community

immersion
group 4
objectives
overview
Enumerate the

01. different steps involved

in community
immersion;
This chapter deals with the
importance of community
immersion in the holistic
Explain the nature of development of students. It also

02.
and approaches in
presents the aspects of
community
development works;
community development that
and are integrated in students’
immmersion in communities
Design a community

03. immersion program with

activities compliant with
protocols of intervention
community immersion
One of the strategies of community
Community Immersion
organizing is community immersion. It
inculcates civic consciousness
involves extensive exposure of the students
and defense preparedness in
to various community activities so that they
the youth
may become responsible members of the
society where they belong.

“EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST

Community immersion is a TEACHER”
strategy that goes beyond
Students are also trained to
acquainting students with
becoming socially, morally, and civic
community concerns but
conscious individuals on the areas of
makes possible their
sports, literacy, health livelihood,
participation in their resolution.
environmental services, values and
other social welfare services.
 community immersion
Community immersion as a voluntary and participatory
approach in developing a wholesome and ideal society, is
reflected on the following student learning activities.

1. Understand the economic, psychosocial, and

political realities of the community.
2. Identify the needs, interests, and issues of the
people.
3. Develop personal growth by learning from
real-life situations and valuing life skills.
4. Uphold human dignity through active student
participation in community programs.
5. Realize the mutual benefits of student
involvement and community development.
Service-learning from Labuguen et al. (2009) describes how the
Community Immersion community immersion aspect of Widow
NSTP-CWTS 2 benefits not only the
communities served but also the students
who are accorded the following
advantages:

1. Have the opportunity for the students to

appreciate other people's lives through living,
identifying, and associating with the people

2. Gain social acceptance derived from community

relations coupled with the appropriate community
services and activities.
 Service-learning from
Community Immersion
3. Enhance experiences in conducting resource 5. Develop conscience that makes them realize
and community inventory mapping such as how their ability to help solves problems in the
identifying geographic coverage, pointing out community and how indifference of people
resources and their uses, and determining affects communities
relationships of people with the existing
resources 6. Acquire first-hand experiences in dealing with
community intervention and services
4. Establish rapport and relationship with
different people who may be of help to them at 7. Have the chance to learn life skills that will
some future time enrich and better them as persons
 community
Development work
• Community development work is the process by which
efforts of the people at the grassroots level are united with
those of the government to improve the socioeconomic and
cultural conditions of the community.

Community development works are actions that Community development works operate on two
seek to build social capital, promote interaction, models. The first model refers to efforts that
and empower community residents to alleviate develop from within the community and are led
their living conditions. The building of social by community members. The second model
capital is important in solving community refers to efforts that are instigated and run by
problems, as the people who live, work, and professionals from outside the community.
interact in a particular community enable their
own community to function effectively.
Approaches in Community Community development approaches
Development Work are defined by the following:
• Community works are often confused
with community-based work. The 1. Sustainability (long or short-term)
similarity is that they fall under the 2. Area of concentration (local, national,
discipline of community development global, and overseas)
approaches. To differentiate, community 3. Field or specialization (e.g., education
work requires the efforts of the people in advancement or religion affairs)
greater or larger degree whereas 4. Objectives, vision, and mission (e.g., social
community-based work involves the security or rural domination with the use of
community but in a smaller scale from
kindness)
what is essential in community work.
 Approaches in Community
Development Work
Technical Assistance Approach Social Justice and Human Rights Approach
Focuses on efficient delivery of services by involving outside Targets social, cultural, and ethical concerns. Balances societal
experts, especially for technical or credential-based support. and individual responsibilities for justice using globally accepted
Self-Help Approach human rights standards.
Empowers community members to work together, encouraging Ecological / Environmental Approach
independence through visioning and goal-setting activities. Focuses on environmental crises and promotes sustainable,
Confrontation (Con) Approach nature-centered development.
Builds human capacity to tackle local issues by confronting Multi-Method Approach
barriers, promoting critical thinking, and viewing conflict as a Combines various approaches to create a hybrid strategy, often
driver for change. used unknowingly by organizations to meet diverse community
Structural / Brick-and-Mortar Approach goals.
Addresses foundational needs through infrastructure, while also
Note: These categories are not absolute, as
considering intersecting oppressions at personal, cultural, and community development is broad.
structural levels.
Community
Development Project
Community development project is the term applied
to any community based project that covers a wide
variety of different areas within a community or a
group of networking entities. Projects can covers
almost anything, including the most obvious section of
concern to any community, the welfare element.

• Welfare community projects Charitable projects in the community

cover locally run and locally Economic community may include ecological efforts like
funded orphanages or even a projects are designed maintaining green spaces or
Christmas dinner kitchen for the preventing their loss. Other examples
to create some sort of
homeless. are clothing donation drives and
economic autonomy.
similar community-based charity
initiatives.
Community
Community gardening
Building Practices
• Community building is directed towards the
creation of community composed of helps improve neighborhood, build
individuals within an area or with a common a sense of community, and connect
interest. The building of social networks
to the environment by planting
within a community fosters collaborative
work and hones problem solving skills. and harvesting fresh produce and
plants.
• A wide variety of practices can be utilized
for community building, ranging from simple
events like potlucks and food bazaar, to
larger-scale efforts such as barangay or city
festivals and construction projects that
involve local participants rather than outside
contractors.
 Community Building Practices
Community technology centers may help bridge the digital
divide among generations.
They may also help foster
connections to the
environment through the re-
use of technology and proper
electronic waste stewardship.
Sharing of skills or knowledge
sharing skills in music, dance,
crafts, or mechanics fosters
community-building. Service
activities strengthen
relationships and promote
unity, laying the groundwork
for future success.
 Community Building
Practices

Community organizing

refers to the gathering of people to

Social activism solve a Unlike activism, it does not
involve a strategy for building power
involves the banding of for making specific social changes.
of communities taking Community immersion is one of the
action to produce strategies under community
social change. organizing problem.
Thank you
very much