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 Social Science Perspectives  Institutional Perspectives  Civil Society Perspectives  Organic/ Grassroots Level Perspectives  1. To understand the dynamics and importance of civil society to our communities. What is Civil Society?  Civil Society is commonly referred to as the...

 Social Science Perspectives  Institutional Perspectives  Civil Society Perspectives  Organic/ Grassroots Level Perspectives  1. To understand the dynamics and importance of civil society to our communities. What is Civil Society?  Civil Society is commonly referred to as the “Third sector”, with the government and private sectors as the other two.  State Businesses Corporations Sub state Family Political NGOs Social Movement Interest Groups  Combination of organizations, establishments, and individuals that operate outside the influence of the governmental institutions. The civil society in the Philippine context is all about the spirit of community service. Groups that are formed under these have individuals who can freely choose to associate with not just one but as many as he or she likes. Since people have the liberty to do such, the groups act like leverage for particular individuals to be with like- minded citizens.  The combination of networks and relationships promotes more power of influence in order to carry out the group`s advocacies and goals.  Diversity is the fitting word to describe the world of civil society groups.  It advocates the concerns or needs of various institutions.  Each organizations is parallel to its specific goal and principal advocacy.  Economic, political, cultural, historical and religious significance.  The role of CSO is a very essential part of our libe ral society.  It is composed of various actors such as other gr oups, organizations or institutions that come tog ether to attain a particular goal.  State power may be seen by some a s absolute  CSO are the entity that someh ow balances power.  Analogy: counterweight scale  NGOs which operates on the perimeter of the pol itical system are in a very advantageous position.  This kind of positioning provides them the leew ay and opportunity to look at the bigger pictur e in both government and its people. 1. Organized 2. Voluntary 3. Needs-Oriented  NGOs exist outside the control of the state an d mostly have a specific concern or problem.  They strive to solve society`s problems by enga ging them from the bottom up, thus making th eir projects more rooted to the community tha n other organizations.  NGOs support their operations through donati ons and contributions from the public  Groups that exist for a sole purpose or issue and tend to fizzle out once it is attained. These movements are grand and sweeping in its scale, their impact is mostly short-lived and fragile. It exist through the sheer will of their mem bers in spreading their concerns in various platforms such as through flash gathering and rallies.  Another notable Social Movement was the suffra gettes in the United Kingdom during the late 19t h century. - these are advocacy groups, also known as sp ecial Interest groups. - these are composed of multiple civil society g roups that share a common agenda. - these are by-product of the interconnections across societal actors.  Economic Interest  Cause Group  Public Interest  Private and Public institutional interest  Non-Associational groups and interest  Social Science Perspectives  Institutional Perspectives  Civil Society Perspectives  Organic/ Grassroots Level Perspectives  The goal of cultural programs and activities and activities in the grassroots level is to enrich the cultural life of rural communities. It is generally conceptualized as the formation of neighbourhood organizations, rural or urban, convened to pursue local development goals or address particular issues, such as crime prevention, environmental protection, or waste management.  Brgy. Officials Local Officials Comm. Dev. workers  GRASSROOT LEVEL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SOCIO ECONOMIC CULTURAL LIFE DIVERSITY THANK YOU