What Will You Learn From This Module?
Community action initiatives focus on bringing people together to
improve their neighborhoods and lives.
The core values include empowerment, which helps individuals take
control and make decisions for themselves, and social justice, ensuring
everyone is treated fairly and has equal opportunities. Participation
encourages everyone to get involved in decision-making and taking
action, while collaboration promotes working together to solve
problems. Finally, sustainability ensures that the changes made are long-
lasting and continue to benefit the community in the future. In essence,
it's about creating stronger, fairer, and more self-sufficient communities
through collective effort.
Getting Ready!
WHAT IS CORE VALUES?
Core values in a community are the fundamental principles or beliefs that
guide how people interact, make decisions, and work together for the
common good. These values shape the culture, actions, and goals of the
community.
Community action initiatives are driven by core values that focus on
creating positive, inclusive, and lasting social change. Here's a
breakdown of the values you mentioned.
a. Human Rights
Ensuring all people have basic freedoms and protections, such as access
to education, healthcare, and the right to live without discrimination.
Example: A group works to make sure children with disabilities can go
to school by providing ramps, special teachers, and other support to help
them learn like everyone else.
1. Natural rights:
A fundamental rights and freedoms that individuals are believed to have
simply by virtue of being human.These rights are often seen as inherent
and universal, meaning they apply to everyone regardless of their
nationality, culture, or laws.
2. Civil Rights:
Rights that protect individuals' freedoms and ensure equal treatment
under the law, such as the right to freedom of speech, privacy, and
protection from discrimination.
3. Political Rights:
Rights that allow individuals to participate in the political process, such
as the right to vote, run for office, and engage in political activities.
b. Social Equity
Promoting fairness by addressing inequalities and ensuring that everyone,
especially marginalized groups, has equal access to opportunities and
resources.
Example: A local clinic offers free medical check-ups in poorer areas to
make sure everyone, no matter their income, can get the healthcare they
need.
c. Gender Equality
Advocating for equal rights and opportunities for all genders, aiming to
eliminate discrimination and empower all individuals, regardless of
gender.
Example: A program helps young girls learn leadership skills by
connecting them with successful women mentors, so they can have the
same career opportunities as boys
d. Participatory Development
Involving local communities in decision-making and project
implementation to ensure that their voices are heard and their needs are
addressed in development efforts.
Example: A village helps plan and build a new water system, with
everyone in the community giving input on where to put it and how to
keep it working, so it fits their needs.
Let’s See What You Have Learned!
1. Which of the following is an example of promoting social equity?
A. Offering scholarships to all students
B. Allowing people to choose their own leaders
C. Ensuring everyone has access to the internet
D. Encouraging people to volunteer for community projects
2. What is gender equality about?
A. Ensuring people are treated the same regardless of their age
B. Promoting equal rights and opportunities for all genders
C. Focusing only on the rights of women
D. D. Providing equal jobs for men and women
3. Which core value involves giving communities a voice in decision-
making?
A. Social equity B. Gender equality
C. Participatory development D. Human rights
4. Which of the following is an example of ensuring gender equality
in a workplace?
A. Offering promotions only to men B. Creating mentorship
programs for both men and women
C. Paying women less for the same work D. Offering leadership
positions only to women
5. Which of the following is an example of a natural right?
A. The right to vote B. The right to privacy
C. The right to own property D. The right to life
REFELCTION
1. What was the most challenging part of integrating all four core values
into the plan?
2. How do they think these values will impact the community if the
action plan is carried out?
3. Why do believe these values are important in community action?
Let’s Do This!
ACTIVITY1.1
Problem Statement:
In my community, many children in low-income neighborhoods do not
have access to quality education due to lack of resources, such as books,
school supplies, and tutoring support.
Core Value Integration:
Human Rights:
How it’s addressed:
Action:
Social Equity:
How it’s addressed:
Actions:
Gender Equality:
How it’s addressed:
Actions:
Participatory Development:
How it’s addressed:
Actions:
Let’s Think About This!
Activity 2: 2
Sigaw Ko. Pakinggan Mo.
Based from what is happening nowadays, create an advocacy (slogan) on
how to prevent and eliminate injustices. Write your advocacy in a short
bond paper.
Let’s Remember!
To sum up, community action initiatives must be guided by principles
and core values of social justice, human rights, gender equality, and
participatory development. These community actions have a purpose,
which is to enable people to work in solidarity in addressing social
problems. However, it is important to involve the Filipino youth in
addressing these issues so that their communities may benefit from their
contributions, ideas, and energies. By the participation of the youth it can
help organize, identify and remove practices that hinder them to
participate in community development initiative. Doing so will allow the
transition from non participatory practices toward a more meaningful and
higher level of youth participation.
