La Minga



I am a third year student of sociology. My career is a social sciencie that studying the problems of society, combining theory with practice. I like socilogy, but sometimes it's a lot of theory and little practice, I don't like that.

This year I have a course about qualitative techniques where I have to do investigation work. I am doing my social investigation in a territoral organization of San Miguel. The organization is called La Minga.

La Minga is create by a group of friends and residents of the territory to help the neighbor who needed it.

This organization has two areas of work, the firts is a cultural centre where is make different workshop for all persons. The second is the home committee, here the problems related to the territory and the house are treated.

I am very happy working with La Minga, it's members are very sympathetic, friendly and committed.

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  1. UnknownJuly 13, 2018 at 2:35 PM

    The territorial organization is a better form for approximated to people and comunity in the society, contrary to a position theoretical without empirical elements.
    Congratulations!

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  2. Rocio Solano TJuly 13, 2018 at 7:28 PM

    Is really awesome see people doing this kind of work for others, and not just that but you are directly implicated with all these persons, a very important thing that alot of social scientist usually forget, not only students but the same university with its programs. Pretty nice :)

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