Capacity Development Program

for CSOs in Local Development Councils

MODULE 1:
DEVELOPMENT

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SESSION 1:
The Meaning of Development

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Session Objectives
At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:

1. Define Development in their own words

2. Identify the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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What comes to mind when
you hear the word
DEVELOPMENT ?

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What is Development?
A process that creates…

✔ growth
✔ progress
✔ positive change

Source: https://sid-israel.org/en/what-is-development/

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 What is Development?
Development is a
multi-dimensional undertaking
to achieve a higher quality of life
for all people

Source: https://research.un.org/en/docs/dev/intro
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What is Development?
Evolving Concept:

▪ 1960s: “Development is not just economic growth, it is growth plus change.”

▪ 1970s: “The goal of development is to achieve a better quality of life for all”
▪ 1980s: Development is a human right
▪ 1990s: Development focused on “the total development of the person”
▪ 2000s: Development as a global responsibility
▪ 2015-2030: Sustainable Development
Source: https://research.un.org/en/docs/dev/intro
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What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
• The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are
targets for global development adopted in September 2015,
set to be achieved by 2030. The global community has agreed
to work towards achieving these goals.

• The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are defined through a

list of 169 SDG targets. Progress towards these targets are to
be tracked
Source: using 232 unique indicators.
https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals/
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Learning Activity:

“Mix and Match”

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Instructions for the “Mix and Match” SLE:
The participants will be asked to match the photo or
icon with the corresponding SDG.

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Which SDG does the photo correspond to?

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 SDG 1: NO POVERTY
• By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people
everywhere; poverty currently measured as people living on
less than $1.25 a day

• + 6 other targets

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/poverty/
https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/12/6/Poverty-rate-2018.html
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Which SDG does the photo correspond to?

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 SDG 3: GOOD HEALTH & WELL-BEING

• By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live
births

• + 12 other targets

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/10/24/1962934/doctor-threatened-criticizing-government-health-care-program

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Which SDG does the photo correspond to?

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 SDG 4: QUALITY EDUCATION

• By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and
quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and
effective learning outcomes

• + 9 other targets

https://www.cnn.ph/news/2020/10/23/Senator-dismayed-gov-t-inaction-deteriorating-quality-teacher-education-.ht

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Which SDG does the photo correspond to?

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 SDG16: PEACE, JUSTICE AND
STRONG INSTITUTIONS
• Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates
everywhere

• + 11 other targets

https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/hrw-surge-09092020153947.html

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Which SDG does the photo correspond to?

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 SDG 7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

• By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and

modern energy services

• + 4 other targets

https://www.rappler.com/business/renewable-energy-is-sustainable-competitive-study
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Source: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/
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 SDG 2: ZERO HUNGER

• By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in

particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including
infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round

• + 7 other targets

https://theaseanpost.com/article/more-filipinos-starving-amid-pandemic

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 SDG 5: GENDER EQUALITY
• End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls
everywhere
• + 8 other targets

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/2020/11/5/understanding-SOGIE-bill-importance.html

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 SDG 6: CLEAN WATER AND
SANITATION
• By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and
affordable drinking water for all

• + 7 other targets

https://www.sdgfund.org/pro-water-promoting-water-and-sanitation-access-integrity-empowerment-rights-and-resiliency

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 SDG 8: DECENT WORK AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH
• Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances
and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per
annum in the least developed countries

• + 11 other targets

https://guidetothephilippines.ph/articles/ultimate-guides/best-farm-tours-philippines
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 SDG 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION &
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including
regional and trans-border infrastructure, to support economic
development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and
equitable access for all

• + 7 other targets

https://techcollectivesea.com/2019/07/04/build-build-build-the-philippines-new-infrastructure-programme/

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 SDG 10: REDUCED INEQUALITIES
• By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom
40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average

• + 9 other targets

https://theaseanpost.com/article/southeast-asias-widening-inequalities

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 SDG 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES &
COMMUNITIES
• By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and
basic services and upgrade slums

• + 9 other targets

https://wwf.org.ph/resource-center/story-archives-2020/philippine-cities-on-the-road-to-sustainability/

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 SDG 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION
AND PRODUCTION
• By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use
of natural resources

• + 10 other targets

https://dailyguardian.com.ph/reduce-food-waste-embrace-slow-food-movement-in-support-of-sustainable-consumption-and-production/

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 SDG 13: CLIMATE ACTION

• Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related hazards

and natural disasters in all countries

• +4 other targets

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/duterte-philippines-typhoon-climate-change-b1722787.html

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 SDG 14: LIFE BELOW WATER

• By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in

particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient
pollution

• + 9 other targets

https://blog.padi.com/where-to-dive-in-el-nido-the-philippines/

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 SDG 15: LIFE ON LAND
• By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of
terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular
forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under
international agreements

• + 11other targets

https://pcij.org/article/6518/map-philippine-forest-cover-by-province
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 SDG 17: PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS
• Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international
support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and
other revenue collection

• + 7 other targets

https://www.masterfile.com/image/en/614-06043785/businessmen-congratulating-colleague

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End of Session 1

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Session 2:
Overview of Philippine Performance
vis-à-vis Selected SDGs

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Session Objectives
At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:

• Discuss and analyze in general terms the Philippines’

performance in selected SDG goals vis-à-vis other
countries

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 Mini Case Analysis:
SDG in the Philippines

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SLE Instruction
• Participants will be divided into groups

• Each group will be given a caselet to analyze. Guide

questions for discussion will be provided. The groups will be
given 20 minutes to discuss

• Selected groups will be asked to share their small group

discussion in plenary.
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Guide Questions:
• What does the data say about the socio-economic situation
of the Philippines?

• How can the situation be addressed or improved?

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 Caselet 1:
Performance in SDG10 - Equality
Gini Index: Measures income inequality and ranges from 0-100
(0 representing perfect equality and 100 as perfect inequality)

2010: The Philippines had one of the highest inequality rates (44) among
ASEAN countries
2015: Phil Gini Index was 44.6, Malaysia (41.1), Botswana (53.3), Kenya (40.8),
Tajikistan (34.0)
2018: Phil Gini Index was 42.3, higher than Vietnam (35.7), Mongolia (32.7),
and Lao PDR (38.8)

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 Caselet 2:
Performance in SDG3 - Health & Well-Being
Child Mortality Ratio:
• 2019 Global Ratio: 38 per
1,000 live births
• Philippines: 35 per 1,000 live
births
Maternal Mortality Ratio:
number of women who die from pregnancy-
related causes while pregnant or within 42 days
of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live
births
2017 Global Ratio: 211
2017 Philippines:  121
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 Caselet 3:
Performance in SDG2- Zero Hunger
• Prevalence of undernourishment (% of the population)
• Philippines: 14.9%
• Lower Middle Income Countries: 12.8%
• Examples of Middle Income Countries:
• Bangladesh - 13%
• Cambodia – 15%
• Myanmar – 14%
• Vietnam – 6%

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS?locations=PH-XN

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End of Session 2

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 Module 1 Summary

• Development is a multi-dimensional undertaking to achieve

a higher quality of life for all people

• The 17 SDGs best summarize the different dimensions of

development
 

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End of Module 1

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