Friday, 13 February 2015

101 Ways to Achieve Active Citizenship


101 Ways to Achieve Active Citizenship:



1.      Being registered as a citizen of the country.

2.      Renewal of passport whenever the expiration date comes.

3.      Renewal of Driver’s License

4.      Read the newspaper

5.      Being updated to the issues concerning our country.

6.      Exercise your right to vote in elections when you are of legal age.

7.      Start exercising your right to vote by keeping track of the candidates of election and their achievements.

8.      Explore the country, it is your country, you must maximize being a member of it.

9.      Abide by the laws

10.  Update your personal documents.

11.  You must also exercise nationalism or patriotism if you want to be an active member of the country.

12.  Sharing ideas about issues on open forums online

13.  Write about the local issues of your country and publish it online to get more reviews

14.  Volunteer or become part of an NGO

15.  Recycling and disposing trash easily is a simple contribution that every citizen can do

16.  Conserve water and electricity

17.  Planting Trees

18.  Making Compost

19.  Imply CLAYGO (Clean As You Go) Policy.

20.  Don’t vandalize in public walls

21.  Use public transportation more to lessen the air pollution in the country

22.  Limit or don’t smoke in public, it can also harm others

23.  Be healthy to avoid contagious diseases from spreading

24.  Being part of the campaigning team of your chosen candidate for election

25.  Participation in surveys conducted by the government

26.  Volunteering for the research or studies conducted by the government

27.  Serve the judiciary if you are requested to

28.  Paying taxes regularly

29.  Buy local goods or products to help the income of the country

30.  Buying products in particular helps the economy because it helps circulate the flow of the money in the 
country.

31.  Attending seminars or forums about exercising your right as citizens

32.  Pay attention in class on how citizenship and politics work

33.  Finish your education to get more information and make good decisions for elections

34.  Help the less privileged understand what it means to elect someone to a position.

35.  Do an extensive research about the problems of the country

36.  Help solve the country’s problems by researching more and sharing your ideas how to solve it

37.  Take action on solving this problems (In adherence to #22)

38.  Being update about the country’s history

39.  Being civil to fellow citizens

40.  Offering a seat to pregnant women or old people on public transport

41.  Helping old people cross the street

42.  Being considerate of others

43.  Being honest and just even to yourself

44.  Respect the rights of others

45.  Donating blood to help those in need of it and it might save a life

46.  Giving donations for those living in poverty

47.  Giving donations to the victims of a typhoon or calamity

48.  Volunteering to help the victims of the typhoon or calamity

49.  Giving extra or excess food to the needy children on the streets.

50.   Doing Community Service

51.  Support the practices you believe in

52.  Be a volunteer for education, helping young minds understand is essential because they will be the future 
of the country

53.  Becoming part of military training

54.  Participating in a Global competition representing the country for the skill or talent you possess

55.  Making a great contribution by inventing something productive and creative

56.  Being employed

57.  Being Literate

58.  Understanding the meaning of being a citizen and the power it holds

59.  Speaking the national language

60.  Proudly singing the national anthem when attending a global event or competition

61.  Supporting the country during global competitions

62.  Reading books that were written by local authors

63.  Watching local movie franchise

64.  Watching the SONA (State of the Nation Address)

65.  Expressing your ideas freely

66.  Don’t abuse your right as a citizen

67.   Living in the country

68.  Starting a business

69.  Being proactive

70.  Making use of the privileges given when of legal age

71.  Making use of the programs provided by the government exclusively for citizens

72.  Criticizing the current administration and comparing it to the other past administrations (Constructive 
Criticism)

73.  Fighting for your rights as citizens

74.  Being a writer (online or a printed publication)

75.  Being a teacher (official or unofficial)

76.  Being an active member of the church because being an active member of the country starts with being 
active in communities and your beliefs

77.  Becoming involved for causes that may help the country

78.  National advocacy

79.  Appreciating the country

80.  Becoming part of the government

81.  Obeying simple school rules because it will be a training for obeying laws

82.  Doing something to resolve the country’s problems

83.  Making use of your country’s embassy when abroad

84.  Joining in rallies if the government is being too abusive of its power

85.  Joining in events held by the government for the greater good

86.  Participating in government propagandas

87.  Being part of the country’s seasonal festivals

88.  Supporting a political party list during election season

89.  Advocating the country’s national team during global sports or competitions

90.  Being updated about the country’s standing during global sports or competitions

91.  Watching important political events about your country even though you are abroad

92.  Being updated about the issues of the country even though you are abroad

93.  Contacting the national radio about an issue so that they can share your opinion to the nation

94.  Investing in companies or projects that can help the country’s economy

95.  Embracing the country’s beliefs and characteristics

96.  Starting an activist movement when you feel that you are not being treated right

97.  Making a petition that will ward off a move made by the government that you don’t support

98.  Help fellow countrymen

99.  Take care of yourself because you are part of the country and the country must be well-cared for and protected

100. Being whoever you want as long as you are doing something for your country

101.Creating this list and following it    

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