Instructional Module in

NSTP-CWTS 2

Civic Welfare and

Training Service 1

Civic Welfare Training Service Program (CWTSP) is a program

component of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) under
the Republic Act 9163 known as the National Service Training
Program Act of 2001 especially those devoted to improving health,
education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and
moral of the citizenry (Section 3, d)."

community is a social unit (a group of living things)

The English-language word "community" derives from the Old

French comuneté which comes from the Latin communitas
"community", "public spirit" (from Latin communis, "common").

Systems Perspective
From a systems perspective, a community is similar to a living creature,
comprising.
Virtual Perspective
Some communities map onto geographically defined areas.
Individual Perspective
Individuals have their own sense of community membership.
 A COMMUNITY is a place where people: Work, Play and Live

Types of Community
Three types of communities are:

Urban - a large community.

Suburb - a medium-sized community.
Rural - a community where houses are far apart.

Rural Culture Urban Culture

• Formal belief system • Urban culture is described to
• Animistic belief be usually as large, with
• Fiestas people engaged in varied
occupations

Types of community by the purpose that brings them together.

1. Interest - Communities of people who share the same interest

or passion.
2. Action - Communities of people trying to bring about change.
3. Place - Communities of people brought together by geographic
boundaries.
4. Practice - Communities of people in the same profession or
undertake the same activities.
5. Circumstance - Communities of people brought together by
external events/situations.

A Community can be Geographical and Functional

Geographical community is defined in the purview of group of persons

living.

Functional community is defined as the aggregate of people.

Elements of a Community
1. Demographics – includes population distribution and density.
2. History – events of the past that contributed to the development
of the community.
3. Culture – ways of living of the people.
4. Economy – income level and occupation of people.
5. Structures – physical, political and social structures in the
community.

Rural-Urban Migration
Rural-urban migration is both a socioeconomic phenomenon and a
spatial.
PUSH FACTORS
Push factor is something that can force or encourage people to move
away from an area. They are the bad conditions that drive people out of
their homes.
Push factors may also include famine (as in Ethiopia in the 1980s),
drought, flooding (as in Bangladesh, were people are becoming climate
change refugees and having to move to Dhaka), lack of employment
opportunities, population growth and over population, and civil war (as
in Darfur at the moment).