Pasantía en la Secretaria de Deportes y Recreación en el Departamento Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina-Programa Juegos Deportivos Raizales 2025

Abstract

My internship at the Sports Secretariat of the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina had a unique focus: providing technical, administrative, and strategic support for the 2025 Raizal Sports Games plan, a key event for the region and one of great cultural appreciation. This experience focused on strengthening sports with a special approach, providing entertainment for the people, and defending Raizal ethnic identity through the use of sports activities, traditional games, and folkloric expressions, both in San Andrés and Providencia.The work completed included creating the technical aspects of the agreement with the OLD PROVIDENCE HARBOUR ASSOCIATION, meticulously planning the schedule of activities, reviewing logistical procedures, and providing support for hiring staff in key areas such as health, logistics, officiating, and coordination. A large number of Native Americans were secured for both the staff and athletes, ensuring compliance with standards of inclusion, equality, and cultural relevance.Likewise, the proper use of free time, fair access to sports, and social unity through traditional regional games such as basketball, baseball, softball, and dominoes, among others, were promoted. This experience revealed a perspective that unites knowledge of sports management, thus linking the knowledge of the study with the government's plan, ethnicity, and unity of the people. Furthermore, it helped strengthen physical culture, a sense of belonging, and social unity, paving the way for human and local advancement through sports and recreation as very basic rights.