NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING and solutions, and to act by engaging

PROGRAM (NSTP) 2 existing power structures to make those

solutions a reality.

Chapter 1: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

LEARNING OUTCOMES
OBJECTIVES
1. To get information about the resources
and needs
At the end of this chapter, the students
should be able to: 2. To arouse people to work for the welfare
of the community.
1. Give the different needs, ideologies,
perspectives, and steps that you need to 3. To create a sound ground for planning
know before creating and implementing and action.
your projects for your respective barangay. 4. To create a sense of cooperation,
2. Specify the needed tools and concepts integration, and unity among the people.
for you to find the best possible project or 5. To motivate people to participate more
help that your group can give. actively in the development of community
3. Identifying community needs, programs.
development, and organizing and using 6. To highlight the causes of various
them to turn a community into an ideal one. problems affecting the community and
hindering its way of progress and
development.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
7. To implement programs required for the
COMMUNITY fulfillment of people's basic needs.
- It refers to a group of living things 8. To develop a better understanding
sharing the same environment. They among the people about the issues and
usually have shared interests. In human needs.
communities, people have some of the
same beliefs and needs, and this affects the 9. To mobilize the resources to create a
identity of the group and the people in it. suitable ground for the completion of basic
needs and the eradication of problems.
ORGANIZING
10. To bring coordination between
- This pertains to bringing individuals individuals, groups, and organizations in
together to handle task efficiently using order to focus on their points and
their collective abilities. challenge their goals for fulfillment.
11. To launch necessary reforms in the
community for the eradication of
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
community evils.
- It is a democratically governed, long-
12. To develop democratic leadership
term process by which people are brought
among people through their participation
together to act in their common self-
in community programs.
interest to identify community problems

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13. To develop the idea of ability and G - Go plan with them
better thinking to work for the betterment
of the community.
COMMUNITY PROJECT PLANNING
14. To abolish differences among
AND CONCEPTUALIZATION
individuals, develop a spirit of common
interest and sacrifice, and participate
collectively in community programs.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
15. To organize the people for the
promotion and progress of the community. At the end of this chapter, the students
should be able to:
16. To establish a system for the people to
solve their basic needs through 1. describe and identify the different steps
mobilization. in developing a project plan;
2. explain the different phases of the
project development cycle;
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
3. identify and distinguish steps to
A - Act together conceptualize a project proposal; and
P -Process that deals with the welfare 4. identify basic information regarding the
outline of a proposed activity.
A - Art of directing people's talents and
potentialities
R - Resource Mobilization PROJECT PLANNING
I - It is cumulative and continuous - A plan is defined as: "an outline which
consists of strategies and specific actions
or steps to be undertaken in order to reach
The Guiding Principles the goals."
S- Start with what they know. - Developing a plan is said to be the first
critical step in ensuring a project's success.
T - Teach by showing.
Through the process of planning, the
A - A system and pattern. persons involved collaborate and
determine the best possible way of
R - Release, not relief. achieving the established goals within a
T - To learn by doing. given time frame at the least possible cost.

G - Go to the people. WHO DEVELOPS A PLAN?

L - Learn from and live among them. - Other than the group or section
spearheading the project, other key persons
O -On what they have, build! can also be invited to help prepare a
W - Work with them project plan. These key persons may
include the following:
I - Integrated approach, not a piecemeal.
N - Not to conform, but to transform.

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  Community members affected by PROJECT CONCEPTUALIZATION
the problem directly
1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT
 Influential persons community
OBJECTIVES
from the community
 Experts who have been working - Project objective must be clarified and
with the said community agreed upon before further action can be
taken by any of the two contracting parties.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN

DEVELOPING A PLAN? 2. PROJECT PRICING

1. Establish your goal - Basically, two factors are involved in

project pricing namely, TIME and COST
2. Identify strategies and activities to be
taken
3. PREPARING THE PROJECT
PROPOSAL
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
- The project proposal is a document
wherein the major elements and details of
a project, as well as the areas of agreement
between two contracting parties, are to be
included.

Important sections included in a project

proposal are:
a. Rationale
b. Project Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Project Price and Source of Fund
PROJECT CONCEPTUALIZATION e. Importance of the Project to the
1. Establishment of Project Objectives community

2. Project Pricing
3. Preparing the Project Proposal 4. INVENTORY OF AVAILABLE
RESOURCES
4. Inventory of Available Resources
- It is imperative that before any planning
5. Identification of Project Constraints can proceed, the inventory of resources
(both manpower and equipment) which the
mother organization can release for the
project to be taken. This provides planners
with a basis for making decisions

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regarding the acquisition of additional C. How did it develop and mature as a plan?
resources.

3. BENEFICIARY COMMUNITY
5. IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT
A. Who shall directly benefit from the
CONSTRAINTS
project?
- Constraints create invisible barriers to
B. What is their socio-economic situation
attaining project objectives. Plans could
(include living conditions, average income,
miscarry if such constraints are not
education, etc.)?
considered in the initial stages of project
management. Therefore, service attempts C. What is the general socio-economic
should be made in identifying such situation (include also physical,
elements. environmental condition, etc.) in the
locality?
D. How will the targeted beneficiaries
PROJECT PROPOSAL OUTLINE
participate in planning the project?
1. Identifying Data
2. Background of the Project
4. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
3. Beneficiary Community
A. What does the project ultimately hope
4. Project Objectives to accomplish? (general objectives)
5. Project Implementation B. What are the specific objectives of the
project in terms of concrete results?
6. Budget
7. Project Management
5. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
8. Project Self-Continuity
A. What activities are involved in the
implementation?
PROJECT PROPOSAL OUTLINE
B. What is your timetable for the
1. IDENTIFYING DATA implementation of the project?
A. Project Title : C. How will the beneficiaries participate in
the implementation of the projects?
B. Project Site
D. What is the organizational set-up for the
C. Project Proponents implementation of the project?
E. How will the project be evaluated?

2. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT 6. BUDGET

A. In general, what is the main idea of the A. Please present in detail the items and
project? costs required for the project.
B. How did the idea originate?

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7. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
A. What personnel are needed to
implement the project? Are they available?
B. What are their job descriptions?
C. Who are these personnel and what are
their qualifications/ working experiences?

8. PROJECT SELF-CONTINUITY
A. What is the plan for the eventual
management of the project by the
beneficiaries themselves?
B. What is the plan for eventual self-
financing?

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