Community

CommunityCommunity

Community means:Community means:

A group of people living in a certain place A group of people living in a certain place together.together.

A group of people who share the same A group of people who share the same interests – jobs/religion/country/family.interests – jobs/religion/country/family.

Society in general (town/village/city)Society in general (town/village/city)

CommunitiesCommunities

Types of CommunityTypes of Community

LocalLocal NationalNational InternationalInternational

Can you name an example of each of these Can you name an example of each of these Communities?Communities?

TrocaireTrocaire ChoirChoir ParishParish United United NationsNations

EuropeEurope Drama Drama groupgroup

GAAGAA GreenpeacGreenpeacee

NeighbourhNeighbourhoodood

SamaritansSamaritans ConcernConcern Man UtdMan Utd

Group of Group of friendsfriends

Meals on Meals on wheelswheels

IrelandIreland K ClubK Club

Which of the following are Which of the following are local/national/international?local/national/international?

Characteristics of a Good Characteristics of a Good CommunityCommunity

Co-operationCo-operation: people working together for the : people working together for the same aims. No one tries to be better than another. same aims. No one tries to be better than another. Working together is better than ignoring and being Working together is better than ignoring and being selfish.selfish.

SharingSharing: everybody has what they need. If : everybody has what they need. If someone needs something they get it from others someone needs something they get it from others who share with them. People are not selfish; they who share with them. People are not selfish; they understand that sharing is for the good of the understand that sharing is for the good of the community.community.

RolesRoles: people use their gifts and talents : people use their gifts and talents in different ways for the good of the in different ways for the good of the community. They have a ROLE. Some community. They have a ROLE. Some are good at leading, others entertaining, are good at leading, others entertaining, others caring etc.others caring etc.

CommunicationCommunication: happens when : happens when people are honest about their views and people are honest about their views and needs. Good communication is about needs. Good communication is about people talking to each other about their people talking to each other about their likes/dislikes, needs and wants, likes/dislikes, needs and wants, problems etc.problems etc.

RolesRoles

FriendFriend

Big sisterBig sister

ListenerListener

CarerCarer

ReaderReader

LeaderLeader

TalkerTalker

EntertainerEntertainer

OrganiserOrganiser

Good with childrenGood with children

Good at sportsGood at sports

Good with moneyGood with money

MotherMother

FatherFather

BrotherBrother

gardenergardener

Why didn’t you hold hands Why didn’t you hold hands sooner?sooner?

CooperationCooperation

A little child wandered away from her house one night. It A little child wandered away from her house one night. It was dark and wet and dirty and there was an open door was dark and wet and dirty and there was an open door and she was a little toddler . She wasn't gone for more and she was a little toddler . She wasn't gone for more than a few minutes when her mother noticed that she was than a few minutes when her mother noticed that she was missing. She called her name, and received no answer; missing. She called her name, and received no answer; she searched in the basement, she searched upstairs; she she searched in the basement, she searched upstairs; she searched everywhere.searched everywhere.   The mother then ran down to the barn where the men    The mother then ran down to the barn where the men were finishing their day of work and they hadn't seen the were finishing their day of work and they hadn't seen the child either. As it happened, for miles in each direction, child either. As it happened, for miles in each direction, there were huge wheat fields. A search party was there were huge wheat fields. A search party was organized and it was dark, cold, dirty and wet and late. And organized and it was dark, cold, dirty and wet and late. And they searched, and searched, and searched some more they searched, and searched, and searched some more until dawn, and then extra help arrived and they searched until dawn, and then extra help arrived and they searched in every direction. in every direction.

Finally, one man called everybody together and he said, Finally, one man called everybody together and he said, "This is crazy, we're running in every direction without any "This is crazy, we're running in every direction without any plan or attempt to work together. That child could be one or plan or attempt to work together. That child could be one or two yards away from us in that tall wheat and we wouldn’t two yards away from us in that tall wheat and we wouldn’t notice her. Why don't we line up and hold hands, move in a notice her. Why don't we line up and hold hands, move in a straight line, and just take field by field." And that is what straight line, and just take field by field." And that is what they did.  they did.      

They held hands and walked down the first field and They held hands and walked down the first field and after about thirty or forty yards they found her. She after about thirty or forty yards they found her. She had fallen into a gully and was deeply unconscious. had fallen into a gully and was deeply unconscious. She had been lying there since the previous night She had been lying there since the previous night exposed to the cold and rain. They picked her up, exposed to the cold and rain. They picked her up, rushed her back to the house but it was too late, the rushed her back to the house but it was too late, the last little spark of life was extinguished.last little spark of life was extinguished.

As they placed her in her mother's arms, and she sat As they placed her in her mother's arms, and she sat on the doorstep with the people looking on, and with on the doorstep with the people looking on, and with tears flowing down her cheeks, she cried out from the tears flowing down her cheeks, she cried out from the depths of her being, "In God's name, why didn't you depths of her being, "In God's name, why didn't you hold hands sooner."hold hands sooner."

Why didn’t they hold hands sooner?Why didn’t they hold hands sooner?

At what point in the story was there At what point in the story was there evidence of leadership, communication, co-evidence of leadership, communication, co-operation and sharing?operation and sharing?

What difference did working together make?What difference did working together make?

Two mulesTwo mules

What do the two donkeys What do the two donkeys have in common?have in common?

Are they working together Are they working together to achieve this aim?to achieve this aim?

At what point do they At what point do they become a community and become a community and realise the importance of realise the importance of cooperation, sharing and cooperation, sharing and community?community?

What is the moral of the What is the moral of the story?story?

Community breakdownCommunity breakdown

Community breakdown starts when Community breakdown starts when allall thisthis doesn’t happen!doesn’t happen!

When people don’t cooperate together, When people don’t cooperate together, share with one and other, use their gifts and share with one and other, use their gifts and talents to play their role, and when people talents to play their role, and when people do not communicate how they are feeling.do not communicate how they are feeling.

NeedsNeeds

Another important aspect of Another important aspect of being part of a community is to being part of a community is to balancebalance the needs of the the needs of the community with your own needs community with your own needs – the – the needsneeds of the individual of the individual

‘‘Individual’ means a person who Individual’ means a person who does their own thing.does their own thing.

Abraham MaslowAbraham Maslow As individual humans, we all need As individual humans, we all need

specific things to be able to do our best.specific things to be able to do our best.1.1. Basic needsBasic needs – food and water – food and water2.2. Safety needsSafety needs – security, safety, protection – security, safety, protection3.3. Love needsLove needs – to feel cared for, to give and – to feel cared for, to give and

receive lovereceive love4.4. Confidence needsConfidence needs – to feel worthwhile and – to feel worthwhile and

respected, to have self esteem and self respected, to have self esteem and self confidenceconfidence

5.5. To be the best person you canTo be the best person you can – develop – develop to your full potentialto your full potential

So for a So for a communitycommunity to work well, the needs to work well, the needs of each of the individuals should be looked of each of the individuals should be looked after. When this happens a balance has after. When this happens a balance has been made between you – been made between you – the individualthe individual – – and others – and others – the community as a wholethe community as a whole..