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Laura Martínez , executive director of Pro Esteros , and Jorge Andrade , Social Awareness and Participation Coordinator .
There were several participatory activities to analyze problems and plan solutions .
The event was held at La Chorera with the attendance of the staff of Pro Esteros and Terra Peninsular .
The workshops were designed to last 16 hours distributed in 4 sessions of 4 hours , and were taught by staff of Terra Peninsular and Pro Esteros .
Planning objectives , goals and methods
These workshops intended to provide , through participatory methods , new knowledge and tools to consolidate a group that addressed social and environmental issues . This with the intention of having a positive impact on the community and to contribute to the conservation of the ecosystems of the region .
The goals of the workshop included that La Chorera inhabitants learned to identify , analyze and prioritize their problems , find solutions and plan projects to implement this solutions . That is , to do strategic planning .
There were several participatory activities during each workshop such as : brainstorming , problem trees , solution trees and action plan matrixes . Based on these dynamics , we all learned how to analyze problems and plan solutions . It ’ s worth to say that the issue with which we worked was the solid waste management of the community .
Upon completion of the workshops , we celebrated with a pleasant meeting at La Chorera . Afterwards , participation acknowledgements were given to the people that were involved . The event was the perfect ending for these quite productive and enjoyable meetings during the Participatory Strategic Planning Workshop .
Results
The workshops were attended by 19 people , from which 18 were women and 1 was a man . The total duration was of 16 hours distributed in 4 sessions of 4 hours . The workshops were taught by staff of Terra Peninsular and Pro Esteros as part of the environmental education objectives of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act ( NAWCA ).
The results were varied and interesting . All of the causes and consequences of the problem of poor solid waste management were identified . As well as the diversity of tasks to be implemented in order to address the causes of the problem . This was how the inhabitants were able to identify solutions to the problem , its costs , if they require help and from whom .
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