Evaluación de impacto del Plan de Desarrollo Territorial en los 7 capitales comunitarios que promueven el buen vivir, parroquia La Providencia, cantón Guano, provincia de Chimborazo, periodo 2012-2014.

Abstract

This research aimed to assess the impacts on the community capital that promotes the well- being of the actions carried out by the Autonomous Decentralized Parochial Government La Providencia on the basis of the Territorial Development Plan, 2012-2014. Based on the paradigm of Good Living, a model of innovate development was implement in Ecuador, since 2008. In order to ensure its realization various strategies such as the implementation of development plans in each territory was applied. It was executed in three stages. First, the determination of the evaluated projects using the methodology proposed by the Secretaria Técnica de Cooperación Internacional (SETECI).Second, the diagnosis of the prior territory to the implementation of these actions. Finally, the assessment of the impact on the community capital where variables and indicators were designed. An index for each capital were built too. These values were subjected to a comparative analysis with and without the project through the statistical Student’s t-test. The evaluated projects were: the strengthening in production and marketing of alfalfa seed (EPA1) and the strengthening of the inhabitants social and cultural identity (SCAH1). In average the indices of the community capital increased by 195,39 % and 33,70 % respectively, reaching a highly significant impact to a confidence level of 0.01 for EPA1 and a significant impact to a confidence level of 0.05 for SCAH1. In conclusion, with the implementation of the EPA1 and SCAH1, the communities of La Providencia parish have improved their social, human, physical, environmental, political, and financial conditions, being the social and labor force a fundamental piece for the development of the other capitals. It is recommended to promote a culture of monitoring and evaluation of projects from a holistic approach to ensure the well-being of the population.