Thinking about Community Coexistence in adolescent women in a border area of the city of Cúcuta. Pensar la Convivencia Comunitaria en mujeres adolescentes en una zona de frontera de la ciudad de Cúcuta

Abstract

This article is a product of the research titled “Contributions of adolescent women in the community coexistence of the Princesses Guerreras de la Fortaleza Foundation, city of Cúcuta” and is part of the research processes of the Social Work group of the Francisco de Paula University. Santander, with a framework of international, national and local research focused on the study of community coexistence, from the intercultural and integrative approach of the community. This study emphasizes the objectives of recognizing the contributions of adolescent women in the community coexistence of the Warrior Princesses of the Fortress Foundation. The theoretical framework is constituted from a vision of complex thought from Edgar Morin and coexistence in the community from Marco Marchioni. Next, the methodology that was developed is a phenomenological study, with the Participatory Action Research method. The results highlight four subcategories according to the notion of coexistence, the first being coexistence as a social process, the second coexistence as community participation and the third the difficulties in the clarity of the concept and the fourth from a collective coexistence. In conclusion, community coexistence is essential for the comprehensive well-being of the community.