Centro de reciclaje San Rafael - Antioquia. Equipamiento Social Articulador del Desarrollo Sostenible.

Abstract

Eastern Antioquia for 4 decades suffered changes in the demographic composition of the population that contributed to the rupture of the ties of social cohesion, a change in the environment and in the economic dynamics; The first stage is lived in the decades of the 60s and 70s, in which it became the center of industrialization projects, bringing with it political, economic, religious and social exclusion. In the second stage between the 1980s and 1990s, the presence of the guerrillas and later of the paramilitary groups contributed to creating an environment of insecurity, violence and uncertainty, which was reflected in the phenomenon of forced displacement and loss of cultural roots.

San Rafael in its 2016-2019 municipal development plan maintains that "the municipality has drawn up guidelines to recover, protect, defend and manage through the application of policies that guarantee equity and social inclusion of its inhabitants." The National Government proposes the policy "To return is to live" based on the return to the territories that have achieved military control reinforced with economic and social interventions, guarantee sustainability to the process of social recovery and the effective enjoyment of their rights by families ; In the same way, the municipality of San Rafael in its policy "United building development" outlines objectives to unify and unite efforts through social inclusion and reconciliation, ordering initiatives that generate added value and greater impact for this population victim of violence. and thus align with the government's purpose of making Colombia a prosperous society for all.