CIDAC y Artecampo: Primero, las artesanas. 40 años de una experiencia de desarrollo social y recuperación cultural, en Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
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Entre 1980 y 1983, Ada Sotomayor y Laura Zanini recorrieron el departamento de Santa Cruz en Bolivia, inventariando y estudiando la producciónn artesanal indígena y campesina. Los resultados de la investigación evidenciaron un proceso de deterioro y progresiva desaparición de la misma. En 1985, iniciarían desde el Centro de Investigación, Diseño Artesanal y Cooperación Cooperativa, (CIDAC), una experiencia integral de desarrollo social y recuperación cultural con mujeres guarayas, isoseño- guaraníes, chiquitanas, ayoreode y de comunidades interculturales. Desde una concepción del desarrollo que vincula la preservación y vitalidad de la identidad cultural al bienestar espiritual y material de los pueblos, CIDAC inició un trabajo coordinado y sistemático entre el campo y la ciudad, destinado a mejorar la vida de las artesanas indígenas y campesinas y sus comunidades. Esta iniciativa tendría, una importante repercusión en la urbe cruceña, que recuperaría, revalorizaría y se apropiaría de sus raíces culturales. Resultado de este trabajo, se ha preservado y desarrollado el patrimonio artesanal del departamento y otorgado valor a modos de vida y conocimientos ancestrales, beneficiando al medio rural y enriqueciendo el urbano. Cientos de mujeres indígenas y campesinas han mejorado su posición en la familia y la sociedad; y han sido protagonistas de un rico dialogo intercultural. Al mismo tiempo, el trabajo de CIDAC y Artecampo ha contribuido a visibilizar la riqueza del patrimonio artesanal de la región, hasta entonces desconocida, en el ámbito nacional.
Between 1980 and 1983, Ada Sotomayor and Laura Zanini toured the department of Santa Cruz in Bolivia, surveying, inventorying and studying indigenous and peasant craft production. The results of their research showed a process of deterioration and progressive disappearance of the knowledge and practice of ancestral craftsmanship. In 1985, they started the Center of Investigation, Artisan Design and Cooperative Cooperation (CIDAC) an integral experience of social development and cultural recovery with Guarani, Iso-Barani, Chiquitano, Ayoreode and women of intercultural communities. From a conception of development that links the preservation and vitality of cultural identity to the spiritual and material well-being of the people, CIDAC began a coordinated work between the countryside and the city. The aim was to improve the lives of indigenous and rural women artisans and their communities. This endeavor had an important impact on the Department of Santa Cruz which recovered, revalued and owned its cultural roots. As a result of this project, the Departments artisanal heritage is being preserved and has flourished, giving value to ancestral ways of life and knowledge, benefiting and enriching both rural and urban environments. Hundreds of indigenous and rural women have improved their position in the family and society and have been the protagonists of a rich intercultural dialogue. At the same time, the work of CIDAC and Artecampo has contributed to visibilize the richness of the region's artisan heritage, previously unknown, at a national level.
Between 1980 and 1983, Ada Sotomayor and Laura Zanini toured the department of Santa Cruz in Bolivia, surveying, inventorying and studying indigenous and peasant craft production. The results of their research showed a process of deterioration and progressive disappearance of the knowledge and practice of ancestral craftsmanship. In 1985, they started the Center of Investigation, Artisan Design and Cooperative Cooperation (CIDAC) an integral experience of social development and cultural recovery with Guarani, Iso-Barani, Chiquitano, Ayoreode and women of intercultural communities. From a conception of development that links the preservation and vitality of cultural identity to the spiritual and material well-being of the people, CIDAC began a coordinated work between the countryside and the city. The aim was to improve the lives of indigenous and rural women artisans and their communities. This endeavor had an important impact on the Department of Santa Cruz which recovered, revalued and owned its cultural roots. As a result of this project, the Departments artisanal heritage is being preserved and has flourished, giving value to ancestral ways of life and knowledge, benefiting and enriching both rural and urban environments. Hundreds of indigenous and rural women have improved their position in the family and society and have been the protagonists of a rich intercultural dialogue. At the same time, the work of CIDAC and Artecampo has contributed to visibilize the richness of the region's artisan heritage, previously unknown, at a national level.
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