WEEKLY HOME LEARNING PLAN/ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SOLIDARITY AND CITIZENSHIP

QUARTER 2 – CYCLE 1
WEEK 1 AND WEEK 2

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Before answering the activities below, please make it sure that you have either attended
the online class or watch the recording of the classes. Your teacher shall give you access
to both modes of attending the classes.

2. If you cannot really attend or watch, then just read the notes in the module, however,
purely modular approach in studying the subject must be the last option.

3. Answers must be written in yellow paper and secured in a long white folder. Please write
legibly and concisely.

4. For the rubrics, kindly wait for the instruction of your teacher he or she will be the one to
point out what rubrics must be used. (The rubrics will come from the module.)

5. Always observed the health protocols in returning your modules.

WEEK 3

CONTENT: PURPOSES OF COMMUNITY ACTION

It has been known from previous module that the three community action modalities are Community
Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship. One must be able to understand these modalities as these
are the ways for community members to fully get themselves involve into making their community a
harmonious and progressive one. When one understands their role, he/she will definitely engage,
unite with members and be a responsible citizen.
There are a lot of ways to invite people to participate and one of that is to build rapport with them
first. Let them see the whole picture of where the community is leading them. There is evidence that
participation can lead to improvements in neighborhood and community and stronger interpersonal
relationships and social fabric (Florin et al., 1990).

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Service is the main core of a community and it is the people who will be served. When understood,
volunteerism would come into picture and here are some self-involvement ways to be involved in
community engagement listed by Chris Hampton and Eric Wadud of Community Tool Box.

• Get involved in planning processes • Doing research, writing grant

like creating goals or defining the proposals, or handling
problem correspondence
• Donate money or help out with a fundraising • Attend public events like rallies,
effort community hearings, or fundraising
• Volunteer to staff the office, answer events
phones, put together mass mailings, • Serve on committees that focus on
or make phone calls specific problems or activities
• Take leadership roles in a
community partnership

WRITTEN TASK 1:

Define the following words based on your understanding of the previous lesson in this subject. Limit
your answers to 1 - 2 sentences in each number. Further, indicate your role as a student in the context
of the definition that you have provided. Write the answers in your notebook.

1. Engage 6. Resilient
2. Plan 7. Accountable
3. Implementation 8. Vigilant
4. Development 9. Adaptable
5. Sustained 10. Progress

LECTURE NOTES:

Defining Community Members' Roles

A community is expected to have diverse members. Each member is unique. Everyone could bring
anything on the table. Contacts and connections made in a diverse, multi-sector group lead to new
community relationships. And these relationships can speak new community initiatives that might
never have otherwise existed. (Community Tool Box)

The basic component parts of a community is called community sectors.

Below is a list of sectors present in a community-by-Community Tool Box.

Social Institutions (five key sectors):

• Schools • Recreation groups

• Media • Specialized groups
• Businesses
Other Common Organizations:

• Clinics
• Day Care Centers
• Ethnic clubs or associations
• Hobby groups

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 • Parent-Teacher organizations
• Professional Organizations
• Professional Schools
• Churches • Libraries
• Government - town or city • Service associations (the Rotary, etc.)
• Neighborhood groups
• Religious groups
• Social service agencies
• Housing authorities and housing • Veterans groups groups
Sectors are important for identification. People with the same interest would most likely form a
group and that group could be a medium for actualizing any possible potentialities set for community
development. This categorization of talent and interest will pave the way of those people who are
unable to see their roles in their own community. And once roles are established, people will become
the backbone of a harmonious and progressive community. They become obliged to serve their
fellowmen and that desire starts with their intention to be part of a movement.

Dynamic Social Development Model

Delos Santos, D. Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship p.96

Community Virtues: Resilient, Vigilant, Progressive, Adaptable, and Accountable Five-Point

Initiative: Engagement, Planning, Implementation, Development,
and Sustainability

The figure above represents an ideal holistic development paradigm. Any community that has these
initiatives and embodied virtues of community members would definitely succeed.

Community Virtues

Resilient Communities

Countless challenges are faced by almost everyone every day. Only resilient people become
successful after facing each challenge. As Filipinos are known to be resilient people, it is also hoped
that our communities should be resilient, as well.

Based in a tropical country, we are experiencing different seasons that could harm our crops and
livestock. Drought, floods, heat waves, earthquakes, forest fires, and tsunamis are just a few of the
challenges from Mother Nature that our communities face (Delos Santos, D. 2017). Aside from that,
challenges can be in the form of corruption, red tape, crime, terrorism, and human rights abuses

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(Delos Santos, D. 2017). It is expected that despite all these, people and communities should rise
from it all and continue to live and exist. As these challenges are already expected, for they come on
an annual basis or as a precedent from other communities, contingency plans must be crafted.
Vigilant Communities

As we take extra careful in securing our door locks at night, communities must also be vigilant to
possible threats. Securing the safety of its members is one of the main focus of any community.
Laws are already in existent to make sure that everybody will get to enjoy their freedom in its utmost
sense. It serves as a deterrent but will be used when someone tries to break the status quo.
However, upholding dogma of the past might seem a standard, but communities must also be ready
to adapt if there are new trends that are beneficial for the community's growth. Anything, also, that
could be the cause of a community to fall, be it its economy or the welfare of its people, must be
eliminated. Being alert and awake will always give a head start.

Progressive Communities

Change is the only constant in this world. One who is afraid of change can never go to places. From
what we have learned from the previous virtue, safeguarding our belief system is important but so as
keeping with development. Protecting our culture and history will always be everybody's goal but
our world right now is advancing drastically and if we cannot keep up, we will be left at the bottom.
Progressive communities know when to change and when not to adapt. The role of community
leaders are very critical in this matter. Synergy is important for ideas to flourish and take root. Ideas
that are arbitrary made without the consultation of the community will be hollow and will not
connect to their target beneficiaries. (Delos Santos, D. 2017). It will always be a risk in advancing to
the current trends but not trying to do so will result in not wanting to grow.

Adaptive Communities

Progressive community is more likely the same with Adaptive Community. However, the former is
more into looking for long-term changes. Its target is growth from what is already present. The latter
deals with the present condition. Innovative and creativity are two of the requirements in order step
up with the current trends.
Korean fashion is very trending now in the Philippines. Teenage girls are at the peak of copying the
way how Koreans dress. Even with Korea's skin care products are always present in the Philippine
cosmetics shops. This is one example of trying to change a bit, to look trendier, to adapt. But an
adaptive community is more into the changes occurring in order to survive whenever our
environment demands it. With this Covid 19 pandemic, if our community won’t adapt to the new
normal guidelines, then it is expected that more people will get infected by the virus.

Accountable Communities

Accountable communities have the best people who knows their role in their community. They have
the sense of ownership. They know that they have to take part in planning, execution, solution and
sustaining community goals and programs.

The sense of ownership empowers people and in result, gives people confidence and will to act.
People become committed and be more productive.

Beautiful ideas spring from people who are accountable. They study, research and dissect
information or proposals before putting it on the table, for fear that it will result in failure if not
looked into thoroughly. Accountable people do not just look after their own advantage but the benefit
of all the members of the community.

We lead, we serve, we excel with a heart.

Address: Brgy. Mayapa, Calamba City, Laguna
Telephone Numbers: (049) 530-2090 / (049) 530-2098
Email Address: 301516@deped.gov.ph
Five-Point Community Initiatives

The five-point community initiatives are the processes or mechanisms that a community undergoes
in order to develop and realize its goals.

1. Engagement - connecting to the community and its people

2. Planning - converting ideas into blueprints through meetings and discussion
3. Implementation - action and realization of the set plans
4. Development - enhancing process for continuous implementation 5. Sustainability -
meeting needs of stakeholders; pursued as a goal.

PERFORMANCE TASKS

INSTRUCTIONS: From the list of Self-Involvement Ways for Community Engagement in page 3,
pick one that you have done and identify your role in that activity. Use the template below applying
SWOT analysis. Give a short description for each area:
Strength - how well you did your part
Weaknesses - what part did you not get involved in Opportunity - what have you learned from the
activity Threat - what harmed you in the process

Copy the template below in your notebook and start answering.

Name: Date:

1. Activity:

2. Scenario (3 - 5 sentences ):

3. Role (specific):

1. SWOT Analysis:

Area Description
Strength
Weakness
Opportunity
Threat

WEEK 2
CONTENT: OPPORTUNITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
This lesson focuses on many purposes of community action. Opportunities that contribute to
community development are discussed thoroughly and major issues affecting the poor and
marginalized communities are laid for scrutiny. Learners will be able to acknowledge their role as
youth in solving problems faced by their community. This will enlighten learners of the importance
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in working collaboratively with diverse groups of people in order to achieve a common goal, which
is to sustain the people's needs.
After studying this module, students will be able to:
1. identify the major issues affecting the poor and marginalized communities;
2. identify the role of the youth in community action; and
3. describe the process of working collaboratively with groups of people in order to
achieve a common good.

WRITTEN TASK: PHOTO ANALYSIS

Instructions: Analyze the images below and answer the following questions.

image source: A Compendium of Daily Lesson Plans and Resource Materials in COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY, AND

CITIZENSHIP

1. What is the situation of the people in the image?

2. What message do you think the artist is trying to convey?
3. Make your own title of the image.

LECTURE NOTES:

We lead, we serve, we excel with a heart.

Address: Brgy. Mayapa, Calamba City, Laguna
Telephone Numbers: (049) 530-2090 / (049) 530-2098
Email Address: 301516@deped.gov.ph
 Community action is vital in building harmonious and progressive community. It is
associated with the term social action, which involves local citizens to be part of planning,
operationalization, and implementation of goals set by the community to develop. Looking at
the present situation of our society, different challenges are faced every day. It is only when
we understand the causes of these problems that we are able to combat them.
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was crafted to fight poverty. It has
established over a thousand of Community Action Agencies. These agencies have different
core functions but anchored their aim in fighting against poverty. Poverty is a manifestation
of marginalization or social exclusion in that communities don't have equal access to the
resources (e.g., income, financial capital, the means to produce goods, etc.) and political
power that would improve conditions therein (Community Tool Box).
The following feeds in the cycle of poverty and powerlessness by Community Tool Box:
Social Determinants of Health and Development
1. Differences in exposure
People in poverty are likely to get exposed to particular health risk, as they are prone
to higher levels of stress brought by their work. Lower paid employees usually do hard
manual or technical labor.
2. Differences in vulnerability
People in poverty has the inability to pay for regular health care or medical treatment.
They suspend their treatment or choose not to get treated at all.
3. Differences in consequences
Children in poverty, most of the time, skip school to work. They end up going
back to school years older than their grade level peers. This is usually the cause of
students eventually dropping out because of age difference. In result, they land into
blue collar jobs that pays low, hence, the two previous determinants.
The following are the social factors that when addressed, improve conditions
for health and development
1. Economic Factors
Unemployment rate is growing year after year. The government must extend more its
help to people who lack jobs, graduate or not.
2. Cultural Factors
Gender is one factor for the inequality of opportunities. Different breaks are given to
men and women. Choice of food is also a factor. United States has the high rate for heart
health problems than Japan, because of their diet. Food intake also varies from religious
belief system. 3. Social Inclusion
Building good relationship with neighbors lowers the risk of stress and paranoia.
Participative individuals have healthier lifestyle since it requires healthier mind and body to
involve oneself. 4. Education
Education is the key for a better future. It grants better jobs that pays well. Educated
people have more choices in career, health and life.

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Address: Brgy. Mayapa, Calamba City, Laguna
Telephone Numbers: (049) 530-2090 / (049) 530-2098
Email Address: 301516@deped.gov.ph
5. Social Norms of Acceptance of Particular Behaviors or Practices
Vices are detrimental to health. Examples are smoking, alcohol and drug abuse. Other
unhealthy habits include sleeping late or sleeping less that the recommended hours of sleep,
unbalanced and procrastination.
6. Politics
Every group has a decision making committee. From planning to implementation, the
decision of the group must be unanimous. However, projects that lack accord could be
harmful as it break routine, which most find it unhealthy.
7. Living Conditions
The stress of living in a difficult situation or neighborhood brings forth is unhealthy.
8. Geography
People living in far-flung places have little access to hospitals, schools, and other
institutions.
Developing Intervention
The war against poverty is a long running battle. No poverty program is likely to
eliminate poverty but the eight (8) social factors mentioned above, if addressed, could
alleviate the manifestation of poverty. Planning is the key for addressing concerns of any
kind. Below is a process on how to properly develop intervention (Community Tool Box).
1. Identify the community problem/goal to be addressed and what needs to be done
2. Assess the level of the problem or goal.
3. Describe the prioritized groups to benefit and those implementing the intervention
4, Indicate how you will obtain clients' input, identifying and analyzing problems and goals to
be addressed by the intervention.
5. Analyze the problem or goal to be addressed by the intervention
6. Set goals and objectives for what "success" would look like
7. Identify and assess "best practices" or "evidence-based interventions" that could help
address the problem or goal.
8. Specify the core components and elements of the intervention
9. Identify the mode of delivery through which each component and element of the
intervention will be delivered in the community (e.g., workshops for skill training).
10. Indicate how you will adapt the intervention or "best practice" to fit the needs and context of
your community (e.g., differences in resources, cultural values, competence, language).
11. Develop an action plan for the intervention
12. Pilot-test the intervention on a small scale.
13. Implement the intervention, and monitor and evaluate the process (e.g., quality of
implementation, satisfaction) and outcomes (e.g., attainment of objectives).

Community Youth and Education Development

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Address: Brgy. Mayapa, Calamba City, Laguna
Telephone Numbers: (049) 530-2090 / (049) 530-2098
Email Address: 301516@deped.gov.ph
 Education and interest precede youth participation in community engagement. The
Department of Education (DepEd) and the National Youth Commission (NYC) are the
anchors of such that, also, ensure brighter future for the youth.

In section 3 of R.A. 9155, otherwise known as the Governance of Basic Education Act
of 2001, the agency's purposes and objectives are embedded.

Purpose and Objectives.

(a) To provide the framework for the governance of basic education which shall set the
general directions for educational policies and standards and establish authority,
accountability and responsibility for achieving higher learning outcomes;

(b) To define the roles and responsibilities of, and provide resources to, the field offices
which shall implement educational programs, projects and services in communities they
serve;

(c) To make schools and learning centers the most important vehicle for the teaching and
learning of national values and for developing in the Filipino learners love of country and
pride in its rich heritage;

(d) To ensure that schools and learning centers receive the kind of focused attention they
deserve and that educational programs, projects and services take into account the interests
of all members of the community;

(e) To enable the schools and learning centers to reflect the values of the community by
allowing teachers/learning facilitators and other staff to have the flexibility to serve the needs
of all learners;

(f) To encourage local initiatives for the improvement of schools and learning centers and to
provide the means by which these improvements may be achieved and sustained; and

(g) To establish schools and learning centers as facilities where schoolchildren are able to
learn a range of core competencies prescribed for elementary and high school education
programs or where the out-of-school youth and adult learners are provided alternative
learning programs and receive accreditation for at least the equivalent of a high school
education.

Education not only promotes skills development of the citizens but also shapes the
future of critical social thought and inquiry for the years to come (Delos Santos, D. 2017)
Aligned with DepEd's goal in servicing the Filipino youth is NYC. The commission is
providing the youth an opportunity to promote the youth culture. NYC embodies ideals on
nationalism and protects youth's physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social wellbeing
SECTION 2. Policy – The State recognizes its responsibility to enable the youth to fulfill
their vital role in nation-building and hereby establishes the National Comprehensive and
Coordinated Program on Youth Development, creates the structures to implement the same
and appropriate adequate funds to provide support for the program and implementing
structures on a continuing sustained basis.

The State hereby declares that “Youth” is the critical period in a person’s growth and
development from the onset of adolescence towards the peak of mature, self-reliant and

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responsible adulthood comprising the considerable sector of the population from the age of
fifteen (15) to thirty (30) years.

The State further declares the National Comprehensive and Coordinated Program on
Youth Development shall be based on the following principles:

a. Promotion and protection of the physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social
wellbeing of the youth to the end that the youth realize their potential for improving
the quality of life;
b. Inculcation in the youth of patriotism, nationalism and other basic desirable values to
infuse in them faith in the Creator, belief in the sanctity of life and dignity of the
human person, conviction for the strength and unity of the family and adherence to
truth and justice;
c. Encouragement of youth involvement in character-building and development
activities for civic-efficiency, stewardship of natural resources, agricultural and
industrial productivity, and an understanding of world economic commitments on
tariffs and trade and participation in structures for policy-making and program
implementation to reduce the incidence of poverty and accelerate socio-economic
development; and
d. Mobilization of youth’s abilities, talents and skills and redirecting their creativity,
inventive genius and wellspring of enthusiasm and hope for the freedom of our people
from fear, hunger and injustice.

SEC. 8. Objectives of the Commission. – The Objectives of the Commission are:

a. To provide the leadership in the formulation of policies and in the setting of priorities
and direction of all youth promotion and development programs and activities;

b. To encourage wide and active participation of the youth in all governmental and
nongovernmental programs, projects and activities affecting them;

c. To harness and develop the full potential of the youth as partners in nation- building;
and

d. To supplement government appropriations for youth promotion and development with

funds from other sources.

Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) is the most known youth-oriented organization. Its policies
platform are taken from NYC's youth policy-coordinating body. Here are some of the
list of SK projects.

1. Feeding Program
2. Fun Run
3. Seminars on Human Rights
4. Organize Youth Cooperatives
5. Sports league
6. Conducts forum that address drug abuse

We lead, we serve, we excel with a heart.

Address: Brgy. Mayapa, Calamba City, Laguna
Telephone Numbers: (049) 530-2090 / (049) 530-2098
Email Address: 301516@deped.gov.ph
 7. Campaigns on SK elections
8. Sustainable Tree Planting
9. Regular Clean Up Drive
10. Seminar about Online Sexual Exploitation

General Principles of Community Action Plans

In making projects for community action, these general principles must be considered.
• It is a process for action; not a blueprint for future development.
• The solution for problems comes from the community itself and the role of the
facilitator is more on formulating the problems in the community.
• It is not determined from outside the community but grows/emerges from the affected
community.
• Avoid activities such as lecturing or teaching the people; but concentrate more on
workshops as a form of discussion with the community.
• Guarantee that all relevant groups participate in the activities, particularly the women
and other community groups that are often forgotten.
• Facilitate input from all groups; do not allow one group or leader to dominate the
discussion.
• Remember that one issue might appear to be not very important for one group, but is
important for another group.
• Avoid too many pictures and texts; it is better to absorb and remember several points
rather than make a long list.
• Use simple language and avoid difficult terms.
• Make the material as simple as possible.
• (United Nations Development Program

PERFORMANCE TASK:

Imagine that you are the mayor in your town, identify one ongoing problem in your town and draft
your specific plan of action to mobilize your resources. Use the template below LIST 10
PROBLEMS.
What are the problems Where did the problem sHow can you solve Why do you think it is
in your community? come from? the important for you to
problems? solve the ongoin
issue? g

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Address: Brgy. Mayapa, Calamba City, Laguna
Telephone Numbers: (049) 530-2090 / (049) 530-2098
Email Address: 301516@deped.gov.ph
We lead, we serve, we excel with a heart.
Address: Brgy. Mayapa, Calamba City, Laguna
Telephone Numbers: (049) 530-2090 / (049) 530-2098
Email Address: 301516@deped.gov.ph