lOMoARcPSD|26841844 Core Values and Principles of Community- Action Initiatives Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship (Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University) Studocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university Downloaded by kenz lumapay (kenzlumapay2@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|26841844 CORE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY-ACTION INITIATIVES 1. HUMAN RIGHTS 2. SOCIAL JUSTICE 3. EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY 4. PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT 5. GENDER EQUALITY HUMAN RIGHTS ARE RIGHTS INHERENT TO ALL HUMAN BEINGS, WHATEVER OUR NATIONALITY, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, SEX, NATIONAL OR ETHIC ORIGIN, COLOR, RELIGION, LANGUAGE, OR ANY OTHER STATUS. THESE RIGHTS ARE INTERRELATED, INTERDEPENDENT AND INDIVISIBLE. UNIVERAL RIGHTS ARE OFTEN EXPRESSED AND GUARANTEED BY LAW. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW LAYS DOWN OBLIGATIONS OF GOVERNMENTS TO ACT IN CERTAIN WAYS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS Political Rights - ASSEMBLY PETITION SUFFRAGE DIRECT AND INDIRECT PARTICIPATION SELF-DETERMINATION SELF-GOVERNMENT ELECTION TO PUBLIC OFFICE. Social and Economic Right - LIVELIHOOD EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATION HOUSING LEISURE AND RECREATION THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE ONE’S OCCUPATION TO PICKET AND TO STRIKE FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AND VARIOUS BENEFITS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. Downloaded by kenz lumapay (kenzlumapay2@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|26841844 SOCIAL JUSTICE - Jose P. Laurel defined social justice as the humanization of laws and equalization of social and economic force by the state so that justice may be at least be approximated. Social Justice is enshrined in the Philippine Constitution specifically in Article XIII, Section 1 to 19. Social justice is a mandate of the constitution which requires adoption of the State of measure that will promote the right of all people in equality of opportunities in all human endeavor and equitable sharing of socio-economic benefits that will improve the standard of living of the underprivileged group of people. Principles Underlying Social Justice 1. Promotion of Equality Of Opportunity 2. Promotion of Full Employment and Equal Work Opportunities 3. Promotion of the Right to Health 4. Respect and Recognition of People’s Organizations 5. Promotion of Humane Conditions of Work 6. Fair and Just Compensation 7. Participation in Policy and Decision-Making Empowerment and Advocacy • Empowerment is based on the idea that giving people skills, resources, authority, opportunity, motivation, as well holding them responsible and accountable for outcomes of their actions, will contribute to their competence and satisfaction. Two categories of empowerment • Individuals: building confidence, insight and understanding, and developing personal skills. • Groups: building trust, cooperation and communication between and among members Successful community programs entail the achievement of four actions known as the four pillars of community engagement 1. Information 2. Consultation Downloaded by kenz lumapay (kenzlumapay2@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|26841844 3. Involvement 4. Empowerment ADVOCACY • Advocacy is the act or process of supporting cause or proposal for enhancing effective practices to improve behavior. It enables the people to engage in actions and activities that seek to positively influence outcome directly affecting the lives of the people. • In other words, advocacy is the active support of an idea or cause expressed through strategies and method that influence the opinions and decisions of people and organizations GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ADVOCACY Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need. Advocates and advocacy plans work in partnership with people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality, fairness, and social justice. PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT • Participatory Development (PD) – is an approach to development that is designed to enhance sustainability and self-reliance to achieve social justice through improvements in the quality of people’s participation. The focal point of participatory development is the qualitative enhancement of participation in local societies which can be defined as groups of rural communities and as administrative and development units. Characteristics of Participatory Development • Cognitive – it generates new ways of understanding community issues and problems. • Political – It capacitates the powerless. • Instrumental – It proposes alternative solutions. Downloaded by kenz lumapay (kenzlumapay2@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|26841844 Forms of Participatory Development (1) Passive Participation – participation is at the minimum; stakeholders are merely informed about the plans and progress of projects. The people’s involvement hardly goes past the discussion during meetings. (2) Participation by Consultation – stakeholders answer queries posed by external researchers or experts. The decision making power remains in the hands of external parties who ultimately are not obliged to actually use the stakeholders’ inputs. (3) Participation by Collaboration – stakeholders with pre-determined goals participate during the discussion, analysis and decision-making stage. (4) Empowerment Participation – stakeholders actively participate in the process and its analysis. This features a joint decision making process, wherein stakeholders are considered equal copartners with the external experts. Most significantly, control and ownership of the process are in the hands of the primary stakeholders. Gender equality - Gender equality, also known as sex equality, gender egalitarianism, sex equality or equality of the genders, is the view that both men and women should receive equal treatment and not to be discriminated against, based solely on their gender. This is the objective of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which seeks to create equality in law and in social institutions. In practice, gender equality is for people to acquire equal treatment throughout a society, in politics, in the workplace, or any other policy-designated sphere. Gender Inequality - Men often experience better opportunities, more freedom, and higher social regard than women who share the same social characteristics such as class origins, nationality, and age. Men often hold more weight in marriages and other direct relationships between men and women. Men predominantly occupy social positions that possess significantly political, legal, or cultural powers. Gender equality - does not denote that both genders are the same. It emphasizes equality of women and men as humans imbued with the same fundamental rights. Gender equality recognizes that men and women are of equal value and should be accorded equal treatment and opportunities. Downloaded by kenz lumapay (kenzlumapay2@gmail.com)
