VOLUNTEERISM FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENTS

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VOLUNTEERISM FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENTS The CSSP
Experience in Handling the NSTP-CWTS
Program Prof. Mariño Deocariza UP Department of
Geography
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Presentation Outline
The NSTP Program NSTP in UP Diliman NSTP in UP
CSSP Sample Service Projects Issues
Encountered Steps Taken Assets Mapping
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.
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National Service Training Program
NSTP Law of 2001 (RA 9163) It is the prime duty
of the government to serve and protect its
citizens. In turn, it shall be the
responsibility of all citizens to defend the
security of the State thus the government may
require each citizen to render personal,
military or civil service. Beginning SY
2002-03, all male and female college students are
required to complete two (2) semesters of any one
of the following NSTP components as a requisite
for graduation. ROTC Reserve Officers
Training Course CWTS Community Welfare
Training Service LTS Literacy Training
Service The NSTP may be taken anytime before
graduation (not necessarily in the first two
years).
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NSTP Components
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Reserve Officers Training Corps - Provides
military training to college level students in
order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize
them for national defense preparedness.
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Literacy Training Service - Designed to train
students to become teachers of literacy and
numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school
youth, and other sectors of society in need of
their service.
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Civic Welfare Training Service - Activities that
contribute to the improvement of life and general
welfare of members of a community thru the
enhancement of facilities, especially those
devoted to improving health, education,
environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation
morals of the citizenry.
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NSTP Program in UP Diliman Serving Our People,
Building Our Nation
UP Diliman offers both the ROTC and CWTS
components. The ROTC program is handled by the
Department of Military Science and Tactics (UP
DMST). With the CWTS program, each college was
mandated to design and offer its own CWTS program
depending on its thrusts. UP Diliman identified
3 important dimensions that are essential in
developing the self for the service of the
nation. These are 1. Citizenship 2.
Volunteerism 3. Career Exploration and
Development
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Fundamentals of Citizenship and Volunteerism
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CWTS-1 Fundamentals of Citizenship and
Volunteerism
CWTS-2 Career Exploration in the Social
Sciences
Provide students with an appreciation of key
concepts such as citizenship and volunteerism.
Implementation of community service projects.
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CWTS-1 Fundamentals of Citizenship and
Volunteerism
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Course Schedule CWTS-1
Week 1
Introduction to CWTS-1
Philippine Culture and Society
Week 2
Citizenship and Nation-Building
Week 3
Week 4
Volunteerism
Week 5
Volunteers in Action
Week 6
Volunteer Organizations
Week 7
Introduction to Community Profiling
Week 8
Briefing on Field Activity
Weeks 9-14
COMMUNITY PROFILING
Week 15
Presentation of Community Profile and Project
Proposals
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CWTS-2 Career Exploration in the Social Sciences
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Course Schedule CWTS-2
Week 1
Introduction to CWTS-2
Review of Project Proposals
Week 2
Briefing on Field Activity
Week 3
Weeks 4-5
PROJECT PREPARATION
Week 6-14
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Presentation of Community Service Projects
Results, Problems Encountered, Lessons Learned
Week 15
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• CLASS PROTOCOLS
• Identify the leaders and key individuals in the
  community. They shall serve as program
  coordinators and will link the class with the
  community. Immediately establish operational
  arrangements with the program coordinator/s.
• Properly and adequately explain to them the ff
• - Objective of the program
• - Expected outputs/ outcomes
• - Coverage and Limitations
• When going to the community, report to the
  program coordinator before and after any activity
  in the area. Always inform the faculty in charge
  of your whereabouts.
• Strictly follow RULE 21. Each time you do
  something in the community, make sure there are
  two of you plus at least one from program
  partners in the community.
• 5. In case of untoward incident, contact the
  program coordinator and the faculty in charge
  immediately.

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Partner Communities
Pook Dagohoy Brgy. UP Campus Old Balara Krus na
Ligas Bagong Silang Ronas Garden North
Triangle BASECO Habitat Housing
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Community Service Projects
Tutorials Establishment of Mini-Library Environmen
tal Clean-Up After School Care Program Teaching
Cultural Dances Teaching Philosophy for
Kids Livelihood Training Fire Prevention Seminar
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Anthropology Majors (CSSP CWTS Class 2005)
Pagtuturo ng
Benjan
isang katutubong sayaw ng mga taga-Cordillera
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Anthropology Majors (CSSP CWTS Class 2005)
Mas pinapanigan ng mga tao ang mga makabagong uri
ng sining sa larangan ng musika at sayaw sapagkat
ito ay nailalatag sa kanila ng media at ng
lipunang ating ginagalawan. CSSP CWTS Class
2005
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Preparatory Activities
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Teaching Kids to Dance
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Geography Majors (CSSP CWTS Class 2005)
Community Clean-up
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Clogged and Dirty Creek
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Clogged and Dirty Creek
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Garbage Problems
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Poor Drainage/Sewerage Systems
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Poor Drainage/Sewerage Systems
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Proposed Projects

• Symposium / Forum
• Residents will be given lectures regarding
  cleanliness and sanitation
• Fumigation
• Fumigation of the area to control dengue
• Clean-up Day
• Conduct a community cleanup drive

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Final Project

• The group raised money to deliver community
  cleanup materials such as
• Drums
• Shovels
• Rakes
• Brooms
• Dustpans
• Working Gloves
• The group also conducted a mini clean up drive

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Final Project
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Issues Encountered
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Operational Issues CWTS-1
STEPS TAKEN Students can learn volunteerism
whether it be required or not. Lectures,
speakers, service projects Attendance,
reflections, participation Committee,
coordinator ??? Collect materials from various
sources. Develop CWTS module.
OPERATIONAL ISSUES Teaching volunteerism through
a required course. How should it be
conducted? How to measure learning? Who should
be in charge? Who shoulders the operational
expenses? Lack of available textbooks, manuals
and materials
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Operational Issues CWTS-2
STEPS TAKEN Community needs, discipline-based Ins
urance, establish protocols, assign community
coordinator The students, the community Establish
rapport Present class limitations Attendance,
participation, projects implemented
OPERATIONAL ISSUES What kind of community
service? Student safety and accountability in
area Who shoulders the operational
expenses? Uncooperative community High
expectations from the class How to measure
learning?
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A New Approach

• Assets mapping is different from the traditional
  form of problem-oriented data collection or
  needs identification and assessment.
• Traditional community assessment tool seeks to
  identify community needs and problems in order to
  determine the kind of projects students can best
  sponsor in the area.
• This type of problem seeking tool impairs the
  positive attitude of the community as they are
  made to acknowledge that they always need
  external help in order address community issues.
• This may lead to continued community dependency
  from outside assistance.

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Assets Mapping

• Assets Mapping looks not only at the prevailing
  problems in a community but also identifies and
  incorporates the strengths and assets of the
  community.
• Assets include available resources, community
  networks and linkages, skilled workers,
  population size, and many more.
• Evaluation of these assets would lead to more
  focused capability and competency building to
  move towards community development.

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Assets Mapping

• Assets Mapping includes the enhancement of
  available and potential community assets to
  improve decision making approaches in community
  development and program implementation.
• The results are community service projects
  conceptualized and undertaken by students, in
  active partnership with the community themselves.
  
• Communities should be seen as assets and not
  simply as program recipients and beneficiaries.

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Thank you!