Incidencias de la UPS sede Guayaquil. Crónicas de los proyectos de vinculación

Abstract

Social responsibility is an aspect that has had transcendence in the academic field and the commitment to society in which higher education institutions are immersed and which respond through an integral formation that complements the knowledge with spiritual values in the students to achieve that the professional being enthusiastic, creative, generous and feels compassion from problems of others to defend of the most vulnerable people. Projects linked to society are essential to achieve this goal, because this is the key to members of the educational community serve a society in which they are immersed and that way they can fight against poverty, violence, discrimination, diseases and lack of basic resources that people need to survive. The present investigation pretends to testify from the writing of journalistic chronicles, the events carried out by the Salesian Polytechnic University, headquarters of Guayaquil, to certain sectors disadvantaged through social projects. The executed research analyzed four projects that benefit different sectors of the city, implementing techniques for the collection of information in situ, in-depth interviews, permanent observation throughout the investigation and field work. The places that were essential for the elaboration of the chronicles coincide in very similar aspects. The shortage of basic services, lack of comprehensive education, and the difficulty to get a transport, converts these spaces into places with emerging needs. Students correctly addressed by their managers have the power to ennoble the environment in which they live, and although this only represents a portion compared to all the work to be executed, undoubtedly if there is not at least the initiative of progress, no one would notice that there are many tasks to enhance.