Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

Co-design, rural communities and university: The water league, a commitment to community management of water resources

No. 49 (2020-01-01)
  • María Catalina Ramírez Cajiao
    1. Profesora asociada, Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad de los Andes. Contacto: mariaram@uniandes.edu.co
  • Edier Ernesto Espinosa Díaz
    2. Profesor catedrático, Universidad El Bosque. Contacto: ee.espinosa10@uniandes.edu.co
  • Juan Camilo Cárdenas Campo
    3. Profesor titular, Facultad de Economía, Universidad de los Andes. Contacto: jccarden@uniandes.edu.co
  • Luisa Fernanda Payán Durán
    4. Líder de Vigilancia Tecnológica, Parque Científico de Innovación Social, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios – UNIMINUTO. Contacto: lf.payan890@uniandes.edu.co
  • Mauricio Peralta Mejía
    5. Coordinador de Ingenieros sin Fronteras, Parque Científico de Innovación Social, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios – UNIMINUTO. Contacto: m.peralta110@uniandes.edu.co
  • Fredy Alexander Gámez Rodríguez
    6. Emprendedor, Inalambria Internacional. Contacto: fredygamez@uniandes.edu.co
  • Andrés Felipe Torres Puentes
    7. Egresado, Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de los Andes. Contacto: af.torres2072@uniandes.edu.co
https://doi.org/10.16924/revinge.49.10

Abstract

For two years the team from Engineers Without Borders Colombia worked on the co-design of a community management system for water resources, with the help of professors, researchers and students from Universidad de los Andes, and high school students and teachers (between sixth and eleventh grades) from 10 schools in 9 municipalities of the Province of Guavio and Sabana Centro of the Department of Cundinamarca in Colombia. The Guavio province is of vital importance to the country, as it has water making factories in its paramo ecosystems. Therefore, it is necessary that its inhabitants have a strong environmental awareness and good management of water resources. This article presents the main lessons learned through the co-design process of a technological platform and a participation strategy that encourages the empowerment of the rural school community in the management of this resource.

Keywords: Participation, co-design, water management, gamification

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