Proyecto de intervención educativa en prevención de riesgos ante desastres naturales con niños, niñas y adolescentes del cantón Jipijapa. Manabí. 2012.

Abstract

The present researching task constituted a transverse descriptive study desing in wich we worked with a group constituted by 63 children and adolescent from “Quimis”, “La America” and “Cerrito de la Asunciòn” communities belong to Jipijapa canton whit the purpose of measuring the variables: knowledge and practices on risk prevention when facing natural disasters through a sunrvey validated by experts according to Moriyama criteria. By means of the carried out diagnosis a mistake on knowledge of 79% was detected; negative behavior in a 59% and deficient practices on prevention in a 94%, in that related to risk prevention, due ti this the necessity of implementing the project on educative intervention for risks prevention when facing natural disasters was detected, which is aimed to increase the level of knowledge about the theme, in orderto improve the life quality of assisted communities when happening natural phenomena that can cause risks agaist the inhabitans integrity at those mentioned communities. It is concluded that through the project implementation on educative intervention, it was possible to increase the level of knowledge on risk prevention to 96%. And it is recommended to reply the project in other communities with the purpose of reach consciousness on preventing risk.