Intervención Social Y Filosófica Como Estrategia Para La Disminución De Pobreza Multidimensional En Jóvenes Del Sur De La Ciudad De Montería

Abstract

The purpose of the present script, is to show how the contribution of philosophy, applied outside the classroom, can have an impact which later translates into positive social changes for communities, through “design of life” projects. Therefore, a social intervention was proposed, by teaching philosophic principles, as a strategy to reduce multidimensional poverty in young people from south of the city of Montería in the department of Cordoba. These interventions were carried out in strata land 2 of the (residential) communities of La Gloria 1 between 2014 and 2019, using focus groups with workshops and soft skills and vocational guidance relating to job placement. The intervention (with 1600 families) showed, in the lives of 560 young people, improvement in their income, through work, and their social prospects. In these families (most relocated from rural areas to urban) the development of skills that allowed social mobility and improved quality of life in their surroundings were met. Social intervention, in a community context, through the teaching of philosophy, can minimize the multidimensional poverty index by decreasing school dropout numbers and improving employment prospects.