Our Group Service Learning at Word Community Church

Finally, we done our first part of community service in Word Community Church today. It is a blessed and wonderful day for us to spend our time in teaching and sharing our knowledge in the community.

I discussed the importance of planting and taught them how to plant seeds such as garlic and tomato inside their house. What is the importance of planting seeds? First, it can help our economy; second, we can use it in our cooking; and last, we can sell it so we may have additional income.

Also, part of our learning activities is to teach them on how to make graham balls. The ingredients cost is P200 (more or less) and profit of P130 (more or less). They can sell it to have additional income. Why do we need to teach them? We teach them so we may develop the community’s mindset to incorporate savings as part of their habit; create awareness in the community on the importance of savings - why this should be done and how it can be achieved; and inform the community that there are possible ways on how to earn additional and sustainable income.

These are the pictures that I've taken, other members have the other pictures.

After completing the first part of our service learning, it’s a great feeling to serve others. I’ve realized that it’s an honor for me to be part of this activity. In our own little way and without expecting something in return, we make them happy and aware of the value of savings. 

I have learned that social responsibility includes the engagement of each person towards the community where he/she lives which can be expressed as an interest towards what’s happening in the community, as well as in the active participation in solving of some of the local problems.

CSR is not only for companies but it’s also for individual social responsibility. Our conduct defines what kind of person we are, in the eyes of others and no less importantly, in our own. Being social responsible means that people and organizations must behave ethically and with sensitivity toward social, cultural, economic and environmental issues.

“Each of us is a being in himself and a being in society, each of us needs to understand himself and understand others, take care of others and be taken care of himself.”  ~ Haniel Long

Reference: http://www.imasocialentrepreneur.com/social-responsibility/