title: Community Participation and Strengthening in a Reconstruction Context After a Natural Disaster.
abstract: During the first academic term of 2010, participatory action investigation processes were conducted in three communities affected by the 2007 high magnitude earthquake that occurred in the province of Chincha (Ica, Peru). In the process, members of the communities identified, as core problems, aspects related to the community coexistence, emphasizing the attention of the most vulnerable segments (children and adolescents) in the context of economic constraints and problems aggravated by the earthquake. Results include an analysis of the needs and reactions following the earthquake, the leadership and the power relations visible in the post disaster context and, finally, the community participation throughout the reconstruction process. This article also proposes some topics resulting from the analysis, aiming to contribute to interventions focused on community participation and strengthening of local resources in contexts of great vulnerability to natural disasters.
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department , Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú , Lima , Peru.|b Grupo de Psicología Política , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: Rosa María
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cueto
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department , Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: María Zoila
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department , Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moll
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department , Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rivera
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003256:Community Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: community participation; natural disasters; participatory action investigation; reconstruction