What Dpes In Mean When Your Feet Point Outward

AUTHORS: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN BASIC EDUCATION WITH EMPHASIS IN SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SEMESTERE 2008 / 1

GOAL

develop activities that allow the integration, awareness, participation and identification of weaknesses and strengths of the community of Socorro (Girardota-Antioquia).

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• individuals
  Awareness of social responsibility for improving their quality of life and community in general.
• promote the identification of individual and collective values \u200b\u200bfor healthy interaction between community residents and their harmonious relationship with their natural physical environment.
• Identify potential leaders and empower them to promote participation strategies to enable continuity and meaning to the process.

How Long Does The Intestinal Flu Last?

DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA

Work was performed in the village of El Socorro Girardota Township, Antioquia.

The village of El Socorro is located 7 km from the highway north, has approximately 83 houses and 500 inhabitants of their land, mostly to farming and working in the company "Pigments", located in the municipal . Within

agricultural activities predominate onion, banana, fruit (citrus, guava, avocados), coffee, cilantro, cucumbers and peppers, with crops that have best adapted to the area, the animal is a bit of livestock, poultry stands the broiler and position. You are starting a pisícola culture.

The sector has a school, shared with the institution COREDI. This area is rich in water, has two watersheds, La Silva and The belt, about 50 outlets with unprotected births in draft reforestarción with bamboo.

METHODOLOGY

IAP methodology was used (Research, Action, Participation) through various workshops for children, youth and adults.

1. Integration Workshops: Dynamic

• integration to promote the participation and motivation.
• Development of ribbons for the presentation of the participants.
• Dynamics for the formation of working groups and to strengthen the teamwork.

2. Environment Recognition Workshop

• Awareness and Environmental Conceputalización

3. Participatory Environmental Assessment Workshop (DAP)

• Identification of strengths and weaknesses and prioritization of local weaknesses.
• Recognition of the causes and effects of local weaknesses.
• SWOT Matrix Development.
• Commitments made by the community

4. Carousel Workshop

Securities

• Recognition individual and collective values \u200b\u200bfor healthy living.

Anyone Ever Been To Rocky Mountain Discus

ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS RECOMMENDATIONS

• workshops attended by 42 people in total, with ages between 6 and 50 years between them were 33 children and youth and 9 adults.
• integration dynamics in both children and adults responded positively, achieving the goal of forming groups with people of different ages, but some people arrived late and did not have the opportunity to become part of the way they did first.
• activity making rosettes was generally welcomed by all members of the community, highlights the participation of children and youth. From drawings made by participants, it follows that identify with the natural physical environment in which they live, such as mountains, animals, flowers, trees. Overall, the community recognizes and values \u200b\u200bits environment.
• The dynamics for the strengthening of teamwork was identified weak leadership shown by most adults, it should be noted that children and young people show initiative but have difficulty hearing, which causes the constant need to reassure business rules, so it follows that there is some resistance to the rule.
• activity in recognition of the environment is important to emphasize creativity, joy, spontaneity and ingenuity of the participants. Through the presentation of their work were observed leaders are well aware of their community. Of note is the treatment that children express affection with strangers (the workshops).
• The workshop on Awareness and Conceptualization we observed a good choice, it became clear the substantial contribution by the inhabitants of the community for physical activities, which play with enthusiasm, but also evident in efforts to socialize their thoughts and develop arguments are passive, except for some adults.
• The people broadened their conception of environment, including in it the social, economic and cultural.
• Attendees will "re-thought" in its individuality and its relationship with the community, identifying strengths and weaknesses individually and collectively.
• Thanks to the development of the DAP, the participants understood and were able to prioritize two fundamental weaknesses to the community with their causes and effects as well:
  
  WATER DAMAGE CAUSES: "Chemical Waste. Toxins. - Sewage. -Residues of the shelter's Café. "Garbage. -Extraction of materials (sand, stones). -Waste sties. EFFECTS
  "infections (allergies, pimples, itching). -Gastrointestinal Diseases. Loss of micro and macro fauna. "Bad smells. LACK OF INITIATIVE
  -PARTICIPATION-COMMUNICATION
  CAUSES: Lack of sense of belonging. -Lack of commitment. "Very few channels of communication. Lack of social awareness. "Shyness and apathy. EFFECTS
  "Social Problems. "Underdevelopment. -Alienation. "Discord and indifference. "Discouragement. -Aggressiveness. -Slight presence of leaders.
• Participants recognized the connections between their village and the municipality to which they belong, in terms of identifying situations over which it has some degree of control and external to them as complementary and necessary.

• leaders were identified who know their environment and needs, which are willing to work with dynamism and enthusiasm to provide continuity and meaning to the workshops.
• attendees Carousel activity values, a very dynamic part in the proposed work. Recognized as their own values \u200b\u200bworked in that activity. Although during the workshop it was noted that there are flaws in the values \u200b\u200bof teamwork, caring for oneself and others and in making decisions and relationships with others.

Hp 7210 Yellow Copies

• More participation punctuality and commitment to the community for upcoming workshops.
• That is the continuing process of environmental education initiated in the village.