Necesidades sociales y dimensiones del capital social: Análisis de beneficiarios de Familias en Acción

Abstract

Innovation in the social sphere is today an increasingly necessary challenge for human development. However, it is a practice little developed at a theoretical level, which limits its effective development for the effective solution of social needs and its sustainability through the impact on the social capital of the intervened communities. The objective of this article is to analyze the social needs of the beneficiaries of the program Familias en Acción in Barranquilla related to its expected impacts, as well as the social capital of the beneficiaries, identifying the most relevant aspects that require intervention in the education and health sectors in the district, in addition to social needs related to income generation and prevention of teenage pregnancy. The dimensions of social capital that should be strengthened in the respective communities are also analyzed. The quantitative methodology with a descriptive scope together with stratified sampling techniques and a non-experimental design with a sample of 467 program holders in the exercise, having as a finding that for Barranquilla there are unmet social needs in the Families in Action such as the availability of resources, access to tuition, income generation through work or entrepreneurship, job training and prevention of teenage pregnancy, therefore, it concludes that there is a clear need to strengthen the social capital of Familias en Acción members in areas such as participation and cooperation, as well as decision-making.