COMMUNITY DYNAMICS AND COMMUNITY ACTION (PART 1)
Summary
TLDRIn 'Understanding Community Dynamics and Community Action', Ray from Infinity Gate explores the concept of community and its dynamics, distinguishing between geographical and non-geographical formations. The video outlines the roles of community in consultation, planning, and implementation of initiatives, and discusses various types of community activities. It emphasizes the importance of community action for social change, capacity building, and resilience, with examples of such programs in the Philippines, including UNICEF's health projects and disaster response initiatives.
Takeaways
- π The video aims to educate on community dynamics and action, emphasizing the importance of these concepts in applied social sciences and future career options.
- πΊοΈ A community is defined as a group with shared geography or interests, with 'community' stemming from the Latin for 'common' or 'shared'.
- π Community dynamics involve the process of change and development within communities, striving for positive social change through various programming.
- π Community dynamics are categorized into micro and macro levels, with micro focusing on smaller, personal groups and macro on larger affiliations like national or international communities.
- π€ Community roles include consultation, planning, design, delivery, and implementation of community-led activities, highlighting the collaborative nature of community work.
- π‘ Types of community activities include asset transfer, better use of physical resources, community engagement and decision-making, community networks, and support for community needs.
- π’ Asset transfer involves the changing of ownership or control of valuable assets to community interest groups or other entities.
- ποΈ Making better use of physical resources means utilizing spaces and materials to support and conduct community-led activities.
- π³οΈ Community engagement and decision-making allows community members to set priorities and decide on services and activities based on their goals.
- π Community networks involve both physical infrastructure for internet connectivity and social infrastructure for engaging people in meaningful ways.
- π° Support for community needs may come in the form of grants, which are non-repayable funds provided by corporations or foundations to support specific community efforts.
- π± Community action is defined as activities aimed at increasing community understanding, engagement, and empowerment to provide services and improve community well-being.
- π₯ Examples of community action programs include health and nutrition projects by UNICEF and disaster response projects for areas affected by natural disasters in the Philippines.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the 'Infinity Gate' presentation?
-The main topic of the 'Infinity Gate' presentation is understanding community dynamics and community action.
What are the life performance outcomes mentioned in the script?
-The life performance outcomes mentioned are to become credible, responsive communicators and team players.
What is the performance standard for the topic of community dynamics and action?
-The performance standard is to synthesize the integrative experience of implementing community action initiatives.
What is the essential learning competency for this topic?
-The essential learning competency is to explain the importance of studying community dynamics and community action in relation to applied social sciences and the learner's future career options.
What does the term 'community' refer to in the script?
-In the script, 'community' refers to a group of people in the same geographic area under common laws with a sense of fellowship, belonging, and obligation to the group.
How are communities formed according to the script?
-Communities are formed in two ways: geographically, when members share the same geographic vicinity, and non-geographically, based on needs, ideas, interests, identity, practices, and roles in social institutions.
What is meant by 'community dynamics' in the presentation?
-Community dynamics refers to the process of change and development within communities, striving to bring about positive social change through various programming.
What are the two levels at which community dynamics operate?
-The two levels at which community dynamics operate are the micro level, involving personal socialities and small groups, and the macro level, involving large group affiliations such as national and international communities.
What roles do communities play as described in the script?
-Communities play roles such as community consultation, joint planning, joint design, joint delivery, and implementation of community-led activities.
What are the different types of community activities mentioned in the script?
-The types of community activities mentioned are asset transfer, making better use of physical resources, community engagement and decision-making, community networks, and support needs of the community.
What is community action and what are its primary objectives?
-Community action is any activity aimed at increasing understanding, engagement, and empowerment of communities for service delivery. Its primary objectives include building community and social capacity, prevention, collaborations and partnerships, community resiliency, and maintaining and creating wealth.
Can you provide an example of a community action program mentioned in the script?
-An example of a community action program mentioned is the health and nutrition projects of UNICEF and the disaster response project in the Philippines for areas affected by natural disasters.
Outlines
π Understanding Community Dynamics
The first paragraph introduces the topic of community dynamics and action, emphasizing the importance of studying these concepts in relation to applied social sciences and future career options. It defines a community as a group of people sharing a geographic area or common interests, and distinguishes between geographical and non-geographical communities. Community dynamics are explained as the process of change and development within communities, with a focus on positive social change. The paragraph also introduces micro and macro levels of community involvement, highlighting the roles communities play in consultation, planning, and implementation of initiatives.
π€ Types of Community Activities and Action
The second paragraph delves into the various types of community activities, including asset transfer, better utilization of physical resources, community engagement and decision-making, community networks, and support for community needs. It provides examples of asset transfer and discusses the importance of community engagement in decision-making processes. The paragraph also explains the concept of community networks, which involve both physical infrastructure for connectivity and social infrastructure for engaging people. Finally, it touches on community action as activities aimed at increasing community understanding, engagement, and empowerment, and outlines the primary objectives of community action projects, such as building social capacity, prevention, community resiliency, and wealth creation. Examples of community action programs in the Philippines are given to illustrate the concept in practice.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Community Dynamics
π‘Geographical Community
π‘Non-Geographical Community
π‘Micro Level
π‘Macro Level
π‘Community Action
π‘Community Consultation
π‘Community Resilience
π‘Asset Transfer
π‘Community Networks
π‘Support Needs of the Community
Highlights
Introduction to the topic of understanding community dynamics and community action by Ray.
The goal of becoming credible, responsive communicators and team players in community dynamics.
Performance standard of synthesizing the integrative experience of implementing community action initiatives.
Essential learning competency to explain the importance of studying community dynamics for future career options.
Definition of a community as a group with a sense of fellowship and belonging.
Etymology of the word 'community' derived from Latin, meaning common or shared.
Formation of communities through geographical and non-geographical means.
Explanation of community dynamics as the process of change and development within communities.
Division of community dynamics into micro and macro levels for different scales of community involvement.
Roles of community in consultation, planning, design, delivery, and implementation of community-led activities.
Types of community activities including asset transfer, better use of physical resources, and community engagement.
Community networks as a means of making contacts and the importance of physical and social infrastructure.
Support needs of the community through grants and the significance of non-payable funds for various recipients.
Definition of community action as activities aimed at increasing community understanding, engagement, and empowerment.
Primary objectives of community action projects such as building capacity, prevention, and community resiliency.
Examples of community action programs in the Philippines, including health and nutrition projects by UNICEF.
The role of community action in maintaining and creating wealth through long-term support and community exercises.
Closing remarks and a call to action for viewers to subscribe for more informative videos.
Transcripts
[Music]
welcome to infinity gate
this is ray and i'm going to help you
with your subject today
in three two one
[Music]
our topic for today is all about
understanding community dynamics and
community
action before i start my presentation
let me tell you first the things that we
need to achieve in this topic
the life performance outcomes become a
credible
responsive communicators and team
players
our performance standard is synthesize
the integrative experience
of implementing community action
initiatives apply
social sciences ideas and methods
and our most essential learning
competency is to explain
the importance of studying community
dynamics and community action in
relation to applied
social sciences and the learners future
career options
what is community a community is a group
of people
in the same geographic area under common
laws that has a sense of fellowship
belonging an obligation to the group the
word
community was derived from the latin
word communis
or communis which means common
share it the general understanding of
the word community
is that it is a social unit composed of
people who have something in common
communities may be formed in two ways
the first one is geographical
what is geographical it is when the
members of a community share the same
geographic vicinity
such as village province or neighborhood
and the other one is non-geographical
they are communities
formed based on the needs ideas interest
identity practices and roles in social
institutions
such as at home at work and government
society or the community at large
what is community dynamics community
stands for a group of people while
dynamics
stands for self-motivated person active
person
energetic person and known as dynamic
for development
of the community community dynamics
therefore
is the process of change and development
within communities
community dynamics which strive to bring
about positive social change
through based programming communities
may also be divided into two levels
that is micro level and macro level what
is micro level at the micro level
a group is form based on personal
socialities they may include
groups formed for pursuing common
interests or goals
like forming a small organization to
hold a fan raising activity
such as concert while the macro level
at the macro level large group
affiliations are formed such as
national communities international
communities
and virtual communities companies and
corporations may develop various
programs
that would include different members
across the country
they will work on meeting certain
objectives and expand
on the impact of community involvement
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community plays diverse roles regardless
of its type
some of these rules include community
consultation
joint planning joint design joint
delivery
and implementation of community led
activities
members in a community consult one
another to be able to implement their
plans
and collaborate with one another to
achieve them they design the planned
activities and deliver them
to the whole community they motivate the
other members of the community to
support
and participate in various community
activities
community leaders may plan a clean and
clean drive and call for a meeting to
discuss the different steps to implement
the plan
after brainstorming the participants in
the meeting will disseminate the
information to the whole community
and invite community members to
participate in this activity
from this point other communities may
adapt to said drive and also come up
with their preferred
objectives communities continuously
develop their plans and expand the
resources
to assure that leaders and members may
achieve their objectives
and meet the needs of the recipients
there are types
of community activities the first one is
asset transfer second is making better
use of physical resources
third community engagement and decision
making
fourth community networks fifth
support needs of the community for a
while
we are going to discuss this one by one
asset transfer or the process of
transferring
ownership or listfold of a property or
something of value
from one person or party to another an
example would be the transfer of a
specific property
to community interest companies are the
transfer management to legal company
and voluntary groups making better use
of physical resources
such as rooms clothings open areas or
court to support and conduct community
lead activities
community engagement and decision making
decision making
as the community engages in public
events the community may decide on their
priorities
design and services to be conducted
based on their goals
community networks community networks is
used to refer to making contacts
through face-to-face interactions at
events such as meetings and conferences
but a sense expanded in definition this
is two fundamental components
the first component is the physical
infrastructure
that includes the wires computers and
technologies required
to establish internet connectivity the
second component of community networks
is the social infrastructure
that consists of the ongoing process of
engaging people
in purposeful application of the
physical connectivity
support needs of the community it is the
provision of community grants
again is a non-payable fan or product
disbursed
a gift by groups such as corporations
and foundations
to target recipients like educational
institutions
or personalized communities
what is community action a community
action is any activity that aims to
increase
the understanding engagement and
empowerment of communities for the
intention of giving services to people
it is also described as social action or
community engagement
activities are aligned with objectives
based on the rules
that the community plays in a community
action
local citizens engaged in the planning
design
and delivery of local services the
following are considered the primary
objectives that can be achieved because
of community action projects
building community and social capacity
community actions will serve as an
avenue for local citizens to share their
knowledge
skills and ideas with one another the
next is prevention
the members of the community will be
able to prepare ahead of time
because of the community action plans
collaborations and partnerships are
achieved to prevent upcoming concerns
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next one is community resiliency
through community action initiatives the
community is motivated to be able to
support itself
and face possible challenges and the
last one is
maintaining and creating wealth
community action focuses on helping
people
in the long term and one significant way
to do that is allowing people to pursue
employment
or by developing community exercises
some examples of community action
programs in the philippines are the
health
and nutrition projects of unicef and the
disaster response project in the
philippines for areas affected by
earthquakes
plants landslides and other disastrous
events
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