FIELD INSTRUCTION COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

Situation 1 - The Mamanwa of Surigao del Norte were among the victims of Typhoon
Odette. Prior to the typhoon in 2021, their settlement was part of the area coverage of the
Small Integrated Development Approach of an NGO. This NGO is composed of young
professionals that believes in a holistic approach in helping impoverished people in
recognizing and exercising their power in re-shaping their destiny. The Mamanwa are
traditionally closely knit. Being patriarchal, family members are duty-bound to pay respects
to their elders, particularly the male ones. Decision-making within the household is still within
the father's role although the women claimed they are consulted in matters concerning
discipline of their children.

1. The most immediate need of the Mamanwa, being victims of Typhoon Odette was:

a. income and Employment

b. communal farming
c. relief and rehabilitation
d. rebuilding of the settlement

2. The Mamanwa have a history of self-organizations. With the help of the partner
NGO, what would you consider their organization?

a. lobby group
b. civic organization
c. people's organization
d. interest group

3. What CO model of C.O is most appropriate in working with these people?

a. social action
b. community development
c. social planning
d. social research

4. In rehabilitation work, food for work was introduces. What trait of the Mamanwa was
tapped to undertake group projects?

a. closely-knot family
b. very shy
c.peace-loving
d. non-confrontational

5. With the displacement of the Mamanwa, the following are goals which the C.O
worker had discussed with the group except one:

a. access to resources necessary in rebuilding the settlement

b. resumption of farm activities
c. organizes the people as part of the empowerment process
d. rehabilitation plan for the community

Situation 2 - Barangay Talamapas is a village in a Southern town. It is known to have many

of its men folks as wife beaters, Studies made on the dynamics of this phenomenon
revealed that men perceived dominant (including those considered "violent") behavior as
indicators of being "macho". This domestic violence inevitably also leads to child assembly
to discuss this problem.

6. When you help people in this community to identify their common problem-develop
their capacity to solve these, you are playing the role of:

a. enabler
b. planner
c. catalyst
d. helper

7. As a C.O worker assigned in this community in attending the assembly, your

objective will be to:

a. raise level of consciousness of the community on the problem

b. recommend sanction to abusers
c. refers victims to police authority for filing of complaints
d. organizes the women to protect themselves against further abuse

8. What model of C.O practice would be appropriate in pushing for legislative measures
against domestic violence:

a. social planning
b. social action
c. community development
d. research

9. Women's right are basically human rights. The women victims in this barangay
therefore can consider abused in terms of their:

a. right to life, liberty, security of person

b. right to freedom
c. right to freedom of thought and religion
d. Right to join an organization

10. In the Philippines, under our present laws, wife beating can be prosecuted under:

a. physical injuries
b. acts of lasciviousness
c. rape
d. estafa

Situation 3 - Peace and order used to be a major problem in the area on the 1960 to the
late 1970s. Outsiders dared not visit for fear of getting into gang fights that constantly
erupted between the northern and southern side of the community. The north side used to
know as the "Visayan Island" named for the place of origin of its residents. The east side
residents came from different provinces dominated by Bicolanos. Along this division gangs
have been formed to lead the defense and attacks the members when felt necessary. Time,
however, have apparently dulled differences and memory. The gang wars gradually
disappeared. The youth of that period could now barely recall why animosity ran so high nor
why specific fights started.

Peace and order, however, did hit cease to be a concern of the community. Petty crimes
against persons property, unruly drunks and rowdy parties, and open gambling are kept to a
minimum by the Tanod bayan (volunteer village guards). The Tanod bayan with about 100 all
male volunteers, currently has at least seven teams that take turns in peace-keeping
specially during late nights and early mornings. Team leaders are selected and authorized by
the Barangay Captain. The Kabataang Barangay, another youth organization have about 27
members that takes on one day a week of the Barangay Tanod's work. The latter though is
not very active organization. At some enthusiastic. Some attribute these periods of inactivity
to times when volunteers are fully employed. Others attribute it to team leaders who do not
want to work with each other. But ir any case, it is one area of community work where male
members of the community are required and expected to be visible and constantly active.

11. It is apparent that this community has multi-faceted problems. But over and above
solution of problems, the C.O worker must consider the following except one:

a. re-orient values important in a viable community life

b. project positive image for the organization
c. enriches knowledge and skills in problem management
d. enhances people's human worth and dignity

12. Barangay Council structure is oftentimes the point of entry in communities. In this
urban poor community, the Barangay Tanod is part of the Barangay's committee:

a. executive
b. health
c. education
d. legislative

13. Organizing the people for the problem on peace and order, a temporary committee
may be created for the special task of studying, planning and taking appropriate
action by the barangay council. This is called:
a. Ad Hoc Committee
b. Special task force
c. Work group
d. Planning Committee

14. All, except one, are knowledge which should be possessed by the C.O worker in
dealing with this community:

a. situation analysis
b. research
c. use of inter-group relationship
d. group processes

15. The following are skills required of the C.O worker working in this community except
one:

a. budgeting
b. leadership
c. working with people
d. organizing

Situation 4 - This urban poor community, in the early 1980s, teemed with people housed in
make-shift shanties. Its alleys are oftentimes dark and muddy. Families were hand-to-mouth
existence. Some were recipients from dole-outs from better-off relatives of from the
government.

There were no community facilities such as health centers, day care centers, barangay hall,
chapel. Most houses tapper power connections from nearby residences. More than 10 years
later, notable physical transformation and changed the community. The changes were the
result of many factors but it clearly demonstrated what community self-help meant and what
it could possibly achieve, if people willed themselves into it.

16. Readiness to change could have been brought about by the following, except one:

a. information-dissemination
b. consciousness-raising
c. education
d. legislation

17. Promotion of social & economic well-being of this are within the period of 3 years is
an example of:

a. skills
b. program
c. objective
d. strategy

18. When formulating an objective for this urban poor community the social worker is
guided by her professional values. Examples of these are the following, except:

a. people cannot and should not be trusted

b. commitment to enhance people's total well-being in accordance with their
capability
c. people have potentials and can improve their life situations given the opportunity
d. people have worth and dignity and should therefore be given due respect

19. The following, except one are some of the social and human welfare programs that
addressed specific community needs:

a. health center
b. day care center
c. chapel
d. radio program

20. What values in C.O as a method in Social Work can you attribute these changes?

a. belief in resource-sharing
b. belief in democratic process
c. beliefs in the capacity of people to change
d. beliefs in the Almighty

Situation 5 - When the volcano erupted the people were confused. They gathered their
belongings and ran, not sure when they were going. Some found themselves in the church
while the others went on the highways expecting that they will be rescued. Finding a several
people walking, they joined the exodus. Most people were in a daze.

21. In disaster preparedness and mitigation, the objective is to:

a. increase vulnerability and capability

b. reduces vulnerability and capability
c. reduce vulnerability and increase in capability
d. increase vulnerability and decrease capability

22. After responding to the emergency needs of evacuees, the next stage is:

a. evacuation
b. rehabilitation
c. mitigation
d. prevention
23. Confusion, panic, aimless walking. This re-indication that the people were
inadequately prepared for this disaster. When the volcano erupted, the most
immediate response should be in coordination with the local disaster coordinating
council:

a. rehabilitation
b. emergency feeding
c. stress debriefing
d. search & rescue

24. In disaster management, families are displaced, with the destruction of their houses,
crops and other belongings One program that helps them build new permanent
communities is:

a. emigration
b. immersion
c. resettlement
d. evaluation

25. When people in the community are informed of warning signals, given the evacuation
drills on what to do and where to go when disaster strikes, we say that there is:

a. disaster mobilization
b. disaster rehabilitation
c. disaster evacuation
d. disaster preparedness

Situation 6 - The landless tobacco farmers have been at the mercy of influential money
lenders or usurers for years. Each planting season, they practically beg for loans to buy
needed farm inputs. Their incomes are no enough for their basic needs. It is an endless
struggle for several.

However, with the help of an NGO, they begun organizing themselves, into a people's
organization. They started to learn about the roots of their dependence and new possibilities
for improving their lives. One of the major activities initiated by the group is to demand that
the 20 hectares be subjected to land reform. Dialogues have started with local agency
officials. Their NGO partner is relatively new in social development work.

26. After initial training and when an adequate number of people have been attracted to
their common objectives, then the organization can be formulized into a:

a. civic organization
b. NGO
c. political organization
d. sectoral organization
27. What do you call the initial group of people to be organized?

a. core group
b. pressure group
c. lead group
d. interest group

28. This particular government agency should be directly responsible in assisting the
farmers with their tenancy problem:

a. DAR
b. DENR
c. Dad
d. DPWH

29. In organizing themselves, the tobacco farmers must undergo training in leadership
and organizing. Training should include:

a. project visitation
b. public relations
c. assessment and reflection sessions
d. fiscal management

30. Formalization of the organization involves the following except one:

a. creation of committees
b. planning a general assembly
c. lobbying
d. election of officers

BARANGAY BALETE

Balete is a low-income farming community in the province of Pampanga. It is

accessible by any means of transport. It has 205 families and a total population of 1,187.
Thirty five percent of the population are within the age of 7 to 22 years old and while 47%
are between the ages 25 and 60. Fifteen percent of the population above six year old and
below while the remaining 3% are more than 60 years of age. Sixty two percent of the school
age population are out of school. Of the population above twenty two years old 18% did not
finished grade school. 56% finished tertiary education. Most of the people live in makeshift
homes and in marginal conditions. Seventy-one percent of the population have family
incomes below the food threshold. People earn just enough to pay their debts and meet their
subsistence food requirements. This is in spite of the fact their output is higher than the
national average. The main source of income of the family in this barangay is higher than the
national average. The main source of income of the family in this barangay is farming with
rice and vegetables as the chief product. Most of the women supplement their income by
raising livestock, usually hogs and poultry.
The community's main sources of water are deep wells. Only 53% of the families
have water sealed toilet facilities. Many of t he children are malnourished and often suffer
from illnesses such are diarrhea and respiratory tract infection. There is a high incidence of
infant mortality. To decrease the number of malnourished children, a religious group has
been operating a supplemental feeding for the last six months.
The males frequency engage in drinking sprees, especially during off-farming
seasons. It is, in fact, one of the primary preoccupations for many of them. There is
apparently a community wide problem involving domestic violence but the people are not
comfortable in openly discussing the program. There is an inactive Farmer's Cooperative in
the community. The Barangay Council is the most prominent government instrumentality in
the area although the people seldom come in contact with them. There is an elementary
school and day care center in the community. The community problems identified by the
people are as follows: low income, lack of educational and employment season and the
effects of La Nina. The community experiences flooding problems from time to time.
You are new social worker of a private welfare agency engage in family welfare and
community development work. Your predecessor was criticized for simply bringing a
package of services from the agency. Your predecessor warned you that the community was
full of "stubborn people" but you decided to disregard the comment. She seems nice to you
and looks as if she had a lot of accomplishment.
She got the children to attend the environmental rally at the provincial capital. She
was able to solicit materials for the construction of comfort room as much as "what they
would eventually put on them" (i.e. food). The cooperative she organized has grown so
strong that the 26 members are now earning thrice as much as non-members. In fact a
number of them have acquired the land rights of their neighbors who borrowed money from
them. When consulted by the mayor, he strongly advised the suspension of the plan to build
roads until it is determined that such a project would adversely affect the community. She
give you an MBN form which, she said, should be use in data gathering. But in their last
community meeting, one of the traditional leaders told you predecessor that they did not
need her assistance. She resented this and called him a "trapo".
There is an elementary school and a day care center in the community. The first thing
that the residents asked you when you first met them was the educational assistance your
NGO was supposed to grant them, as promised by the previous CO worker. You have
identified potential leaders who are highly committed but lacks the competence. The most
respected among them is Ka Lito who is always present during meetings. He is a college
graduate and can speak and think well. He works in Bataan and comes home during
weekends.

31. What would be the best method for gathering the baseline data?

a. Case study
b. Census
C. Face-to-face interview
d. Group discussion
e. Survey
32. In order to validate a general community data and to gain in-depth understanding of
the situation of the people, this method of data gathering would be useful.

a. Case study
b. Census
c. Face-to-face interview
d. Group discussion
e. Survey

33. A rapid assessment of the community is a form of a

a. Case study
b. Census
c. Face-to-face interview
d. Group discussion
e. Survey

34. One of your specific tasks would be to_

a. Assist the community in determining its priority problems

b. Conduct community assessment
c. Improve the living conditions of the people
d. Raise the political awareness of the community
e. Serve as leader in the absence of a formal community leadership

35. Which problem would you address first?

a. Lack of health facilities

b. Low educational attainment
c. Low income
d. Poverty
e. Threat of lahar

36. After identifying the priority problems, you need to _

a. Assess the situation

b. Formulate a program of activities
c. Identify alternative solution
d. Implement solutions

37. What step in the problem-solving process was not done correctly in connection with
the supplemental feeding program?

a. Assessment of the situation

b. Definition of the problem
c. Evaluation
d. Implementation of plans
e. Planning the solutions

38. In what steps in the problem-solving process should the people be involved?

a. From the definition of the problem to the evaluation

b. From the definition of the problem to the implementation
c. From the definition of the problem to the assessment of the situation
d. From the implementation to the evaluation
e. From the planning of solutions to implementation

39. Which problem would require the use of social action?

a. Lack of health services

b. Lack of educational opportunities
c. Low income
d. Sanitation problem
e. Threat of lahar

40. With what problem would the community development model be employed?

a. Lack of health services

b. Lack of educational opportunities
c. Low income
d. Sanitation problem
e. Threat of lahar

41. The social planning model would most likely be applicable for this problem.

a. Drinking water
b. Inefficient government service
c. Lack of toilets
d. Limited access to drinking water
e. Malnutrition problem

42. Which community organizing model would be useful in addressing the threat of
lahar?

a. Area-based organizing
b. Community development
c. Conflict confrontation
d. Social action
e. Social planning
43. Lack of proper drainage would usually require what community organizing model?

a. Area-based organizing
b. Conflict confrontation
c. Community development
d. Social action
e. Social planning

44. An important information that must be included in the documentation of meeting is

a. Presiding officer
b. Question & answer
c. Resolutions
d. Time
e. Venue

45. In order to prepare the community for disasters, you would need to

a. Assist the core group in soliciting resources from the national disaster from the
coordinating council
b. Enabling the core group to develop plans to address the problem
c. Initiate the disaster management information campaign
d. Organized the disaster coordinating council at the barangay level
e. Train a special disaster management group

46. A worker who insists on having a mass relocation even though the people do not see
this as an option is violating what principle?

a. Acceptance
b. Controlled emotional involvement
c. Individualization
d. Non-judgmental attitude
e. Self-determination

47. What principle did your predecessor violates when she gives a package of services?

a. Acceptance
b. Controlled emotional involvement
c. Individualization
d. Non-judgmental attitude
e. Self-determination

48. What principle did you exercise when you decided to disregard the comment of your
predecessor?
a. Acceptance
b. Controlled emotional involvement
C. Individualization
d. Non-judgmental attitude
e. Self-determination

49. Some of your core group members are chauvinistic. What principle do you need to
be conscious of in relating with them?

a. Acceptance
b. Controlled emotional involvement
c. Individualization
d. Non-judgmental attitude
e. Self-determination

50. In one of your community meetings, one of the traditional leaders told your
predecessor that they did not need her assistance. She resented the comment and
called him a "trapo". What principle was violated here?

a. Acceptance
b. Controlled emotional involvement
c. Individualization
d. Non-judgmental attitude
e. Self-determination

51. Many of the residents are fatalistic. What principle you be conscious of?

a. Acceptance
b. Controlled emotional involvement
c. Individualization
d. Non-judgmental attitude
e. Self-determination

52. In work with communities, which of the following social work methods would you
employ?

a.casework
b. Groupwork
C. Community organizing
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

53. One of the main problems of the community is

a. Education
b. Employment
C. Health
d. Malnutrition
e. Sanitation

54. If the problem of the unequal gender relations is to be strategically addressed,

changes will have to be made in this aspect of community life.

a. Culture structure
b. Economic structure
c. Family structure
d. Social structure

55. A good objective for the community organizing process would be

a. To improve the peoples productivity

b. To enhance the communities economic sufficiency
c. To ensure food security of the community
d. To enhance the people's well-being

56. What CO principle might prevent you from filing a case against the husband
yourself?

a. CO as a means to achieve a just, humane and democratic society

b. Change lies in the people
c. Start where the people are built on what they have
d. There should be critical and active participation
e. The worker should not raise expectations

57. What CO principle might have been violated with that of environmental rally?

a. CO as a means to achieve a just, humane and democratic society

b. Change lies in the people
C. Start where the people are built on what they have
d. There should be critical and active participation
e. The worker should not raise expectations

58. What CO principle might have been overlooked with the "comfort rooms" projec t?

a. CO as a means to achieve a just, humane and democratic society

b. Change lies in the people
C. Start where the people are built on what they have
d. There should be critical and active participation
e. The worker should not raise expectations
59. The question on the educational assistance suggests a violation of this CO principle?

a. CO as a means to achieve a just, humane and democratic society

b. Change lies in the people
C. Start where the people are built on what they have
d. There should be critical and active participation
e. The worker should not raise expectations

60. What happen to the cooperative suggests an oversight of this CO principle?

a. CO as a means to achieve a just, humane and democratic society

b. Change lies in the people
c. Start where the people are built on what they have
d. There should be critical and active participation
e. The worker should not raise expectations

61. Some members of the cooperative failed to demonstrate this value of CO.

a. Critical thinking
b. Social responsibility
c. Respect for human right
d. Participation
e. Social justice

62. Which is a good entry point for organizing the community?

a. The need for more permanent dwelling units

b. The need for water-sealed toilets
c. The problem for domestic violence
d. The proposal for the educational assistance from donors
e. The threat of lahar

63. The economic productivity is seen as one of the important concerns of the
community. What would you do?

a. Assist the farmer's cooperative in addressing the concern

b. Develop a project feasibility study on the livelihood project
c. Submit a proposal to your agency for a livelihood project
d. Organize a new core group composed of community residents interested in the
issue
e. Request for financial assistance from the Cooperative Development Authority

64. Another concern of the community is the unequal gender relations. What would you
do?
a. Educate your core group members on the importance gender sensitivity
b. Disregard it since it may disrupt the organizing process
c. Immediately raise such concern with your core group
d. Organize a new core group to address such as concern
e. Immediately conduct a community-wide study

65. Refers to the activities aimed at the grouping of people to struggle for their common
needs and aspirations in a given locality.

a. Community Mobilization
b. Community Study/Analysis
c. Community Organizing
d. Integration into the Community

66. It pertains to actions of the community organization based on their identified pressing
issues, problems, and concerns,

a. Community Mobilization
B. Integration into the Community
c. Community Organizing
d. Community Study/Analysis

67. It pertains to the critical collation of different data and information of community life's
sphere to be able to come-up with clear description and analysis of community
situation.

a. Integration into the Community

b. Community Study/Analysis
c. Community Mobilization
d. Community Organizing

68. Through the process of immersion, community organizers can feel the real
community's life situation of the community, taking part in their experiences, poverty
and dreams.

a. Integration into the Community

B. Community Mobilization
c. Community Organizing
D. Community Study/Analysis

69. Community should have their own _ with right values and characteristics.

a. President
B. Prophet
c. Barangay Head
d. Leaders

70. Leaders must have deeper knowledge or grasp of the situation, especially pressing
issues, problems, and concerns.

a. True
b. False

71. The ultimate goal of community organizing is to effect changes in social and
environmental institutions so that people can't direct their own lives.

a. True
b. False

72. Before entering into communities, you must get know the formal and informal leaders
of the community.

a. True
b. False

73. In possible community leaders it is not necessary that they have higher or highest
educational attainment in the community.

a. True
b. False

74. It is formed to act as local community organizers.

a. Inner Group Formation

b. Core Group Formation
C. Community Organization
D. Exterior Formation

75. It refers to the systematic process of gathering, analyzing and utilizing pertinent data
about the community.

a. Social investigation
B. Assessment
c. Differential diagnosis
d. Stakeholder diagnosis

76. A documentary output of this stage could be a spot map as part of the tentative
community profile.

a. Preliminary Social Investigation

B. Immersion
C. Problem identification
D. Planning

77. Data gathering on the differential effects of significant events on women and men and
the changes caused by these events of the gender division of labor prevailing at the
time through the use of historical timeline as tools for analysis reflects:

a. A. Empowerment through consciousnesses raising

B. Gender sensitivity
C. Feminist organizing
D. All of the above

78. Data gathering on the leadership roles assumed by women and men over annually
recurring events, the busy periods for men and women and the mechanism
employed by women and men to cope with increased workload can be facilitated
through this tool of analysis:

a. Historical timeline and transect

B. Seasonal calendar
C. Existing gender patterns
D. None of the above.

79. It refers to a mode of CO that believes that when ordinary people join together, they
can have control over their life conditions. It maximizes participatory processes and
indigenous leadership as well as the strength in numbers.

a. Grassroots community organizing

B. Social action
c. Bottom-up approach
d. all of the above

80. It refers to sharing and working together (in terms of community education), which
gives all people in the community an equal opportunity to have a part in the process
of making decisions that affect community life.

a. participation
b. involvement
c. empowerment
d. all of the above

81. It refers to various social factors, such as norms and networks that enable people to
take collective action to contribute to well-being.

a. Assets
B. Social capital
C. Strengths
D. Human capital

82. During social investigation, the community organizer does the following, except:

a. Ocular visits and actual investigation

B. Formal interview with key informants and stakeholders
C. Community meetings like general assembly
D. Literature /records/document review

83. Leadership development in CO and capability building entails:

a. Spotting of potential leaders

B. Core group building
C. Individual and group mobilization
D. All of the above.

84. This refers to fairness and justice in the distribution of responsibilities and benefit
between men and women.

a. Gender equality
B. Gender equity
C. Gender mainstreaming
D. Gender and development

85. The following statements are true about community organizing, except:

a. It is a problem-solving process.
B. It is an approach to development.
C. It is the collective process of working together towards the solution of community
problems and the attainment of the worker's goals which will lead to people's
empowerment.
D. Sustained process of educating people to work collectively and efficiently towards
solution of short-term and long-term problems.

86. The following are among those regarded as values in community organizing practice,
except:

A. Start where people are

B. Commitment to democratic process
C. Respect for human rights
D. Social justice

87. Community organizing principles include all of the following, except:

a. Trust in people
B. Based on the interest of the majority
C. CO process will lead to a more just, humane and democratic society
D. Commitment to democratic process

88. The following are the tools of analysis in community organizing, except:

A. Gender analysis
B. Structural analysis
C. Problem Tree
D. Sociogram

89. Arthur Dunham defined community organizing as the conscious process of social
interaction and method of social work concerned with any of the following objectives,
except:

A. Relationship goals
B. Task goals
C. Process goals
D. Instrumental goals

90. Such proponent defined CO as a process by which a community identifies its needs
and objectives, orders (or ranks) these needs or objectives; develops the confidence
to work at these needs or objectives, takes action in respect to them; and in so doing
extends and develops cooperative and collaborative attitudes and practices in the
community.

A. Murray Ross
b. Ronald Lippitt
C. Morris and Binstock

91. a breath taking event in the Philippines that led to the topping down from political
power and prosecution of the highest political official for graft and corruption.

a. Philippine revolution
b) people power
c) people power 2
d) people power 3

92. It was created by the late President Ramon Magsaysay in 1956 which implemented
the UN concept of community development in the Philippines

a) Ministry of Human settlements

b) PACD
c) Department of Local Government
d) MSSD

93. This is the process by which people discover their potentials or power, cultivate and
develop them.

a) Empowerment
b) participation
c) conscientization
d) development

94. This is the process that the people go through from certain state of marginality and
dissatisfaction to a relatively better state of awareness and sufficiency.

a) Empowerment
b) participation
c) conscientization
d) development

95. This is the process by which people build and achieve a conscience for humanity and
express it through actions.

a) Empowerment
b) participation
c) conscientization
d) development

96. This goal of community organizing is the accomplishment of a concrete task meant to
meet a specific need and achieve a concrete objective

a) task goal
b) process goal
c) relationship goal
d) accomplishment goal

97. This is the achievement of a process by which people gain power or develop their
capabilities for participation, self - determination and cooperation.

a) task goal
b) processgoa
c) relationship goal
d) accomplishment goal

98. The attainment of meaningful changes in the relationship between groups, sectors or
classes of people in the society
a) task goal
b) process goal
c) relationship goal
d) accomplishment goal

99. The main task of a community organizer is?

a) advocate
b) facilitator
c) trainor
d) help people help themselves

100. This is to conduct social analysis of area resources and potentials and helps
people in the community systematized group actions to desired goals.

a) Catalyst
b) facilitator
c) research
d) advocate