A VSO-Bahaginan Framework for Active Citizenship

  • Erwin Gaspar A. Alampay National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines, and Center for Local and Regional Governance (CLRG)

Abstract

This article is based on a commissioned work for the Volunteer Service Organization (VSO)-Bahaginan to develop its organizational framework for active citizenship. The primary objective of the paper is to define the role of VSO-Bahaginan in the development of active citizenship in individuals and communities. The resulting framework derived in this paper was based on surveys, interviews and focused group discussion with various VSO-Bahaginan stakeholders, including volunteers and staff. This complemented other workshop outputs and secondary data provided by VSO-Bahaginan. Taken together, these inputs were used in crafting an active citizenship framework that is culturally sensitive to Filipino values. It discusses how VSO-Bahaginan volunteers describe the progression of active citizenship, from kamalayan (awareness) to kamulatan (consciousness) to having a paninindigan (conviction), as an agent of change.

Author Biography

Erwin Gaspar A. Alampay, National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines, and Center for Local and Regional Governance (CLRG)

Associate Professor, National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines, and Director, Center for Local and Regional Governance (CLRG).

Published
2019-04-10
Issue
Vol 61 No 1&2 (2017)
Section
Articles

Keywords

VSO-Bahaginan, active citizenship, volunteerism, civic engagement

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