A guide for Service Learning Institutionalization of a career

STEP 3: DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROFILE

Community partners are formal organizations, recognized for their leadership within a community and/or territory, with credibility and convening capacity. In SL, community partners have objectives that are oriented to work for the benefit of the poorest sectors of society andwith limited opportunities for their development. They may belong to any of the following sectors: Governmental, Municipal, NGOs, Foundations, Neighborhood Councils, private non-profit companies, among other entities with similar interests. In general, the

community partner is represented by a key person who acts as a course counterpart, will work with the service, and is the person who talks with the professor about the needs detected by the organization and who participates throughout the process. The first action in the process of selecting the community partner(s) is to check if the career has previous experience with civil society organizations, volunteer work, the public system, etc.

EXAMPLE OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN A CAREER

ORGANIZATION CHARACTERIZATION

DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK

NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION

YEAR GOOD MIDDLE BAD

(public/private, near/far, safe/unsafe sector, rural/ urban, etc.)

Workshops were held with deaf children attending the foundation. Research was conducted on the development of reading and writing skills of children attending preschool. They were invited to participate in a reading promotion fair.

Fundación Cuenta Cuentos

Public, far from the University, safe, urban

2001

Jardín Infantil Multicolores

Private, safe, close to the university, urban

2014

2016

Escuela El Vinilo

Public, far from university, unsafe, rural

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