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Conversando con los Sueños desde la Postura Colaborativa Durante la Pandemia por Covid-19
No full textDurante la pandemia por Covid-19 se manifestaron sueños con fuerte carga emocional, pesadillas con angustia, miedo e incertidumbre, con imágenes muy claras en torno a sufrir contagio, enfermarse o morir. Esto me motivo a convocar a consultantes para trabajar en torno a los sueños para brindar acompañamiento pero también para probar el análisis de sueños desde la postura Colaborativa y Dialógica y alejada de metodologías psicoanalíticas. De esta manera siembro o planteo la forma de Soñatear en las conversaciones para que el soñante construya significados que solamente tengan resonancia para él. Esbozo cómo revisar los sueños, cómo dialogar con ellos y qué significados pueden tener con respecto a lo que está sucediendo en su vida. Ofrezco algunas preguntas que pueden abrir el dialogo desde la curiosidad y el no-saber para hacer un proceso tentativo y respetuoso. En estas conversaciones los soñantes lograron construir significados que pudieron trasladar a su vida cotidiana y que les ayudaron a comprender lo que estaban viviendo. Esta experiencia resultó ser una forma efectiva o eficaz para Soñatear con cualquier sueño, independientemente de los sueños de la pandemia. Resulta ser una forma reveladora y enriquecedora para la construcción de significados y el autoconocimiento personal
Municipal Capacity Related to Rural and Agri-Food Opportunities - A Northern Ontario Focus
No full textMunicipalities play an important role in supporting Ontario’s agri-food sector as a critical economic driver and catalyst for rural revitalization. Municipal planning and economic development services are uniquely positioned to support agri-food systems and the agricultural sector through the creation and execution of agricultural-related initiatives and implementation of provincial policies and programs. However, Ontario’s 444 municipalities are spread across a vast and diverse geography, and their organizational capacity, budgets, and priorities vary. Research conducted in 2020-2021, which assessed planning department structure, budget, and human resources, found that municipalities in Ontario’s Greenbelt region have varied abilities to support the agri-food sector. This project extends that research to the rest of the province, assessing capacity in single- and upper-tier municipalities throughout Northern and Southern Ontario. Understanding municipal capacity to support the agri-food sector will assist with targeting provincial support for the agri-food sector, and facilitate knowledge sharing among municipalities. This session will: -Present an overview of the project, - Review the role of municipalities in relation to agri-food systems, and - Provide preliminary findings with an emphasis on Northern Ontario
Rural Housing Information System: Filling The Housing Information Gap in Ontario
No full textCurrently, in rural Ontario, there is a shortage of proper housing data. The lack of adequate data is a barrier to the planning and construction of affordable housing development in the region. Through the Housing Supply Challenge, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) is partnering with the Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) and tech company, Itergy, to build a streamlined digital tool to fill the housing information gap: the Rural Housing Information System. This locally driven tool will support municipalities, developers, and homebuilders in the planning and development of affordable housing. It also aims to support not for profit builders in overcoming information barriers regarding housing in rural communities. ROI and EOWC are building this tool by consolidating the information that is available through eastern Ontario municipalities’ existing resources. By having a consolidated effort for data acquisition, the RHIS can implement a streamlined approach to enhance the data collected in a centralize, digital platform. In the medium to long-term, this information will be used to appropriately strategize housing development plans, bringing appropriate affordable housing to the region and keep residents in their communities of choice
Quantifying the Return on Investment of Ontario’s Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) and their Stakeholders
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Housing and Homelessness - Social Investment Creates Economic Investment
No full textRDN is a non-profit organization that works with rural, remote, and Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada to support sustainability and help them thrive by collaboratively developing responses to social and economic challenges through a collective impact model. One of the most important social challenges in rural areas is housing insecurity and affordability and how it affects both the resiliency and economic development of a community. By addressing housing needs, a community will revitalize itself and provide a healthy environment for all of its citizens. Attendees will gain a better understanding of: the housing and homelessness spectrum; identify how this growing social issue impacts their community; and how addressing homelessness and housing affordability will attract investment and improve financial outcomes for both residents and businesses. The presentation will focus on solution-based conversations with participants and how these solutions create a resilient community. By understanding when residents’ basic needs are met, businesses are creating future customers, a future workforce, and a safe and healthy environment for themselves and employees. Studies show that when a low income individual earns a dollar, this dollar is spent back in the local economy. Solutions for addressing housing do not always include physical housing developments, but can also include supportive policy changes. RDN will demonstrate how housing supports will create community resiliency and better several aspects of a community’s well-being, including economic development
Exploring rural youth aspirations and life-courses in Colombia
No full textRural youth’s aspirations and life-courses are shaped by complex interplays of external (social, economic, historical) and internal (agency-driven) factors. In rural Colombia, characterized by illicit economic pressures and a legacy of armed conflict, structural realities may constrain youth’s ability to achieve transformative life trajectories. This study investigates how these influence youths’ life-course decision making in a remote village. The Possible Selves and intersectionality theories guided the study by addressing overlapping social identities and power structures that shape youth’s lived experiences. Employing a participatory photovoice initiative, participants led data interpretation and thematic analysis; five themes emerged: youth, ecosystem, entrepreneurism, agriculture and livestock production, and effort and joy. Findings illustrate a tension between youth aspirations—characterized by hopes for stability, education, and community engagement—and the structural constraints imposed by marginalizing economic systems and a history of internal conflict. Neoliberal and illicit economic frameworks, coupled with conflict legacies, undermine rural youth agency and curtail opportunities for meaningful participation. Under these conditions, aspirations tend toward survival-oriented goals rather than transformative social change, perpetuating cycles of poverty and exclusion. To foster rural youth’s aspirations, interventions must strengthen agency through improved access to quality education and inclusive participation in decision-making processes
Study of Adaption Methods Climate Change through Localization of Resilience among Farmers (Case Study: Village of Markazi Province)
No full textOne of the most concerning environmental issues that has attracted global attention is climate change and the problem of global warming. Climate change, along with its severe and detrimental impacts on the environment, threatens the fundamental elements of people\u27s lives worldwide. The aim of this study is to analyze methods for enhancing farmers\u27 resilience to cope with and adapt to the negative effects of climate change, and to provide recommendations for the localization of resilience-building strategies in the rural areas of Markazi Province. To achieve this objective, preliminary studies were conducted using documentary research methods. Subsequently, through careful observation of local lifestyles, semi-structured in-depth interviews lasting 2 to 3 hours, focused group discussions (FGD), and face-to-face conversations, the relationship between the localization of strategies and the enhancement of resilience among farmers was analyzed. The results of the analyses indicated that farmers’ use of localized methods positively influenced resilience in environmental, economic, social, and cultural dimensions, and could lead to greater adaptation to climate change and increased resilience. Consequently, it is recommended that resilience training in environmental, economic, social, and cultural aspects be provided by social workers, who are considered one of the main pillars of social support in communities. Instead of offering uniform and general training, the focus should be placed on the specific needs, conditions, and experiences of each region and farmer, thereby benefiting from the advantages of localization. This research can serve as a scientific basis for implementing the localization of methods in climate change adaptation policies, with the aim of enhancing the effectiveness of resilience training among farmers in the rural areas of Markazi Province
Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Peruvian Andes: Turno Cultivation in the Campesino Communities of Huancachi and Quilcas
No full text\u27Turno\u27 cultivation is an ancestral system of land and crop management maintained by Andean Campesino and Indigenous communities according to Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LIKS) which steward high rates of biodiversity, supporting local food and livelihood security.High levels of poverty and compounding inequalities experienced by these communities heighten their vulnerability to climatic and development pressure, threatening turno systems and the LIKS that underpin them. Research was conducted from June 2023 – March 2024 with Huancachi and Quilcas, 2 campesino communities recognized for native potato biodiversity and continued turno cultivation. This paper will examine these food systems to understand how internal and external processes facilitate ongoing production and reproduction of LIKS and how these processes impact food security and food sovereignty. Research was conducted using a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, which is a change- and problem-oriented approach for participant-led research and systems thinking as a conceptual framework and methodology for uncovering dynamic processes embedded in LIKS. Data was collected using a mixed-methods approach leveraging surveys and focus group discussions. Results from this study suggest the integral role that land, culture and worldview play in sustaining and reproducing Indigenous Knowledge for turno cultivation, as well as the role of external actors in shaping relationships between system elements. This study found that as access and ownership over land is threatened, the power and influence of external actors over these local knowledge systems are increased, which in turn shapes relationships and functions of the knowledge system. Implications: These results illustrate how turno production systems can be supported institutionally by focusing on both the internal relationships within communities and the relationships they have with external actors
Navigating Change: Understanding Transformations in Rural Economic Development Knowledge Translation and Transfer
No full textRural economic development practitioners are essential in fostering prosperous economies and communities across Ontario. Over the past few decades, the role of these practitioners has evolved significantly. The COVID-19 pandemic has further reshaped how rural economies are organized, and how economic development professionals must adapt to support them. As a result, there is a growing need for updated information to better understand the evolving role of rural economic development practitioners, the skills and capacities they require to effectively support rural economies, and the formats in which they need to acquire this new knowledge. The purpose of this research is to understand the key skills, capacities, and knowledge sets required by economic development practitioners in rural Ontario; to understand the role and activities conducted by rural economic development practitioners to support rural prosperity, particularly in light of COVID-19; and to evaluate existing KTT activities and outputs and to identify the ideal formats for sharing knowledge with rural economic development practitioners. An online survey was conducted among economic development officers working in rural local governments across Ontario. The survey gathered valuable insights into current activities, policies, strategies, and resources aimed at supporting rural economic development. The findings reveal a clear trend of increasing responsibilities and activities, coupled with limited human and financial resources. The survey highlights key areas of knowledge necessary to support rural economies, along with the preferred formats for knowledge sharing. This analysis enhances our understanding of economic development in rural Ontario and provides insights into how to better support rural economic development practitioners