Análisis de las prácticas educomunicativas en la construcción de saberes entre los y las adolescentes pertenecientes a la Fundación Talentos, del barrio Altos de Menga en Cali, durante el periodo 2022 - I

Abstract

Educommunication is a paradigm that aims to generate transformative actions in communities through communication. It emerged during the second half of the 20th century thanks to the contribution of pedagogues such as Freire and Kaplún (2004) who, concerned about the needs of the Latin American people, decided to look for alternatives to the traditional educational model established in the majority of countries on the continent. The Talentos Altos de Menga Foundation emerged in 2018 with the purpose of discovering the talents of the young population of the neighborhood. It is located in the Altos de Menga neighborhood, north of Cali. There, they offer free workshops on music, painting, dance, literature, etc., children and young people from the entire sector participate in these spaces. Thus, this research aimed to analyze the impact of educommunicative practices on the construction of knowledge among adolescents aged thirteen to fifteen years of the Talentos Altos de Menga Foundation. For this purpose, observations were taken into account, as well as the stories of the participants who wanted to contribute to the realization of this project. Among other aspects, Lonis Murillo, main leader of the organization, provided his collaboration by narrating his experience as creator of the initiative and provided relevant information about the educational process that has been carried out in the Talentos Altos de Menga Foundation since its inception, four years ago. years. Finally, as an exercise to approach new educommunicative practices, a visual communication workshop was held. During these activities, the teenagers from the Talentos Altos de Menga Foundation were able to experiment with telling stories through photographs.