SYSTEMATIZATION OF THE DIAGNOSES OF THE COMMUNITIES OF THE SÍGSIG CANTON

Abstract

Ecuador is one of the countries where inequalities and people living in extreme poverty have increased, so there are more and more challenges to generate public policies or intervention strategies to reduce social inequalities. Rural areas have borne the brunt of this situation, with shortages that have adversely affected living conditions. The importance of this study lies in the deepening of social problems, as told by the inhabitants of the communities themselves. The objective of this article was explore the reality of the communities of the Sígsig canton, for the recognition of problems in the canton. The information was identified from diagnostic reports of eight communities belonging to the Sígsig canton. This article was based on a qualitative methodology and an exploratory-descriptive type of research. The results were analyzed from the Human Scale Development theory. The main results identified the lack of drinking water, lack of sewage, distant health systems and educational institutions, school dropout, inadequate waste management, domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, alcoholism, unemployment, migration, incorrect use of technology, lack of social participation and cultural loss. Likewise, the results can contribute to the construction of public policies or strategies that support the solution of needs. In addition, the methodology can be used in future research in similar contexts, considering the limitations described in the data collection process.