Civic Responsibilities

Fola Daniel Adelesi

www.foladaniel.com

Objective

• The subject of civic responsibility

aims at educating the citizens on

their own duties. Most citizens are

quick to push responsibilities to the

government and not see their own

role.

• It is expected that you will start

taking responsibility and play your

part in nation building.

What is Civic Responsibility?

• It is the encouragement of the

general public to become

involved in the political process

and the issues that affect them

- Wikipedia

What is Civic Responsibility?

• It is the community coming together

to be a collective source of change,

political and non-political

- Wikipedia

What is Civic Responsibility?

• Civic engagement can also be

summarized as a means of working

together to make a difference in the

civil life of our communities and

developing the combination of skills,

knowledge, values, and motivation in

order to make that difference

My thought

• I think that ultimately, civic

responsibility will be summed up as

your cooperation with the

government and the people around

you in other to create a better

environment for yourself and others

- Fola Daniel Adelesi

Examples of Civic Responsibilities

• Voting

• Political & other informative campaigns

• Serving

• Signing a petition

• Filing and paying taxes

• Community Service

• Picking up litter or not littering the street

• Being respectful towards others

• Watching out for others

• Combined security efforts

• Helping others

Our Categories of responsibilities

• Compulsory – There are some Civic

Responsibilities that have been

made compulsory by the law and

this varies from one country to

another.

• Voluntary – We also have Civic

Responsibilities that are not

necessarily in the law but is

expected of every citizen or resident

of an area.

Compulsory Civic responsibilities

• Obey the laws of the land

• Pay Taxes

• Voting is compulsory in some

nations

• Public Service / Corporate Social

Responsibilities

• It is compulsory in some nations to

help accident victims.

Voluntary Civic Responsibilities

• Getting involved with community

development

• Volunteering for non profit

• Donating to charitable initiatives

• Offer your skills to the

neighbourhood

• Transfer knowledge

• Respect other people’s rights

Purpose of Civic Responsibilities

• Citizens have a role towards nation

building

• Government cannot fix everything

• Our civic responsibilities make living

easier in our communities

• We are closer to ourselves than the

government

Where our civic responsibility begins

• Neighbourhood

• Town or city

• Schools

• Churches & Mosques

• State

• Country

• Abroad – As national brand

ambassadors.

Take home

• If there will be a great

nation, it will be built by

both the leaders and

followers

- Fola Daniel Adelesi

Call to action

• Start playing your part before asking

the government to play his part