Community Vision Workshops
CONNECTING DRYLAND COMMUNITIES USING HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE RESILIENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Here we share the results of the workshops that we have carried out in 3 different communities of the Dry Forest and of a fourth unified workshop with representatives from all of the communities. We present what the residents expressed in their own words; how they wanted their quality of life to be, how the land and the environment should be in order to provide this quality of life, and how they must behave to achieve it. If you agree with the use of “Holistic Context” for the communities of the Dry Forest, add your signature in support of making it a reality!
VISION WORKSHOPS AND HOLISTIC CONTEXT IN THE DRY FOREST COMMUNITIES OF PERU
RESULTS:
The families within the communities of the dry forest are unified and economically stable. They are optimistic entrepreneurs with a good work ethic and skills. They live in peace and tranquility, with good health and public services including water, security, and education. All residents have a good quality of life and the capacity and space to develop personally and professionally. There is freedom of religion and expression with good conversation and communication. The communities are recognized for their productivity and professional work with livestock, agriculture and tourism. They offer quality products and services in a harmonious and renewable manner within their environment of abundant and green fields and forests.
THE PEOPLE they treat each other with respect, kindness, honesty, loyalty, and trust. They are welcoming, hospitable, empathetic, supportive, and generous.
THE LAND: has biodiversity, healthy restored soils, permanent forests with thriving wild fauna and pastures for prosperous livestock. Water is clean and plentiful.
DO YOU SUPPORT THE HOLISTIC CONTEXT FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF DRY FOREST?
COMMUNITY OF PIEDRITAS (PARIÑAS, TALARA)
RESULTS:
Piedritas is a strong and stable community with hard workers who are entrepreneurial, progressive, and determined. They are able to envision the future and are willing to work towards it. There is good education, peace, tranquility, security, and health. There are spaces to develop personally and professionally, with job opportunities, community ventures, and a great promotion of ecotourism. There is abundant clean, reusable water and good public services.
THE PEOPLE: They are united, civilized, hospitable, respectful, positive, responsible, supportive, honest, and trustworthy.
THE LAND: There are a variety of increasingly productive green areas, permanent pastures for livestock, forests and flowering trees that are protected and constantly growing. Nature, biodiversity, water and ecosystems are clean and prosperous.
Do you support the holistic context for the communities of Piedritas?
SAN JACINTO, SÍCHEZ COMMUNITY (LOBITOS, TALARA)
RESULTS:
In Síchez there is peace and tranquility. It is a cohesive community with stable, responsible, optimistic, and hard-working families. There is freedom of expression and freedom of religious worship. It is a safe place with good education and health. They are hard workers who work every day to create better lives for their children. Their livestock are as strong and healthy as those in the wild, and they are free to enjoy themselves in the green fields and amongst the trees. Síchez is a self-sufficient community that is known for its hospitality towards visitors and for the quality of goods and services they provide.
THE PEOPLE: Treat each other with respect, kindness, honesty, and loyalty. They are communicative, charismatic, understanding, and supportive of each other.
THE LAND: There is a diverse and large amount of animals and trees, abundant green areas, and regenerative soil for agriculture. The water stream flows continually with clean, pure water to sustain both the people and the wild fauna.
do you support the holistic context for the communities of SíCHEZ?
(CASERÍO DE FERNÁNDEZ «ALTO», PUNTA SAL, ZORRITOS AND BOCANA DE
FERNÁNDEZ «BAJO», MARCAVELICA, SULLANA).-
RESULTS:
In Fernández, the families are happy and economically stable, with work opportunities that allow them to have a good life. They are able to access good health, education, nutrition, water and basic services. They live in harmony, united by good communication between friends, family, neighbors, and communities. They express themselves freely and respect each other’s differences. They are a community that works hard to sustain livestock, agriculture, and tourism. Additionally, they respect nature and are able to get clean water, engage in productive projects, and have many natural resources to share. They are recognised and loved as a rural town with entrepreneurial and humanitarian people who offer quality products in a professional and generous manner to consumers.
THE PEOPLE: They treat each other with respect, responsibility, support, and communication. They are empathetic, humble, and sociable.
THE LAND: The land is fertile and productive, with regenerative soil, pastures, abundant forests,biodiversity of flora and fauna, as well as clean water.
Do you support the holistic context for the communities of Fernandez?
See here the workshop experiences and perspectives of our own volunteer interns who supported us in achieving this vision:
During my second week as a NGO Management intern with EcoSwell, director Diego asked for me and an accompanying intern to take a three-day trip with him to conduct a workshop on holistic management in El Angolo, which would lay the foundations for future ecosystem restoration projects there…
My first ever experience helping run a community workshop was both exciting and even challenging. There were many factors I didn’t anticipate like power outages and the relaxed Peruvian start time…
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