CASE STUDY FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

A Case Study
Presented to
PROF. ALEXIS D. NASIAD, RSW
Faculty at the College of Public Affairs
Department of Social Work

In Partial fulfillment
Of the Requirement for the Course
BSW190 - Ee (Social Work Communication and Documentation )
2nd Semester, A.Y. 2020-2021

by:

GROUP #3

Adapun, Haifa H.A

Biol, Jelyza Jade D.
H.Faisal, Hidaya A.
Macapantun, Salima A.
Mangondaya, Eshak M.
Saidale, Shahanie T.

June 2, 2021
I. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF THE PLACE

Basak Malutlut is a barangay in the city of Marawi, in the province of Lanao del Sur.
Sakayo Sami was the first family leader who lived in the area. In 1960, Basak Malutlut was
then known as “Kudarangan”. Then “Kudarangan” was renamed Basak Malutlut due to its
terrain composed of low land “basakan” and upper land. Forested area in lower land were
surrounded by rice and corn fields. During the Marawi siege, the safe house in Basak
Malutlut is a silent witness to the first exchange of gunfire that triggered the siege in Marawi
City. This was the first time the name of the barangay was widely spread around all the areas
of the Philippines.

Marawi City, officially the Islamic City of Marawi, is a 4th class component city and
capital of the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. It is located on the northern shore
of Lake Lanao, 3,500 feet (1,100 meters) above sea level, and it is one of the country’s
largest cities inhabited by Muslims (Moros). The people of Marawi are called
the Maranaos and speak the Maranao language. They are named after Lake Lanao,
called Meranau in their language, upon whose shores Marawi lies. The city is also called the
"Summer Capital of the South" because of its higher elevation and cooler climate.

Lanao del Sur is a province in the Philippines situated in the Autonomous Region in

Muslim Mindanao occupying the Sulu Archipelago and the provinces of Lanao del Sur and
Maguindanao in central Mindanao. "Lanao" means "lake", derived from ranao. The province,
situated at basin of Lake Lanao, is known as the land of the "Maranaos" (which means "the
"people of the lake"). The province has a land area of 13,494.37 square kilometers or
5,210.21 square miles. Lanao del Sur is well-enclosed within the Bukidnon-Lanao
highland areas with a series of plateaus, plains, highlands and basins, rolling hills and
volcanoes whose mountain ranges serve as a natural boundary from Maguindanao and
Cotabato. The population of the province is predominantly Muslims, comprising about
92.4% making Marawi City as the only Islamic City of The South.

II. PROFILE OF THE COMMUNITY

Basak Malutlut is a community in Marawi City covering 129 5025 ha. 60% of the
area of the place is an elevated land area while the remaining 40% is generally flat. The north
boundary of the place is Brgy. Sagonsongan, Marawi City, the west Boundary is in Brgy.
Biaba Damag, Marawi City, the east boundary is Brgy. Bangon, Marawi City and lastly, the
south boundary of the said place is brgy. Tuca, Marawi City. According to the 2015 Census,
the total population of the community 2,827 persons with no data available about the number
of total families in the area.

The people of the community are 99% Muslim-meranaos and only 1 percent of it
comes from different tribe. Most of them were either people who came here for a living or
that his work is assigned in the area. Of the 2,872 people, 826 are youths. The adults
comprise the largest population of the place with 1,058 persons. Shelter and food was not a
problem in the place for most of the houses were made of concrete houses.

Communicating with the residents is a bit hard because most of them are using
Meranao dialect. Only that of a person who knows their dialect would be more effective in
working with the community.

Problems/Needs

A. Physical
1. Environmental Health issues related to informal recycling practices of the
community
2. There are clogged drainage systems in the place that results to flooding during
heavy rain.
3. The present narrow road that leads to the settlement and to the market does not
provide traffic safety for the local people.
4. There is a presence of illegal stores that overpopulates the place.
5. There’s inadequate facilities for health and recreation. While a singe Basketball
court is present, it has no proper placement as it is being situated in the middle of
the road which therefore provides an unsafe condition for children, youths and
adult people playing.
B. Economic
1. There is a wide area for cultivation or crops, however, there is a limited supply or
lack of farming technologies and facilities that the residents can use.
2. Some of the infrastructures and businesses got severely affected because of the
siege which caused them to closed and also it led to increasing rate of poverty in
the community.
 3. Improper waste disposal of the residents contaminates the Lake Lanao and affect
the lives of the fish and the livelihood of those who are living in the community
which also contributes to the poverty rate of the families living in Basak Malutlut.
4. Some of the residents have skilled in sculpting or crafting furniture hence the area
is rich with raw materials but are only used by them hence other community
members may not know how to utilize it or may not have the means for it to serve
it as their source of living.
C. Social
1. There is a presence of a Barangay Hall in the community but only have a
Barangay Captain and a few workers that serve and of which are inactively
serving. These workers needs to undergo a training and capacity building
activities to help facilitate the growth in the community. The need for a
community center needed for the conduct of programs, seminars and other
community activities is nowhere to be found in the area hence urban settlers have
mostly occupied the place.
2. Many residents expressed an anxiety about the unexpected occurrence of armed
conflict again since they already experienced it in the previous years.
3. Residents have a poor practice regarding waste disposal which causes the drainage
to be clogged and causes the garbage to be scattered in the roadway of the
barangay especially during rainy days.
4. Some residents lost their livelihood due to the Marawi Siege that happened before
and due to the pandemic that is happening right now in which it also contributes to
the increasing rate of poverty within the community.
5. Some mothers and fathers also shows apathy and disinterest for finding job
opportunities. A need for voluntary and consultative sessions or activities with
families may be necessary in order to motivate them to become active participants
of community service.

Resources and Potentials of the Community

a. Institutions and Facilities
- Market
- Mosque
- Barangay Hall
- 1 Health Centers
 - 2 Basketball courts
- Presence of raw materials especially wood in the community
- Lancaf Security Agency

III. ASSESSMENT
Basak Malutlut is a community composed of four barangays located in Marawi City,
Lanao del Sur. Each of these barangays manifest various socioeconomic issues affecting the
urban families. Basak Malutlut is also a community known to be the starting point where the
Marawi Siege took place. However, long before the siege happen, problems such as
unemployment, lack of drainage systems, lack of mobility, apathy and other issues have
already been taking shape in the lives of the local people however not as worse when the
siege happen. but The post disaster context of the event reflects the struggles of many
families both formal and informal settlers remaining anxious about its possible occurrence
and haven’t recovered well enough both social and economic to the effects of the Marawi
Siege event. In addition, these problems have also been exacerbated by the current situation
of families from the effects of the current situation in the pandemic and thus resulting to more
families immobile to progress, unemployed and unproductive.
Basak Malutlut is currently faced with many problems regarding physical, social,
economic aspects affecting the living situations of families. One of the root causes for the
physical problems such as the lack of infrastructures for roads, proper drainage systems and
other facilities, may be derived from the little support or interventions occurring in the
community added also by the lack of motivation for the people especially political structures
to progress resulting to an underdeveloped community. Secondly, the massive unemployment
being experienced by the residents may be explained by a variety of factors including
idleness, lack of formal or vocational skills and educational background, lack of the means to
create opportunities for self-reliance and the prevailing situation of the pandemic limiting the
opportunities for the people which may result to emotional stresses, lack of income to access
goods and services for the basic needs of the family and even the motivation may be affected
as a result. With regards to health and environmental problems, the root cause may be traced
to the lack of discipline of families when it comes to waste disposal which thus result to
poorer health, floods causing Leptospirosis and the contamination of the Lanao lake. The
problem about the lack of facilities and workers for health and also recreation may also be
caused by the lack of community planning in the community and inadequate incentives or
support provided for these structures may be the contributing factor. The Barangay Hall as
one of the community’s potential to address the needs of the people is unable to adequately
support for the community’s progress hence it is also faced with problems such as improper
use of financial resources, lack of interest and human resources to be able to function
properly.
Despite the community’s circumstances, there are also potentials and resources which
the community acquires. Including these are the raw materials which can be tap by the
residents to utilize it for livelihood and commerce capable enough to produce a reasonable
amount of income for families. Skills of the residents in sculpting furniture can also serve the
people well only if they are taught about how to use these raw materials. There are also
institution and facilities which the community can use to further the community to progress.
These include the presence of the Lancaf Security Agency in the community which
maintains the rules and orders to minimize or prevent any chaos or conflict. Others include
health center, mosque and the Barangay hall which if given enough incentives and support
may no longer be the hindrance for the community to improve. These however may challenge
by the weaknesses present as well in the community. This include the lack of facilities and
infrastructures such as road and community centers, lack of awareness about the existing
outlets that might cause income, lack of skills to be able to utilize properly these resources,
lack of commitment for the barangay local officials and the lack of discipline and motivation
or disinterest for the people to work hard in order to grow.

IV. GOAL OF THE PLACE

The general goal of the barangay Basak Malutlut is to develop into a healthy, self-
reliant and productive community.

V. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES/STRATEGIES
1. To organize a capable community social structure that would help alleviate
poverty in the community.
2. To create a venue for leadership that will lead and facilitate people's
participation.
3. To train leaders from the community that would master in leadership and
management. These formed groups will specifically formulate plans and actions
to address the problems and needs of the entire Basak Malutlut as perceived by
the members, namely:
 Improvement of the clogged drainages to prevent more floods.
 To develop well-built roads to provide traffic safety.
 To facilitate the growing presence of illegal stores in the
community and be able to settle legally.
 To provide economic opportunities by establishing needed
facilities.
 To facilitate more skills training on farming to help people used
their agricultural resources in the community.
 To conduct educational seminar and campaigns on proper
waste management to mitigate illness caused by unsanitary
environment.
 To devise ways and means of tapping sources of funds to be
used for the barangay's needs.
 Vl. ACTION PLAN

Goal: To improve the socioeconomic situation of the community

SPECIFIC PLANNED RESPONSIBLE MATERIAL TIME EXPECTED OUTPPUT
PROBLEM OBJECTIVE INTERVENTION/ PERSONS/AGEN RESOURCE FRAME
ACTIVITIES CY INVOLVED S
Unemploym To be able to - Coordinating 1. DSWD Venue: June 3, Citizens of the community
ent give livelihood with DOLE for Representati 2021 – who unemployed will be
opportunities to Job Fair ve Gymnasium June 5, given an opportunity to apply
those citizens Program 2. DOLE 2021 and be part of a certain
who are 3. Different Materials/ (8:00 am company or agencies after the
unemployed agencies and Resources: – 4:00 Job Fair Program.
companies Chairs pm)
1. Unemployed Tables
Citizens of Sound
of Brgy. System
For those who cannot Basak Papers
meet the qualifications Malutlut Ballpen
of some agencies and
companies; Citizens will be able to gain
new skills or enhanced their
- Community- 2. TESDA Venue: existing skills and will obtain
based Training 3. DTI TESDA June 7, also different certificate
for Enterprise 4. DOLE Training 2021 – especially TES National
Development 5. DSWD Center September Certificate (NC) which they
Program of Representati 7, 2021 can use in applying to
TESDA for ve Gymnasium (A 3 different companies.
skills training 6. Unemployed months
provision Citizens of Materials/ training) Citizens who wishes to
Brgy. Basak Resources: become self-employed due to
- Livelihood Malutlut Chairs and some reasons will be part of
 Seeding 7. LGU Table the Livelihood Seeding
Program – Sound June 10, Program of DTI with basic
Negosyo System 2021 business advisory and
Serbisyo sa Papers 9:00 am – DOLE’s Livelihood
Barangay (LSP Ballpen 4:00 pm Integrated Program under the
– NSB) DOLE’s component of Kabuhayan
Fund Formation with capital
for DILP assistance given.
- DOLE’s Snacks
Livelihood TESDA June 13,
Integrated 2021
Program Equipment (9:00 am
(DILP) under – 4:pm)
the component
of Kabuhayan
Formation

Problem in To help the - Drainage - Engineering Venue: June 20, Residents of the community
Drainage community System District of Gymnasium 2021 will gain knowledge on how
System prevent floods Workshop and Department Brgy. Basak (1:00 pm to maintain healthy drainage
and water Seminar for of Public Malutlut – 4:00 system and knowledge about
contamination Citizens of the Works and pm) storm water management.
by construction Community Highways Materials/
and (DPWH) Resources:
rehabilitation - DSWD Chairs and A healthy drainage system in
of drainage - Construction Representati Tables the community will be made
system and to and ve Sound June 25, and existing drainage system
prevent the Rehabilitation - Resource System 2021- will be rehabilitated with the
drainage from of Drainage Speaker DPWH June 28, help of community residents
 being clogged System with from DSWD Funds 2021 and DWPH.
the involvement and DPWH (9:00 am
of the - LGU or Construction – 4:00
community Barangay pm)
residents. Officials Equipment
8. Residents of or
Brgy. Basak Materials
Malutlut Paper and
Pens

Lack of To help the Citizens who has lack

Formal or citizens of the of formal or vocational
Vocational community skills will have the
Skills and acquire new same planned
Educational skills and intervention with those
Background enhanced their unemployed
existing skills individuals Venue: June 7, Citizens will be able to gain
by giving them TESDA 2021 – new skills or enhanced their
Vocational - Community- 1. TESDA Training September existing skills and will obtain
Skills Training based Training 2. DSWD Center 7, 2021 also different certificate
Program for Enterprise Representati (A 3 especially TES National
Development ves Materials/ months Certificate (NC) which they
Program of 3. LGU Resources training) can use in applying to
TESDA for 4. Citizens of Chairs and different companies.
skills training the Table
provision Community TESDA
-
Equipment

Financial To help the - Helping the 1. MENR Venue: June 15 The community in general
Difficulties community community Representati Gymnasium 2021 will now no longer have a
become create ve (1 PM- 4 problem about unemployment
economically agricultural 2. Facilitators Materials PM) and other contributory
stable cooperative by 3. Selected used: problems that worsen the
tapping household economic situation of the
Ministry of heads of the Microphone Cooperati place.
Environment community Chairs ve
and Natural who has Projector Agricultur
Resources background Laptop e
(MENR) to in farming. Program
help them Period of
visualized this. 6 months.
(June 31,
2021-
- To conduct a January Every household families will
symposium and 30, 2022) have atleast 75% of them who
a bit of group 1. Resource Venue: learns how to properly
activities for Speaker Gymnasium manage their income
every 2. Facilitators
household 3. All Materials
heads of the household used: June 17
community heads of the 2021
about financial community Microphone (8 AM
management of Chairs -12:30
a family and Projector PM)
using effective Laptop
techniques to Bond papers
save money. Manila Papers
Pentelpens

- To provide
financial aid Families who were selected
/cash assistance will be able to create an
program for avenue to help themselves on
 those families how to make the cash
who qualify to assistance increase. Small
the below 1. Qualified Venue: business perhaps is an
poverty level residents of Gymnasium example of the activities to be
income to help the done by the families.
them start a community Materials
small business 2. DSWD used:
of their own. representativ July 7
es Microphone 2021
Chairs (9 AM-
- To train people Projector 4:30 PM) The interested group of
of the Laptops individuals will be able to
community for Biometric gain skills that could be used
those who machines in finding job or establishing
needs to of a small business on their own.
skills and other
vocational
training that
could aid them
in finding a Venue:
decent job 1. TESDA TESDA
Representati Building near
ves the place
2. Interested
residents of Materials
the used: For a
community Depends on period of
the vocational 6 months
learning the
person wanted July 13
to be 2021 –
involved. January 8
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e.g

dress making
-sewing
machines
-fabrics
-thread

Cooking
-kitchen
utensils
-food
ingredients

Lack of To improve - Conduct a 1. Social Venue: June 3 The leaders will be aware of
commitment their leadership conference with Workers Brgy. Hall 2021 their commitments and
of the skills and be the leaders of 2. Leaders of (8:30 AM responsibilities to the
barangay able to make the community the Materials -12:00 community. Programs
local the leaders be community used: PM) conducted in the community
officials aware of their Chairs will also be given permission
commitments Projector by the leaders in the
to their Laptop community.
community Bond Papers
and Ballpens

The leaders will be able to

- A seminar realized their potentials and
about how to be capabilities to lead in a wise
 an effective and righteous way. They will
leader, Team Venue: be able to know how are they
Building and 1. Resource Midway June 16- are going to lead the
Leadership speakers Resort, Initao June 24 community effectively. Aside
training 2. Facilitators 2021 from that, they will acquire
3. Community (7 days) knowledge and skills to be
Leaders Materials better leaders.
used:

Microphone
Chairs
Projector
Laptop

Health risks To prevent the -Help the 1. Doctors Venue: For every The residents will be able to
possible community be one 2. Nurses Gymnasium Friday for have a free monthly check up
illnesses that of those target 3. Community a period for the period of 6 months and
they could get community for people Materials of ^ also free medicine from the
due to floods medical mission for used: months medical staffs.
and other free check ups (August
reasons Microphone 2021-
Chairs March
Medical 2022)
equipments
for a medical
mission
The residents will be strictly
- Meeting with abiding the ordinances that
the community 1. Community will be created by the leaders
leaders about Leader of the community.
 health protocols 2. Workers N/A
that should be 3. People of
declared in the the 7 days
community and community after the
also observance conferenc
of clean and e.
tidy (Starting
environment June 10,
ordinances 2021)

- Drainage are to There will be no flood during

be fixed heavy rains anymore

1. Civil
Engineer Venue:
2. Labors Highway
3. Community Materials
leaders Used Garbage will be properly
- A seminar - Any disposed and people will be
regarding materi For a able to learn the proper waste
Proper Waste als period of segregation to ensure
Disposal used 3 months cleanliness in the community.
for (August
fixing 15 2021-
1. Resourc clogge November
e d 31, 2021)
Speaker draina
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ors
3. Commu
nity Venue:
People Gymnasium June 7
2021
Materials (9 AM
used: -12:30
PM)
Microphone
Chairs
Projector
Laptop
VII. EVALUATION
VIII. RECOMMENDATION