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Community
Engagement, Solidarity
and Citizenship (CESC)
Activity Sheet
Quarter 2 – MELC 2
Strategies of Empowerment and Advocacy
of A Community Action Initiative

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

 Quarter 2 Week 2

Learning Activity Sheet No. 3

Name of Learner: _____________________________Grade and Section: ________

Date: _________________

CESC LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Strategies of Empowerment and Advocacy of a Community Action Initiative

I. Learning Competency with Code

Analyze strategies of empowerment and advocacy of a community action
initiative (HUMSS_CSC12-IIIh-j-15)

II. Background Information for Learners

Every individual needs support in order to build confidence and be motivated
to accomplish certain tasks. Similarly, members of a community also perform
effectively once they are empowered positively by the people around them. Many of
our communities in this time of pandemic have continually initiating vital steps
towards helping others especially those who are in need. Some private and public
organizations have accomplished many community actions that are beneficial to
individuals, society and environment. Moreover, these initiatives are an inspiration to
those who have the heart to see the true meaning of gaining selfless devotion to
others.
Empowerment refers to the development of self – confidence, self-control,
relationship with others and the firmness to gain political power to achieve improved
inputs and equality. Advocacy involves exerting efforts more than what is necessary
to accomplish a certain task. These efforts of building good relationships can achieve
greater things in a community.
In this lesson, you will learn to analyze strategies of empowerment and
advocacy of a community action initiated by some of the organizations in our
country.

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites

1. Semorlan, Ava Ann P, PhD. et. al. Community Engagement, Solidarity and
Citizenship for Senior High School, C&E Publishing, Inc., 2018
2. https://www.birdlife.org/asia/partners/philippines-haribon-foundation
3. https://www.wfp.org/countries/philippines

IV. Activity Proper

Activity 1
1. Directions/Instructions
 Read the following strategies of empowerment and advocacy of a community
action initiative.

“Barkada Kontra
1 Droga”
Peer Groups Against Drugs

Barkada Kontra Droga is a peer group organized to provide and support

school activities that promote awareness and intervention to drug abuse and its
related issues. This group also supports the projects of the community and its local
government with the same objective. This organization is supported by the students,
teachers, school administrators, barangay council, local government unit, private
institutions and other identified stakeholders. In school year 2017-2018, this
institution has participated and initiated activities to fully implement Barkada Kontra
Droga.

The Haribon Foundation

Haribon is a membership organization committed to nature conservation
through community empowerment and scientific excellence. Haribon hopes to attain
this vision by:
 Strengthening community-based resource management through community
organizing, sustainable livelihood development, and community
empowerment
 Building a broad constituency for biodiversity conservation through
membership development, communication and public awareness raising,
alliance building and networking, and advocacy
 Conducts scientific and developmental and participatory research studies
using globally and locally accepted standards for biodiversity conservation
 Establishing an education and training institution on natural resource
management with world-class standards
 Strengthening the institution through staff development, upgrade of facilities,
establishment of “Pugad” Haribon or Haribon house, and by continuously
improving its policies and procedures.
 Developing proactive and responsive policy advocacy mechanisms
 Developing financial sustainability mechanisms

United Nations World Food Programme

Seeks to address the issue of hunger. The program also focuses on climate
actions, disaster risk reduction, gender equality and nutrition. Also, it attends on
increasing long-term food and nutrition security while assisting people and
communities to build resilience to be better prepared for the consequences of
disasters. WFP helps communities affected by conflict and natural disasters to
rebuild their lives by encouraging self-sufficiency through food and cash assistance
programmes. People are given food or cash in exchange for their participation in
asset-creation and vocational skills training aimed at strengthening their livelihoods
and building resilience to shocks.

2. Exercises/Activities 2

Exercise No. 1: Advocacies

Directions: Discuss the goals and activities of the three advocacies. Give your
insights regarding the work of these groups.
Advocacy Group Goals and Activities Your Insights
Barkada Kontra Droga

The Haribon Foundation

The United Nations World

Food Programme

Exercise No. 2: My Own Advocacy

Directions: Advocacies may also be a promotion of something that caught your
interests, love and passion. It may be raising awareness campaign of timely cause
like the pandemic that we are battling right now and alike. As a youth advocate, fill in
the table with your own ideas.

Name/Title of your
Advocacy
Goal/objective

Activities 1.
2.
3.

3. Guide Questions
1. Among the three advocacies presented, which among them have caught your
interests? Explain your answer.
2. What do you think are the advantages of your own advocacy? Explain your
answer.
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4. Rubrics

Excellent Very Good Average Needs Unacceptable

5 4 3 Improvemen 1
t
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Ideas The answer The answer The writer is Topic is not As yet, the
is clear and is mostly beginning to well-defined essay has no
focused. It focused, and define the and/or there clear sense of
holds the has some topic, even are too many purpose or
reader’s good details though topics. central theme.
attention. and quotes. development To extract
Relevant is still basic or meaning from
details and general. the lesson,the
quotes enrich reader must
the central make
theme inferences
based on
sketchy or
missing details.
Organization The Paper (and The Sentences The writing
organization paragraphs) organizational within lacks a clear
enhances are mostly structure is paragraphs sense of
and organized, in strong make sense, direction. Ideas,
showcases order, and enough to but the order of details, or
the central makes sense move the paragraphs events seem
idea or to the reader. reader does not. strung together
theme. The through the in a loose or
order, text without random
structure of too much fashion; there is
information is confusion. no identifiable
compelling internal
and moves structure.
the reader
through the
text.
Sentence The writing The writing The text hums The text seems The reader has
Fluency has an easy mostly flows, along with a choppy and is to practice quite
flow, rhythm, and usually steady beat, not easy to a bit in order to
and cadence. invites oral but tends to read orally. give this essay
Sentences reading. be more a fair
are well built, businesslike interpretive
with strong than musical, reading.
and varied more
structure that mechanical
 invites than fluid.
expressive
oral reading.

V. Reflection
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Directions: Share your thoughts. Complete the sentence below.
What I learned from the lesson is ________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
 Quarter 2 Week 2

Learning Activity Sheet No. 4

Name of Learner: _____________________________Grade and Section: ________

Date: _________________

CESC LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Participatory Development

I. Learning Competency with Code

1. Explain the importance of commitment and action in participatory development
for community well- being. HUMSS_CSC12-IIIh-j-16

II. Background Information for Learners

Commitment and action are two significant characteristics that are essential in
achieving goals. Committed action is behaving in the service of chosen aspect of
participatory development.

Planning is essential in participatory development. The success of the

projects relies on the execution of shared ideas among members of the community.
The plan of action is expected to be implemented with commitment and adherence
to common goal of the community.

The endeavor of sustaining community projects is vital and needs the support
of local government, and any other group who shared the same vision and ideals.

In this lesson, you will learn the importance of commitment and action in
participatory development.

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites

1. Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship for Senior High School,

Ava Ann P.Semorlan, Ph.D. et. al, C&E Publishing, Inc., 2018,pp: 113-117

IV. Activity Proper

Activity 1
1. Directions/Instructions
 Read and understand the underlying concept of commitment and action in
participatory development.

Participatory development is the engagement of the member of a population

in development projects. It promotes the values of self-reliance, sustainable
development, and social justice. In the perspective of social movement, the people
are mobilized to eliminate hierarchies of knowledge, power, and economic
distribution. Moreover, in Institutional perspective, inputs, and opinions of groups in a
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community are considered factor in the attainment of goals.

Evaluation
Design Stage Implementation Stage
Research Stage Stage
Activities are Significant
Problem is defined Planned intervention
designed changes are
is made assessed.

In research stage, this is where gathering of information that would answer

the question “what the situation is all about, and the problems to be addressed. An
appropriate activity is carefully crafted to address the identified problems, we call this
stage as “design stage”. Employing what have been crafted and ensuring that this
activities are mobilized are the key concept of the “Implementation stage”, lastly,
during the “evaluation stage, we highlight the “what went wrong and went right” of
the initiatives and work on for possible improvement.

2. Exercises/Activities

Directions: Below is an illustration of a hands holding a heart and an arrow around

it. Fill in the illustration using the details below: write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

Hands : Local groups that could support your endeavor

Heart : The benefits you are expecting from your endeavor.
Arrows : The things you will do to achieve your project.

Exercise 1. We are all in this

together!

Think of a project that would help your

community in the battle against
COVID-19 and fill in the illustration with
the details accordingly.
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Exercise 2. Let us think about it!

Directions: Using your answer in exercises number 1, complete the table below
by answering the guide questions. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper.

Implementation Evaluation
Research stage Design stage
stage Stage

3. Guide Questions

1. What are the tangible concerns or issues that needs to be addressed?

2. What are the activities you would like to employ to address the issues or
concerns?
3. How will you ensure that this activity is observed and implemented?
4. What is likely to happen if the members of the community are adherent
and committed to your project?

4. Rubrics

Rubric for Scoring Action Plan

Content 40 %
Relevance 30 %
Clarity 30 %
Total 100 %

V. Reflection
Directions: Share your thoughts. Complete the sentence below.
a. What are your experiences in doing this activity?
b. As a member of the community that is currently struggling in terms of
economy and social health, what can you contribute to achieve the
common goal of your community?