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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
SOLIDARITY AND
CITIZENSHIP
First Quarter – Module 5a:
COMMUNITY ACTION

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Community
om Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship
Quarter 1 – Module 5a: Community Action

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Regional Director: Gilbert Sadsad

Assistant Regional Director: Jessie L.
Amin

Development Team of the Module

Writer: Miguel Angelo D.

Dioquino
Evaluator: Katherine G.
Frivaldo
Editor: Divina M. Diaz,
Ph.D.

Jason G. Dogillo
Illustrator:

Layout Artist: John Paul D.

Figueras

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INTRODUCTION

People will always be fascinated by the power of communities which

are vital to improve our lives. To be connected with each other and

become a unified body of individuals give us more opportunities to reach

our goals, make us feel safe and secure, and most importantly, provide us

the privilege to lend our hands to others. As a 21st century learner,

community involvement is crucial to mold your whole being.

This first lesson of the module will help you discover the importance

of taking community action in society not just only as an individual but as

a member of community. It will introduce you to the different elements

that need to be considered in undertaking community action and later on,

discover its impact in improving lives within a community.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

1. recognize the value of undertaking community action modalities;

2. appreciate the importance of community engagement, solidarity,

and citizenship as part of community action; and

3. show the impact of community action to the lives within a community.

VOCABULARY LIST

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following terms that would be essential in understanding our discussions:

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Stakeholder. It refers to an individual or organization who shares the same

interest in the fulfillment and success of a project in a given community.

Civic Obligation. A responsibility of a citizen comprised of actions which

include participation in government, non-government organizations, and

community activities.

Psychosocial Program. It helps individuals and communities to heal the

psychological wounds and rebuild social structures after an emergency or a

critical event.

PRETEST

Now, please do the task below. This activity will give you

an overview of what you will learn as you go along the way to this module.

Make sure to finish this task. Good Luck!

Identify the words in the box which corresponds to the statements

below.

Please do it in your notebook.

Community Action Community Engagement

Solidarity Citizenship

1. It refers to collective efforts done by people directed towards

addressing social problems.

2. It refers to the process of developing partnerships and

sustaining relationships with and through groups of people

affiliated by geographic proximity, special interest for the

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This means that a person is free to act according to the law and

have the right to

claim the law’s protection.

4. It is a unity or agreement of feeling or action,

especially among individuals with a common interest and mutual

support within a group.

Were you able to identify the meaning of the words?

Score:

3 - 4- Amazing! You were able to find the clues!

2 - below- It’s okay! Just focus in our discussions and pay attention to those
terms.

You can also check your dictionary if you encounter some words which are

still unfamiliar to you as we go along with our discussions. Now, I think you are

ready to unveil our learning paths!

ACTIVITY 1
Video Analysis
You will watch a video about community project called “3Rs:

RePLAY, ReLIVE, ReCREATE” for the empowerment of local human

resources. The project is intended as intervention to victims of Typhoon

Yolanda in Leyte through sports development.

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You can access the video through this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=kI_6quF_sJ4.

Write your analysis in your notebook guided by the processing questions

below.

Are you done? Good! If you still need to watch the video again, feel free to do

so. If you are confident now that you have understood it, please answer the

processing questions.

PROCESSING QUESTIONS:

1. Based on the video, how will you define community action and

community engagement?

2. What do you think is the impact of the project to the community?

3. Given the interventions provided by people in the video, why do

you think community action is important?

Were you able to answer the questions?

Score:

2 - 3- Amazing! You were able to find the clues!

1 - It’s fine! Maybe you need some time to watch the video

again, or you may focus your attention on the following

discussions.

A number of us encounter different issues regarding the sustenance

of a community. Some of these issues may include

addressing disaster risk management, socio-economic

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and other basic services. In

this case, actions done by the community are needed to resolve the
problems.

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Community
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towards addressing social problems in order to achieve social well-being.

In dealing with community action, it involves a lot of activities and

processes that increases the understanding, engagement and

empowerment of communities in the design and delivery of services to

the community. Tree planting is an example of community action

initiatives which aims to promote environmental awareness and

prevention program for natural disasters such as flood. The community

builds collective effort to address the problem. This is why community

action helps build community by sharing community members’

knowledge, skills, and ideas.

You can see in the video above how community action works in

communities of Tacloban, Leyte affected by Typhoon Yolanda in 2014.

Different people are involved in their psychosocial program through

sports-based activities. You can also notice that their program has a goal

to accomplish. They capacitate individuals to utilize physical activities

such as sports game and later on contribute to community resilient

society. For this program initiative to happen, it is important to know the

following elements of community action: Community Engagement,

Solidarity and Citizenship.

Community engagement refers to the process of developing partnerships

and sustaining relationships with and through groups of people affiliated

by geographic proximity, special interest for the purpose of working for

the common good and addressing issues that affect their well-being. What

makes community engagement a very rewarding experience is the

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everyone in the community participates. You can notice in the video that

there is an active participation between young individuals who are

provided with sports project and different institutions which initiated the

project in the community. It is a factor for community members to engage

in this type of activities especially when

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stakeholders including community members should work hand in hand for

the success of community projects.

The goals of community engagement are: 1) To build trust; 2) To

enlist new resources and allies; 3) To create better communication, and 4)

To improve overall health outcomes as successful projects, evolve into

lasting collaborations.

With community engagement, the diversity and the number of

identified stakeholders can be expected to increase. Similarly, the sports

activities presented in the video created a multiplier effect not just only in

young students but also among teachers and school institutions.

What holds these people to work together is the value of solidarity.

Solidarity is essential to the success of community action. Solidarity is

defined as a unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among

individuals with a common interest and mutual support within a group.

One important aspect portrayed in the video are the victims of disaster

which affected not only the people’s socio-economic condition, but also

the psychological effect it brings to young individuals. We have seen the

responses of government, private sectors and other civil society

organizations for community action to take effect. This will not be possible

without solidarity. It is the bond that unites the community member to

engage and participate in the community with the same interest. In the

context of the video clip, they unified themselves to engage the people in

sports as viable intervention to victims of disaster.

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We involve ourselves to different activities in the community because we

are bounded by the duties and obligations as citizens. Citizenship is

defined as legal status defined by civil, political and social rights. This

means that a person is free to act according to the

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law
om and having the right to claim the law’s protection. In the context of

the Philippines, we have given our own individual rights and privileges

with a much stronger sense of individual, collective and communitarian

duties and obligations. We have our civic obligations as Filipino citizen to

be responsible with our kapwa Pilipino. Being a citizen requires us to have

moral obligations with our community to build a peaceful and humane

society. The implementation of simple projects in our community such as

outreach programs for underprivileged children, waste segregation, etc.,

are actions that fulfill our civic obligation us citizen. Unfortunately, our

society seems to suffer from an excess of selfish individualism where one

becomes uninterested with what is happening around. Amid the different

crisis happening in our country, it is an opportunity for us to practice our

civic obligation to our Filipino brothers and sisters even in just our own

little effort. At the end, we are all citizens of this country who need to help

one another in working to have better communities.

Did you understand the concepts discussed above about

community action? Are the different elements of community
action clear to you (community engagement, solidarity, and
citizenship)? Did you find the importance of community
action? If yes, then you mayproceed to activity tasks below
so you can familiarize and apply those concepts.

PRACTICE TASK 1

You will create a comical skit/comic about a community action.

Show how it made impact to the lives within the community. Please use

the rubric below.

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Rubric:
Criteria Description Points

Organization The concept was clearly and creatively 6

conveyed
Content Important concepts were highlighted and 7
explained
Presentation The idea was clearly presented based on the 7
comic

presentation
Total 20

PRACTICE TASK 2
Determine the similarities and differences of Community
Engagement,

Solidarity, Citizenship using the Venn Diagram.

Differences Similarities Differences

Differences

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PRACTICE TASK 3
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Write a 2-3 paragraph essay guided by the following questions and the
rubric:

1. Why community action is important within a community?

2. What do you think are the duties and obligations of a citizen in the

fulfillment of community action?

Rubric:
Criteria Description Points

Content The content was well-thought of; guide 6

questions

were thoroughly answered.

Organization The paper was well-written with ideas 7
easily

conveyed to readers.
Development Key points are thoroughly developed 7

Total 20

Wow! You were able to finish the activity tasks! I think you are very

much ready to take the post test. Good luck!

POST TEST

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is True and FALSE if the statement is
false.

1. Involving oneself in the feeding program at the barangay

level is an example of community engagement.

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economic crisis proves the spirit of citizenship.

3. Developing a preventive measure plan by different

organizations in flash flood prone communities shows the goal

of community action.

4. Solidarity is a feeling of unity between people who have the

same interests, goal, etcetera.

5. Community action is still possible as a means to build resilient

communities even without community engagement.

6. Filipino values of pakikipag-kapwa and bayanihan pertain to the

notion of solidarity in community action.

7. Citizenship is about developing partnerships and sustaining

relationships among groups of people to address social

problems.

8. One of the goals of community engagement is to build trust.

9. Being aware of our civic obligations with our co-Filipinos is

a part of citizenship.

10. To disagree about an on-going barangay health

project in rural communities contributes to community

action.

Score:

6 - 10- Well done! You have really learned our topic!

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5 below - It’s fine. You may need some time to read the discussions
once more.

You are almost done with this learning journey, and I think you enjoy your tasks.

Please proceed to your final quest for this topic.

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ASSIGNMENT/ ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY

Write a 2-paragraph insight paper discussing the

issue of

solid waste management in your barangay. Evaluate what possible

community action needed to solve the issue. If none, think of possible

recommendations to improve the implementation of solid waste

management. Please be guided of the rubric below.

My view on the issue of solid waste management, especially in the barangay

level are:

Rubric
Criteria Description Points

Organization The idea expressed on environmental issue 10

was

clearly and conveyed.

Content Concepts are clearly used and explained 5

Presentation The local observation was clearly presented 5

based

on the words used.

Total 20

CONGRATULATIONS! You have successfully done the first part of this

module. You may now proceed to the next topic of this module.

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PRE-TEST

1. Community Action
2. Community Engagement
3. Citizenship
4. Solidarity
Practice Task 2: Venn Diagram

Differences

Community engagement refers to the process of developing partnerships

and sustaining relationships with and through groups of people affiliated
by geographic proximity, special interest for the purpose of working for
the common good and addressing issues that affect their well-being.

Solidarity is defined as a unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially

among individuals with a common interest and mutual support within a
group.

Citizenship is a legal status defined by civil, political and social rights. This
means that a person is free to act according to the law and having the
right to claim the
law’s protection.

Similarities

All of the concepts contribute to the attainment and realization of

community action which enable the people to have collective efforts
directed towards addressing social problems in the community.

POST TEST

1. True 6. True
2. False 7. False
3. True 8. True
4. True 9. True
5. False 10. False
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Cover photo credit: Melody D. Legaspi (Rizal Integrated National School, Sorsogon
City)

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