Community Development thesis

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Development can be defined or described as the advancement of epansion of

an!thin" to a more comple or complete form# This concept if applied to the comm$nit!%

ho&ever% &ill refer to s$stainable% inte"rated and area'centered development# A (ind of

development &hich are epected to serve not onl! the present b$t also the f$t$re

"enerations# Ho&ever% it proved diffic$lt to attain beca$se )*U+s partic$larl! in the

co$ntr!side% have no s$fficient f$nds in their coffers to be spent for its s$ccessf$l

implementation#

Ur"ed for&ard b! this limitation% )*U'Pamb$,an% bein" a&are of this -for of

development%. has searched f$nd'so$rcin" strate"! $ntil it &as introd$ced to /aran"a!

Development Plannin" thr$ Participator! R$ral Appraisal 0D/P'PRA b! 2AI3AHAN

AND Instit$te of Politicis and *overnance 0IP* thro$"h HE)4ATA3 PHI)IPPINE3 on

5a! 6776# Inspired b! the /DP'PRA principles &hich reco"ni8e people+s empo&erment

and participator! "overnance as basis of comm$nit! b$ildin" and local development9 the

Hon# )ino )# /alan:$it 3r#% Pamb$,an+s c$rrent Chief Eec$tive% eec$ted special orders

0dated ;an$ar! 6


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comm$nities# Th$s as told% this participator! development plannin" in /aran"a!

Cabarian too( place#

3econdar! data sho&s that Cabarian has a total land area of ?@@#@=7 hectares of

vast plains &hich etends form its bo$ndar! in /aran"a! Cababtoan $p to the bo$ndaries

of other a"rarian reform comm$nities% partic$larl! Can,$madal in the so$th% 5anahao in

the east and 3an Ramon in its easternmost portion# The transect map sho&s 0ee appendi

no# 1 that there is no portion of timberlands9 b$t the terrain is "ro&n &ith fr$it bearin"

trees s$ch as man"oes% "$avas% ,ac(fr$its% and a variet! of noncommercial timbers

comprisin" its landscape# Its fertile soil is planted primaril! &ith rice% banana% pean$t%

cabba"e% pecha!% m$stards% beans% s:$ash% mon"o% $be% pineapple% "abi camote% and corn#

The barrio fol(s here raise carabao% pi"s% "oats% co&% chic(ens and d$c(s# The soil ran"es

form sand! to sand! loam and cla!# The main so$rces of &ater are open &ell and

rain&ater#

The main problems are the $navailabilit! of a safe permanent so$rce of potable

&ater and the location of a fied territorial ,$risdiction#

The opport$nities are the proposed completion of concretin" of the farm to mar(et

road and the possible development of its &ater reso$rces into fishponds and irri"ation

s!stems#

3tatement of the problem

This st$d! so$"ht to asses the condition of pop$lace of /aran"a! Cabari'an%

Pamb$,an N# 3amar#

3pecificall!% it ans&ered the follo&in" :$estions#

1# Bhat is the information and data comprisin" the socio'ecoonomic'demo"raphic

profile of /aran"a! Cabari'an% Pamb$,an% N# 3amar


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6# Bhat is a comm$nit! reso$rce

=# Bhat are the needs and problems of the comm$nit! As &ell as their health

stat$s


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3COPE and )I5ITATION3

This st$d! &ill foc$s in identif!in" the problems enco$ntered b! the respondents

of /aran"a! Cabari'an Pamb$,an N# 3amar#

This st$d! intended to cover the 1%1 respondents &ho are the residents of /r"!#

Cabari'an% Pamb$,an% Northern 3amar# /$t d$e to $nforeseen events% li(e some of the

respondents co$ld not be contacted for intervie& beca$se the! lived in poblacion for the

proper ed$cation of their children and the others are in different places for personal

p$rposes b$t the! are re"istered voters in said /aran"a!# Onl! F7F o$t of 1%1

respondents &ere intervie&ed#

DI>INATION O> TER53

>or better $nderstandin" of this st$d! important terms are there in defined

concept$all! and operationall! or both#

A"e# In this st$d!% it refers to the respondent+s total n$mber of !ears since birth $p to the

time the st$d! &as cond$cted#

Civil 3tat$s# As $sed in this st$d!% this refers to the social stat$s of the respondents either

sin"le or married#

Ed$cational Attainment#As $sed in this st$d!% this refers to the hi"hest ed$cation attained

b! the respondents#

Comm$nit! Development Activities# Comm$nit! related to activities &hich aim for the

"rad$al evol$tion and completion as pro"ress in comm$nit!# In this st$d! it refers

to activities cond$cted in the comm$nities &hich address concerns and iss$es

there in#

Comm$nit! Prospects# It is a series of activities that are desi"ned to achieve a res$lt that

is beneficial to the "ro$p of people#


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Problems# It refers to the obstacles% and diffic$lties of the respondents enco$ntered in

their dail! lives% s$ch as home related% health and comm$nit! related problems#

CHAPTER II

5ETHODO)O*G

This chapter presents the local of the st$d!% the respondents% the research desi"n%

the research instr$ment% the data "atherin" proced$re% and the statistical treatment of

Data#

This st$d! &as cond$cted in the Province of Northern 3amar &hich is composed

of t&ent! fo$r% m$nicipalities% namel! )apini"% *ama!% 5apanas% Palapa"% )aoan"%

Cat$bi"% )as Navas% Pamb$,an% 3an Ro:$e% 5ondra"on% Catarman% /obon% 3an ;ose%

Rosario% )avesares% Allen% /iri% Cap$l% 3an Antonio% 3an Isidro% 3an 4icente% 3ilvino

)$bos% 4ictoria and )ope de ve"a#

The Province of Northern 3amar is divided t&o 06 districts namel! The >irst

districts and the 3econd districts the farmer is composed of fo$rteen 01


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The province of Northern 3amar is )ocated in the Eastern 4isa!as Re"ion# Its

Capital is the m$nicipalit! of Catarman the Province of Northern 3amar is located at the

Northern portion of island of 3amar#

The st$d! &as cond$cted onl! in the /r"!# Cabarian Pamb$,an Northern 3amar#

The m$nicipalit! of Pamb$,an has t&ent! si 06F baran"a!s% and one of &hich is the

/aran"a! of Cabarian# The m$nicipalit! has ei"ht 0 /aran"a! &here the! are located

&ithin the Poblacion of Pamb$,an#

It can be reached either in a @'(ilometer motorc!cle ride thro$"h an incompletel!

calcifie read &hich connect it from Cababtoan or ina=7' mill$te sainl $sin" a p$mpboat

thro$"h Pamb$,an river#

In /aran"a! Cabarian% the ma,or livelihood of its residents is farmin"# 5a,oit! of

the residents live b! farmin" or ve"etable and fr$it vendin"# 3ome of the residents are

farmer and some are en"a"ed in small scale ind$stries#

The Respondents

The Respondents of the st$d! &as the /aran"a!% Cabarian Pamb$,an% Northern

3amar% Norther 3amar Residents onl!#

The Research Desi"n

The st$d! emplo!ed descriptive research methods# Discriptive methods have been

$sed in man! areas of investi"ation beca$se the! appl! to varried of problem#

Research Instr$ment

The instr$ment $sed in the st$d! &as s$rve! :$estionnaire# The :$estionnaire is

composed of Identification% demo"raph!% ed$cation% &ater and sanitation% Ho$sin"%

3o$rces of Income% food ade:$ac!% Overseas >ilipino Bor(er% Previo$s ho$sehold


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member% Ho$sehold member &ith disabilit!% Incidence of Crime% Nat$ral calamities%

&aste mana"ement% comm$nit! sit$ation#

Data *atherin" Proced$re

/efore cond$ctin" the st$d!% the researches had identified the respondents# After

(no&in" then% the researchers informed them that the! had been chosen as the

respondents of the st$d!# The researcher set on intervie& sched$le to the respondents#

The st$d! &as started on )ast &ee( of ;$l! 6711 and ended on 6nd &ee( of A$"$st

6711#

The data "athered% thro$"h the s$rve! instr$ment Tallied% Tab$lated and anal!8ed

b! $sin" the follo&in" statistical tools >re:$enc! co$nts% percenta"es#

The follo&in" are the form$las

1# Percenta"e

P

Bhere

P Percenta"e 017

f >re:$enc!

N N$mber of respondents

177 constant

CHAPTER 4

3$mmar! of findin"s and Recommendation

3$mmar!

The researches cond$ct a comm$nit! st$d! in /r"!# Cabari'an%

Pamb$,an%Northern 3amar% thro$"h personal intervie& to 111 ho$sehold and F7F

respondents# The! &ere "athered the data b! n$mber of ho$sehold members% the n$mber


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of respondent b! the female and male% !ears of residenc! in the comm$nit!% the a"e of the

respondents% the t!pe of their reli"ion% ed$cational attainment% civil stat$s% the t!pe of

occ$pation% so$rce of potable &ater and solid &aste disposal practices% the t!pe of toilet

the! $sed% the !earl! income% s$ppl! of electricit!% t!pe of their d&ellin" place% their land

o&nership% ho$sehold appliances% no# of O>B and common problems enco$ntered b! the

people in the /aran"a!# There &ere the data the researchers needed to determine the

livin" stat$s of the comm$nit! after 111 ho$sehold and F7F respondents have been

intervie&% the researcher considerate the doc$ments% tallied the data and presented the

res$lt in the individ$al tables for the interpretation and anal!sis#

/ased on the "athered data ma,orit! @? or @=J ho$sehold heads raised small

families from 1'@ and the rest &ere bi" families% @1#


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respondents ?#1?J have no relatives in terms of O>B# And the most common problem

enco$ntered b! the residents in the /r"!# Is transportation% CR% potable &ater% solid &aste

mana"ement#

The facilities and infrastr$ct$re eistin" in this /aran"a! &ere NOR3A5E)CO

that the livin" stat$s and practices of the comm$nit! that the! need to be $plifted in order

to live in comparable life#

Recommendation

/ased on the interpretation and anal!sis of data% the comm$nit! has poor &aste

mana"ement% poor road hi"h&a! and poor of potable &ater# In this re"ard% the researchers

hi"hl! recommended to the /aran"a! officials that the! sho$ld eert effort in hirin"

reso$rce persons to orient the pop$lace on proper &aste mana"ement and disc$ss to them

the importance of nat$re to h$man% the effects the! mi"ht enco$nter and &hat the! can do

to hamper nat$re+s f$r!# It m$st also be a re:$irement for ever! ho$seholds to have toilet

of there o&n to avoid illness% the! sho$ld also have a potable &ater for them to drin(

safel! and in coo(in" activities# And the baran"a! officials also sho$ld eert effort in

concretin" the road so that the people can transport easil!#

The people also s$ffer from illness mainl! beca$se the health &or(ers do not visit

them d$e to the problems on transportation# The researchers recommended that the

health &or(ers sho$ld visit the baran"a! for a health chec('$p at least t&ice a month for

the prevention of the disease#

It is f$rther recommended that the barna"a! sho$ld add more classrooms for their

elementar! school for the children to contin$e their st$d!# The baran"a! sho$ld add more

facilities for the improvement of their comm$nit!% the baran"a! also have to hired school

teacher so that all the st$dents can "ain a lot of learnin"# >armers sho$ld be trained on


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the vario$s modern techni:$es in farmin" to enable them to earn more and to have

eno$"h food for their famil!#

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