Incidencia de la participación local comunitaria y el desarrollo local en el Barrio Siete de Agosto en la localidad Sur Occidente de Barranquilla

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to determine the incidence of local community participation and local development in the Seventh of August neighborhood in the southwestern town of Barranquilla, allowing to know the participation processes that occur in the sector. Starting from this, the 7 de Agosto neighborhood lacks many institutions and organizations that aim at local development; Over the last five years, a change has been reflected in the physical structure of the neighborhood (improvement in the streets and homes in the sector) as well as in public services, which present variations due to the fact that not all the streets have gas, power or sewage; In other words, these shortcomings in services do not provide a quality of life for its inhabitants. However, the community work carried out by the community action board from the part of awareness of the proper use of resources and care for the environment is reflected in a main problem that is environmental pollution, due to the lack of a sense of belonging. of the inhabitants of this neighborhood, likewise as these people lack education, health, and recreation institutions, their own dynamics are seen in the life of the community. It should be noted that the occupation of the space and the way in which the houses were built does not allow the construction of a step, a school that responds to the needs of its inhabitants, they do not have a life center for older adults, which makes that they have to move to other neighborhoods in the locality to receive health care, education and recreation. These problems lead to a number of effects on the participation of a community, but they must also seek transformation initiatives within the territory.