The Congruency of DEVCOM Into My Life

I’ve got to admit, prior to flicking that send icon to BSU-OU with my Application Form for Masteral, all I ever wanted was to finish any Masteral Degree relating to my Bachelor s degree of Mass Communication, and consequently become a teacher, instructor, lecturer, educator whatever you want to term it.  

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But as the classes begin to roll, my head was wrapped-up with confusion when I commenced perusing my DevCom Modules.  I started to develop a mirage that what I was reading is somewhat close to a law book or an engineering book as I had no perceived inclination and was so lost on what exactly the concept of Development Communication truly is.  Then I read anew.  Not once, but rather in multiple stretches.  And this time around, it was approached with utmost conviction and inevitableness, coupled with prayers for divine intervention of comprehension.

As I immersed myself to the topic, unavoidably, I fell in love with the concept.  And like an aphrodisiac, I can no longer stop myself from correlating everything around me to DevCom discourse.

We are taught that Development Communication according to Nora Cruz Quebral,

“is the science of human communication linked to the transitioning of communities from poverty in all its forms to a dynamic, overall growth that fosters equity and the unfolding of individual potential”.

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When we moved to Papua New Guinea, there was an innate yearn for me to become an educator from day one.  To be a catalyst for social change in this country is a glaring need.  From that moment when truth unfolded before my sight, that we as Filipinos are way in much better of a place in comparison to people of Papua New Guinea.  Not only in demographics, as PNG comprises of only 7.3M people and we Filipinos are 100M.  But more so, in all criteria and indicators of development (economic, education, mortality), we as Filipinos are considered very much privileged.  And yet, we cannot cease to complain about our government.

Finally, it would be well to believe that my ways, my wisdom, my experiences, my motherhood, are cognizance that I can possibly impart in this country in relation to becoming a teacher.  This very young nation, with only around 3 million of young population; youths lacking with confidence; shortened of dreams and aspirations in lives; Development Communicator or Agent for social change will certainly be a great cultivator for them to pursuit success. 

For it is a social developmental imperative that the people is the end, not the means to development.

FURTHER READINGS:

http://omec.uab.cat/Documentos/com_desenvolupament/0154.pdf
http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2007/jc1404-socchangecomm_en.pdf