Lesson 1 Flashcards

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is very important for the sustainability of life on Earth. It is therefore necessary for core values within every community to be carefully considered.

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Community action

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They are our guiding principles that dictate our behavior. They guide us with what we feel, think, as well as how we behave. They allow us in shaping a better way of living where we may enjoy utmost freedom and hence, freely show our skills and creativity.

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Core Values

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are the non-negotiable core principles or standards that the community’s citizens wish to maintain. They must be acknowledged, honored and constantly defended to ensure that change and development occur in accordance with these core principles and standards.

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Community values

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> What are the Core Values of Community Action?

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  1. Social Equity
  2. Gender Equality
  3. Human Rights
  4. Participatory Development
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It is the quality of being fair and impartial

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Equity

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in schooling as ensuring that differences in educational outcomes are not the result of differences in wealth, income, power or possessions. in this sense does not mean that all students are the same or will achieve the same outcomes. Rather, it means that all students must have access to an acceptable international standard of education, regardless of where they live or the school they attend

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Equity

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The fair, just and equitable management of all institutions serving the public directly or by contract, and the fair and equitable distribution of public services, and implementation of public policy, and the commitment to promote fairness, justice and equity in the formation of public policy.

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Social Equity

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is the active commitment to fairness, justice, and equality in the formulation of public policy, distribution of public services, implementation of public policy, and management of all institutions serving the public directly of by contract

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Social Equity

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The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

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Equality

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is defined as the condition of being equal, or the same in quality. measure, esteem or value. When men and women are both viewed as being just as smart and capable as each other, this is an example of equality of the sexes

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Equality

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is defined as the socially constructed roles and behaviors that a society typically associates with males and females. An example is referring to someone who wears a dress as a female

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Gender

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is when people of all genders have equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities

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Gender Equality

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Also known as, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making, and the state of valuing different behaviors, aspirations and needs equally, regardless of gender.

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sexual equality or equality of the sexes

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According to , gender equality “means that women and men, and girls and boys, enjoy the same rights, resources, opportunities and protections. It does not require that girls and boys, or women and men, be the same, or that they be treated exactly alike.

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UNICEF

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➤ Gender Equality, why we need it?

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We need gender equality urgently. Gender equality prevents violence against women and girls. It is essential for economic prosperity. Societies that value women and men as equal are safer and healthier. Gender equality is a human right. Everyone benefits from gender equality.

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A moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.

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Rights

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are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement, that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory.

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Rights

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are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.

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Human Rights

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include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination. All human beings are bom free and equal in dignity and rights and that “everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex language, religion, birth or other status.

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Human rights

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> Why is Human Right important?

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Ensures people have basic needs met

Protects vulnerable groups from abuse Allow people to stand up to societal corruption

Encourages freedom of speech and expression

Gives people the freedom to practice their religion (or not practice any)

Allows people to love who they choose

Encourages equal work opportunities

Gives people access to education

Protects the environment

Provides a universal standard that holds governments accountable

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Is a process that creates growth, progress, positive change or the addition of physical, economic, environmental, social and demographic components.

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Development

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> What is the purpose of development?

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The purpose of development is a rise in the level and quality of life of the population, and the creation or expansion of local regional income and employment opportunities, without damaging the resources of the environment. Development is visible and useful, not necessarily immediately, and includes an aspect of quality change and the creation of conditions for a continuation of that change.

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is defined as a process, which actively and substantially involves people in all decisions affecting their lives.

A process through which stakeholders can influence and share control over development initiatives, and over the decisions and resources that affect themselves.

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Participatory development

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Why is participatory Development important?

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It strengthens civil society and the economy by empowering groups, communities, organizations to negotiate with institutions and bureaucracies, thus influencing public policy and providing a check on the power of government.

Enhances the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of development programs