This diagnosis should also be used for the social integration of the presence of
outsiders in the rural area, and, above all, in order to generate a space for dialog,
which we believe should be situated in local decision-making practices and be
based on the locals’ normative forms of participation. This is one of the actions we
propose for the reversal of the pervasive relationships of domination. In this
regard, it is important to locate the local authorities, the formal and informal
collectives that make decisions, and the community leaders. It is also essential to
learn about their forms of negotiation and conflict resolution, in addition to
locating the spaces, times, and participants that are relevant for the presentation
and discussion of intervention projects.
A second phase involves a process of consultation that facilitates open and
explicit consent given by the inhabitants, in which the steps of introduction,
generation of a working group, determination of methods, and discussion of
responsibilities/authority are clear and widely known. The process of open consent
is essential in order for there to be a committed and sustained participation by the
local population. It helps to place the intervention within the population by
establishing potential participants who could make up the working group.
It should be noted that the selection of the users will depend on the objectives of
the project; however, preferably there should be women or representatives of some
previously established committee present, who are associated with the agricultural
sector and have some kind of experience in intervention project management.
Other individuals who should be included are the male heads of household who
have experience in collective farm work (ejidatarios [rights holders of communal
lands] or those who have experience as members of social collectives in conservation and production-related projects), and hold the rights to the property on
which they live, since in many cases intervention processes develop infrastructure
that must be established and placed somewhere, and it is important to determine
ownership. When the works are implemented on communal property rather than
on family-owned small property, it is essential to explore the decision making and
organizational processes that exist in the collective, in order to create forms of
consensus building based on the objectives of the intervention and local political
needs.
It is also very important that within the local working collective there be young
people who have received high school instruction, in addition to having some
experience with digital literacy. Due to the participation of young people, the
working team will be able to communicate in a language mediated by digital
technologies.
Once the results of the diagnostic activity have been obtained, the consent of
the population, obtained by a process of consultation and the establishment of
horizontal working relationships, continues with the ordering and the systematization of information and experience. At this stage, it is necessary implement
actions that include the members of the community team, through a pedagogical
process of strengthening abilities and skills in local research, in which their systems of communication are necessary for the understanding and, where appropriate, translation of the information collected. The task of ordering will generate a
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outsiders in the rural area, and, above all, in order to generate a space for dialog,
which we believe should be situated in local decision-making practices and be
based on the locals’ normative forms of participation. This is one of the actions we
propose for the reversal of the pervasive relationships of domination. In this
regard, it is important to locate the local authorities, the formal and informal
collectives that make decisions, and the community leaders. It is also essential to
learn about their forms of negotiation and conflict resolution, in addition to
locating the spaces, times, and participants that are relevant for the presentation
and discussion of intervention projects.
A second phase involves a process of consultation that facilitates open and
explicit consent given by the inhabitants, in which the steps of introduction,
generation of a working group, determination of methods, and discussion of
responsibilities/authority are clear and widely known. The process of open consent
is essential in order for there to be a committed and sustained participation by the
local population. It helps to place the intervention within the population by
establishing potential participants who could make up the working group.
It should be noted that the selection of the users will depend on the objectives of
the project; however, preferably there should be women or representatives of some
previously established committee present, who are associated with the agricultural
sector and have some kind of experience in intervention project management.
Other individuals who should be included are the male heads of household who
have experience in collective farm work (ejidatarios [rights holders of communal
lands] or those who have experience as members of social collectives in conservation and production-related projects), and hold the rights to the property on
which they live, since in many cases intervention processes develop infrastructure
that must be established and placed somewhere, and it is important to determine
ownership. When the works are implemented on communal property rather than
on family-owned small property, it is essential to explore the decision making and
organizational processes that exist in the collective, in order to create forms of
consensus building based on the objectives of the intervention and local political
needs.
It is also very important that within the local working collective there be young
people who have received high school instruction, in addition to having some
experience with digital literacy. Due to the participation of young people, the
working team will be able to communicate in a language mediated by digital
technologies.
Once the results of the diagnostic activity have been obtained, the consent of
the population, obtained by a process of consultation and the establishment of
horizontal working relationships, continues with the ordering and the systematization of information and experience. At this stage, it is necessary implement
actions that include the members of the community team, through a pedagogical
process of strengthening abilities and skills in local research, in which their systems of communication are necessary for the understanding and, where appropriate, translation of the information collected. The task of ordering will generate a
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