Elaboración de un manual educativo de gestión de riesgos para la autoprotección ante eventos adversos, en idioma kichwa y español, para los adolescentes de los Centros Educativos del sector Los Atapos, Guamote

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to prepare an educational manual for Risk Management for self-protection, against adverse events, in Kchiwa and Spanish, the beneficiary population belongs to adolescents of educational centers community. Atapos of Guamote Canton, province of Chimborazo, considered as problematic due to the absence of material that covers issues of prevention against typical eventualities of the sector. The universe was made up of 229 adolescents from Atapo Santa Elena Educational Centers, Luis Cordero Crespo Intercultural Bilingual Community Educational center and Daniel Evas Guaraca Intercultural Bilingual Educational Unit, from wich a sample of 161 adolescents was obtained for the initial survey application with issues of Risk Management: with this, it was possible to know the low level of participation, the scarce information they receive and the threats present in the sector, obtaining as a result that 85% feel vulnerable to the problem, however the level of parcipation and empowerment face to an emergency situation is low due to the information deficit they receive, since 63% of adolescents are unaware of the issue, 91% indicating there is no educational material for Risk Management that would provide guidelines for correct action allowing how to safeguard their integrity: for this reason the adolescents asked the elaboration of an educational manual, 80% preferred it in Kchiwa to preserve the native language, wich after its elaboration was valeted by Mr. Miguel Marcatoma, president of the Palmira Decentralized Autonomous Government, peers of Educational Center Hereos del Cenepa, Directors and teachers of educational centers and the validation in Kchiwa language performed by Mg. Luis Quishpe, Director of District Colta – Guamote education. It is recommended its reproduction at the educational centers manual wich were part of this research study, in order to train and sensitize adolescents, and able to give an effective response to an adverse event.