cph lab Flashcards
What is Community Organizing?
A social development approach that aims to transform the individualistic and voiceless poor into dynamic participatory and responsive members of the community.
What is the process of Community Organizing?
Helping people move from problem identification to problem solving.
What does Community Organizing equate to?
The continuing process of empowering the people so that benefits consistent with their priorities and aspirations will sustainably accrue to them.
What is the adjustment process in Community Organizing?
A process of bringing and maintaining adjustment between social welfare needs and resources in a geographical area or specific field of service.
What is the role of the community in Community Organizing?
A process by which a community identifies its needs and objectives, developing the confidence to take actions in respect to them.
What is the transformative aspect of Community Organizing?
A transformative/liberative, collective, systematic, sustained and participatory process of building people’s organizations.
What is the ultimate aim of Community Organizing?
Improvement for the quality of life.
What is the goal of People Empowerment in Community Organizing?
To raise the consciousness and capability of the people and diagnose problems to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate community actions.
What is the significance of spirituality in Community Organizing?
Spirituality is crucial in preventing the abuse of power.
What does UWAK culture stand for?
Under de Ahensya (under the agency), Walay Tingog (voiceless), Amaw (ignorant), Kulang sa Partisipasyon (Lack of interest to participate).
What is the goal of Building Alliances in Community Organizing?
To gain more strength and create more impact through affiliation and partnership with other service agencies.
What are the characteristics of Community Organizing?
Transformative, collective, sustained, systematic, and participatory.
What is the basic value of Human Rights in Community Organizing?
Anchored on the belief in the worth and dignity of people.
What does Social Justice mean in Community Organizing?
Equal access to opportunity for satisfying basic needs and dignity through people’s participation in their own development.
What is the role of the Community Organizer as a Facilitator?
To provide a process that helps the community discuss their situation, identify issues, and formulate plans.
What is the role of the Community Organizer as an Animator?
To help the community discover and use its self-help potential for creative and constructive teamwork.
What is the role of the Community Organizer as an Enabler?
To help initiate a process of liberation of initiatives and reduce dependency through cooperative action and education.
What is the role of the Community Organizer as a Catalyst?
To help the process of change, serving as a model in both words and deeds.
