DIMENSIONS of NSTP

Areas of Concern in Community Development

as Identified in LTS-CWTS Programs
Week 2
 The Implementation of Republic Act No. 9163 otherwise known as
National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001 aims to
enhance civic consciousness and defense
preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service and
patriotism while undergoing training in any of its three (3) program
components namely:

(1)Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC);

(2) Literacy Training Service(LTS); and
(3) Civic Welfare Training Service(CWTS).

Furthermore, the approval of this act affirmed the commitment of the

government to promote civic consciousness among the
youth and develop their physical, moral, spiritual,
intellectual and social well-being.
1. “Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)” is a
program institutionalized under Section 38 and 39 of Republic Act No.
7077 designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in
order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize them for national defense
preparedness.

2. “Literacy Training Service (LTS)” is a program

designed to train students to become teachers of literacy and numeracy
skills to school children, out of school youth, and other segments of
society in need of their service.

3. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) refers to

programs or activities contributory to the general welfare and the
betterment of life for the members of the community or the
enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to improving
health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and
morals of the citizenry.
Areas of Concern in Community Development
as Identified in LTS-CWTS Programs

1.Health and Sanitation – This is an community development

program provided by extension workers and volunteers on health
sanitation , hygiene and nutrition such as Health Education
Awareness Campaign for communicable and non-communicable
diseases, Basic Life Support ( CPR), Nutrition Education, Sanitation
Health Education Program and other health related services.

2. Training and Education – It is a capacity building program

through the improvement of the knowledge, skills and attitudes of
the stakeholders in the community. It encourages the extension
workers and volunteers to train adult citizens, the disabled and
out-of-school youth the areas of concern identified in the
community development.
Areas of Concern in Community Development
as Identified in LTS-CWTS Programs

3.Environment and Sustainable Development – The

conservation, preservation and protection of the environment such as
cleaning and greening of parks and places of public interest. (Tree Planting,
Waste Management Program, Forest Protection, and Aqua-Culture
Development)

4.Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Programs – The micro-

enterprise development program through capability building program in
skills training and technology transfer, training in enterprise development
and management .( Agri-business ,Aqua-culture, Livestock Raising)

5. Safety and Disaster Preparedness - This includes extension

activities and information drive along law enforcement and safety such as
Fire Prevention Control, Human Rights Education, Anti-Drug Education and
Barangay Security Management and Disaster Preparedness.
Areas of Concern in Community Development
as Identified in LTS-CWTS Programs

6. Sports and Recreation - The promotion of sports programs to

foster self-discipline, teamwork, and excellence for the development
of healthy and alert citizenry .It also includes training in sports clinic,
sports officiating and to initiate amateur sports competition.

7. Moral and Spiritual Development – The extension training

of the Stakeholders in Values Education Program including : the
promotion of patriotism and nationalism; respect of human rights;
appreciation of the roles of the heroes in the historical development
of the country; teach the rights and duties of citizenship; strengthen
ethical and spiritual values; develop moral character and personal
discipline.
Community Development Goals:

If the project development and management is

participatory, it must be viewed in the context of the
lives, experiences and aspirations of the people, especially
the poor. It must not be divorced from the overall process of community
organizing and development directed towards the building of self-
reliant communities where the people are continuously
building their capabilities and promoting their
empowerment. To be really people-centered and
participatory, project development and management must help in
the pursuit of the following overall community development goals:
Community Development Goals:
1. Raising Productivity Levels
Undoubtedly, levels of production must be raised. But this should correspond
appropriately to the needs of the community. What we mean to say is that the
people in the community should be the ones
decisive as to what is beneficial or good to them
based on their own study and evaluation of their situation and potentials. It is good
that development starts from where the people
are and what they already have. In this way, the development that can be generated,
say, in increasing productivity, would really be participated and people oriented.

2. Broadening the Sharing of Development’s Blessings

Since development must primarily benefit the poor, the
distribution of its rewards must be broadened and reach out to them. It is often said
that the poor will ultimately benefit from the blessing of development, yet this is far
from being true. And so we must first have balanced view about
development.
 Community Development Goals:

3.Democratization of Projects and Social Services

Since the poor have the least opportunity to develop their livelihood, they should
be given the utmost priority in projects and social services. It is said that those
who have less in life should have more in law. In this
regard, it would be best to look into the present service delivery system in our
communities.

4.Creating More Jobs Opportunities and Means of Livelihood

With the increasing ranks of the unemployed and underemployed it is but
imperative that development projects should always take into
account the need to create more jobs and means of
livelihood.
Community Development Goals:

5. Developing the People’s Potentials for Them to Take

the Leading Role in Development
People’s participation in development is still quite insignificant today.
Necessarily, their participation in planning and management of
development projects has to be brightened and invigorated. The
people should have an active and decisive
involvement, from the initial analysis of their own
conditions to the actual implementation of their
projects.
The Process of Participatory Project Development
Management for People’s Empowerment

SOCIAL PROJECT PROJECT

ANALYSIS IDENTIFICATION FEASIBILITY
STUDIES

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY PROJECT
TOWARDS BUILDING SELF-RELIANT
ORGANIZING SELECTION
COMMUNITIES AND APPROVAL

PROJECT PROJECT PREPARATIONS

MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION FOR PROJECT
AND AND IMPLEMENTATION
EVALUATION MANAGEMENT
Steps and Activities in
Participatory Project Development and Management

1. Community Organizing
If the project development and management is
geared towards promoting capability building,
empowerment and self-reliance, it is but imperative that the
process starts with organizing the community. This should
be the case because people’s participation in the planning
and management of development projects can never be
strong and decisive if they are not organized, if they are not
united.
Steps and Activities in
Participatory Project Development and Management

2.Social Analysis
In planning and management of development
projects, social analysis of a community is
specifically focused on the problems, needs and
potentials of the people which will help them in the
systematic identification of potential projects which
can help solve their problems and meet their
needs.
Steps and Activities in
Participatory Project Development and Management

3.Project identification
Project identification gains meaning as the people
discover potential projects which can help change
oppressive conditions in their community and respond
sensitively to their problems and needs.
 Steps and Activities in
Participatory Project Development and Management

4. Feasibility Study Preparation

There are numerous projects which can possibly help solve the people’s
problems and meet their needs. But in doing studies on development projects,
we want to be critical in their decision-making as to what projects would be
implemented.

a) Which of these projects can fulfill our needs?

b) Which of these are not quite new to us since they are already part of our
experiences?
c) Which among these are we are capable of implementing even without
outside assistance so that we can start from where we are and on what we
already have?
d) Which of these projects need outside support, a proposal and a thorough
going follow-up?
Steps and Activities in
Participatory Project Development and Management

5.Project Selection and Approval

At this stage in the process of planning and
management of development projects, we want the people
to decide : These are the projects that can fulfill our needs.
These are the projects that we want to implement.” Once
the people have already selected and approved the
projects which they will implement, we want them to
prepare a proposal and plan for implementing the project.
Steps and Activities in
Participatory Project Development and Management

6. Project Implementation
In implementing the project, we want to see
the people taking the lead role. At this stage in the
process of planning and managing development
projects, the actual participation of the people shall
be fully harnessed in meeting their objectives.
Steps and Activities in
Participatory Project Development and Management

7.Project Management and Sustenance.

Once completed, the must be continually
managed and sustained. The project must serve as
an avenue for the people’s continuing capability
building, self –reliance and empowerment.
Steps and Activities in
Participatory Project Development and Management

8. Project Monitoring and Evaluation

In this activity, we want the people to monitor and
evaluate their project. We want them to ask themselves:
“What’s happening with our project?
Are we achieving our aims?”
What have we done to pursue our objectives?
Have we deviated from these objectives?
Why? What are the reasons?”
Monitoring and evaluation are done so that people can
periodically discuss and act timely enough on whatever
problems they may encounter in the project’s
implementation and management.
Qualities of an Effective and Productive
Extension/ Community Worker
COMMITMENT - One must be responsible in fulfilling one engagement and promises for a certain cause.
OPTIMISTIC - One looks at the brightest side of things and does for the best.
MALLEABLE - One must be flexible, pliant in the sphere of community organization and development.
MODEL/MOTIVITY - One must be an example or role model to people
UNDERSTANDING – Situation or condition of others
NEGOTIABLE - One must have the willingness to compromise and openness to negotiation, agreement and
transaction.
INNOVATIVE - Full of new ideas, methods approaches and willing to change for the better.
TACTICAL - One must exhibit maneuvering strategies, management tactics to gain and meet objectives, ability
to persuade and links with other agencies in order to maintain contact at high level, convinces
others to help and work together.
YOUTHFUL – One must be keen, zestful, vigorous and active in keeping people in the community.
WILLINGNESS – One must have the zeal, enthusiasm and goodwill and geniality to help others.
OBEDIENT – One must be loyal , law abiding and respectful at one’s command governing body and its policies.
RESCUING HAND – One must be responsible to help others or reach out clients to help make their lives better.
KINDNESS – A worker must have good intention, considerate and sympathetic to her desires to serve others.
He/she must be kind hearted person.
ENERGETIC – One must be full of energy, vigor and strength to work with people and the organization he/she
represents.
RESOURCEFUL - He/she must be capable of seeking means to meet the objectives of programs for the
community.
SENSE OF VISION - Try our new ideas and is ready to meet challenges. Can express confidence of his own
ability to complete difficult tasks as part of challenges in life.
 EXTENSION CREED

Go to the people
Live with the people
Learn from them Plan with them
Work with them.
Start with what they know
Build on what they have
Teach by showing, learn by doing
Not by showcase but a pattern
Not odds and ends but a system
Not piecemeal but integrated
approach
Not to conform but transform
Not relief but release.