND PRIORITIES

5. DETERMINE SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES.

6. EVALUATE CURRENT PROGRAMS AND POLICIES

7. END SPECULATION ABOUT “WHAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING” OR “WHAT

PEOPLE REALLY WANT”

STEPS INVOLVE IN CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

IN GENERAL, COMPLETING A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT

REQUIRES THE ASSESSORS TO;

1. IDENTIFY THE GOALS OF THE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS

2. FORM AND ESTABLISHED A NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE OR TEAM TO

SOLICIT CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND DEVELOP A PLAN OF
ACTION

3. DETERMINED THE COMMUNITY TO BE ASSESSED AND LIST IMPORTANT

ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED

4. IDENTIFY THE POPULATION TO BE SURVEYED AND SLEECT A RANDOM

SAMPLE OF PERSONS TO SURVEY

5. CONDUCT A REVIEW OF PAST AND CURRENT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

6. SELECT A COMMUNITY NEEDS A ASSESSMENT TOOL/S.

— SURVEY

— INTERVIEWS

— FOCUS GROUP

— SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS

• ASSETS MAPPING

• CONSULTATION

• TEST AND DIRECT OBSERVATIONS

• IDENTIFY EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES

• DEVELOP AND PRETEST QUESTIONNAIRE

• GATHER AND COLLECT KEY INFORMATION FROM AND ABOUT THE TARGET
AUDIENCE/S

• SYNTHESIZE AND ANALYZED ALL

• IMPLEMENT THE ASSESSMENT

• PREPARE REPORT DETAILING THE RESULT AND USE REPORT TO DETERMINE

APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY INTERVENTION/S OR PROGRAM

• REPORT THE RESULTS

• IDENTIFY POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

• GENERATE AN COMMUNICATIVE YOUR DEVELOPED COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT

PERSON IS A SOCIAL BEING

HE/SHE CANNOT DEVELOPED UNLESS HE/SHE IS A PART OF SOCIETY.

WORK TOGETHER FOR A COMMON INTEREST.

BACKGROUND

COMMUNITY IS A DYNAMIC ENTITY COMPOSED OF PEOPLE LIVING IN A

GIVEN TERRITORY WHO SHARE COMMON CULTURE, NEEDS, ASPIRATIONS,
RESOURCES, LIFESTYLES AND THE LIKE BOUNDED BY A FEELING OF
BELONGINGS AND INTERACTING WITH ONE ANOTHER IN CONSONANCE WITH ITS
STRUCTURE AND INSTITUTION TO ACHIVE COMMON GOALS. (NORMAN, 1998)

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IS A PRCESS FORGED ALONG PEOPLE’S

EMPOWERMENT AND THE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION OF A SELF-RELIANT
ORGANIZATION THAT WILL FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT IN A SUSTAINABLE
MANNER. (NORMAN, 1998)

GOALS IN ORGANIZING THE COMMUNITY (NORMAN, 1998)

— PEOPLES EMPOWERMENT

— BUILDING ORGANIZATION

— BUILDING ALLIANCES/COALITIONS

— POPULAR DEMOCRACY

— SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

— LEADERS IN DEVELOPMENT

STEPS IN ORGANIZING THE COMMUNITY

— ENTRY IN THE COMMUNITY

— INTEGRATION WITH THE PEOPLE

— COMMUNITY STUDY OR SITUATION ANALYSIS

— IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING POTENTIAL COMMUNITY LEADERS

CORE GROUP FORMATION —> SETTING UP AND DEVELOPING THE

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE —> STRENGTHENING THE ORGANIZATION

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY IS A PLANNED AND ORGANIZED EFFORT TO ASSIST

INDIVIDUALS TO ACQUIRE THE ATTITUDES, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND GENERAL
CAPABILITIES REQUIRED IN THEIR DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION IN THE
EFFECTIVE SOLUTION LOF COMMUNITY PROBLEMS IN AN ORDER OF PRIORITY
DETERMINED BY INCREASING LEVEL OF COMPETENCE

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

THE AIM OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS A COMMUNITY ACTION. IN

REALITY. THE PRIMARY OBJECT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS TO ;

— PROMOTE

— SUSTAIN

— SUPPORT

— MAINTAIN COMMUNITY ACTION

MAJOR PURPOSES/OBJECTIVES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

— TO HELP PEOPLE EMPLOY THE RIGHT METHODS TO ORGANIZED SELP-

HELP INITIATIVES.

— TO DEVELOP TECHNIQUES RELEVANT TO THE SITUATION FOR SOCIO-

ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL PROGRESS.

PRINCIPLE OF DEVELOPMENT

— DEVELOPMENT SHOULD FOCUS ON PEOPLES PARTICIPATION

— DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE ATTUNED TO THE DEMANDS OF THE

PEOPLE

— DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE BASED ON A THEORY THAT IS TESTED,

VALIDATED AND RELEVANT.

— DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE INTEGRATED IN APPROACH

— DEVELOPMENT SHOULD LEAD TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE PEOPLE

— DEVELOPMENT SHOULD SUSTAIN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AS A

SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASE.

FIVE ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

1. A FOCUS ON THE GOALS AND NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY

2. THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SELF-HELP

3. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERNMENTAL OR VOLUNTARY

ORGANIZATIONS WHICH MAY INCLUDE PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES,
AND MONEY.

4. INTEGRATIONS OF VARIOUS SPECIALTIES SUCH AS AGRICULTURAL,

ANIMAL INDUSTRY/HUSBANDRY, PUBLIC HEALTH, EDUCATION, HOME
ECONOMICS, AND WORK.

5. FELT NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

FOUR GENERAL PHASES OF BASIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/

ORGANIZATION WORK (ANDRESS, 1994)

— ISSUE/PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

— MOBILIZATION OF PEOPLE/COMMUNITY

— ORGANIZATION

— EDUCATION

GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNITY WORKERS (NORMAN, 1998)

— WORK WITH THE POOR AND OPPRESSED, NOT FOR THEM.

— DEVELOPMENT IS AN AWAKENING PROCESS

— LET THE PEOPLE GROW

— BUILD UP THE PEOPLE’S SOLIDARITY

— BUILD UP THE PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION

PROJECT PROPOSAL

IS A GUIDE FOR BOTH THE TRAINEES AND TRAINERS IN ATTAINING TASK

WHILE THEY ARE IN COMMUNITY IMMERSION. IT SERVES AS A BASIS OF
DESIGNING PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES AND KEY INSTRUMENTS AND INPUTS IN
MONITORING AND EVALUATING THE PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE
COMMUNITY.

PROJECT PROPOSAL IN THE LIGHT OF NSTP

1. IT GUIDES TRAINEES AND TRAINERS IN DESIGNING A PROGRAM FOR

THEIR CLIENTELE

2. IT FACILITATES IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION

OF THE PROJECTS

3. IT SERVES AS DATABASE IN MAKING REPORTS AS A REQUIREMENTS

TO THE COURSE

4. IT MAKES WORK EASIER FOR IT SERVES AS REFERENCE FOR

TRAINEES’ TO GIVE THE RIGHT INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT

5. IT SERVES AS A READY SOURCE OF DATA FOR RESEARCH WORK.

PARTS OF A PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR IMMERSION PROJECTS

THERE ARE VARIOUS FORMATS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF A PROJECT

PROPOSAL. THIS IS THE ONE OF THE DESIGNS FOLLOWED. IT ELICITS THE FF
INFORMATION:

 1. TITLE - THE TITLE OF THE PROJECT MUST CAPTURE THE NEED AND
PRESENT THE NAME PF CLIENTELE TO BE SERVED. IT MUST BE CATCHY TO THE
READERS. IT MUST BE WRITTEN IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, BOLD AND CENTERED.

EXAMPLE:

OPERATION PLAN (OLAN): CLEAN AND GREEN

(A PROJECT ON WASTE MANAGEMENT AND GREEN PHILIPPINES)

2. PROJECT PROPONENT - THIS PART ENUMERATES THE NAMEN OF

PERSONS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT, THEIR YEAR LEVEL (IF TRAINEES),
RANK (IF TRAINEES), CONTACT, MEMBER AND ADDRESS OR COLLEGE. IF THERE
ARE SEVERAL ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE SEVERAL LEADERS IN EVERY
UNDERTAKING, NAMES MUST BE SPECIFIED PER ACTIVITY.

EXAMPLE:

CLUSTER 1 BSIT 1-A

3. IMPLEMENTING UNITS/IMPLEMENTERS - IT MUST BE NOTED THAT IN

WRITING THE PARTS OF THE PROPOSAL, CAPITAL LETTERS MUST BE USED TO
DIFFERENTIATE FROM THE PROJECT PROPONENTS

EXAMPLE:

CLUSTER BSIT 1-A (MANPOWER FOR PLACING BIRD IN PARTICULAR AREAS

AND DISTRIBUTING MATERIALS)

GROUP LEADER:

DE JESUS, ROMHEL M.

MEMBERS:

CANLAS, MANILYN B.; FLORES, RACHEL C.; SAMSON, TERRY

BSIT 1B (RESPONSIBLE FOR DOCUMENTATION)

GROUP LEADER:

DELA CRUZ, JUAN C.

MEMBERS:

CANLAS, MANILYN B.; FLORES, RACHEL C.; SAMSON, TERRY

 4. PROJECT DURATION - SPECIFY HOW MANY TRAINING DAYS NEEDED

TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. SPECIFY WHEN THE PROJECT WILL COMMENCE
AND WHEN WILL IT BE FINISHED. ATTACHED A GANNT CHART OF ACTIVITY ON
THE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT .

EXAMPLE:

GANNT CHART OF ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITY IMMERSION ON ______ (NAME

OF PLACE).

SUBMITTED BY: __________

DATE: __________

5. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

CHARACTERISTICS OF OBJ. MUST BE SMART;

— SPECIFIC

— MEASURABLE

— ATTAINABLE

— REALISTIC

— TIME BOUND

6. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT

B. JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECTION

C. BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE PROJECT

D. COVERAGE

7. METHODOLOGY

8. DETAILED BUDGETARY

9. DETAILED SCHEDULED OF ACTIVITIES