2020 Benefitting Society Finalist: Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ) - Mexico

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ) - Comprehensive Interventions: Community diagnosis and intervention proposals 

The project generates intervention proposals through a diagnosis that recognises the current situation of 14 communities and neighbourhoods in the city of Querétaro in needs, problems, social demands and areas of population development.  

Under an interdisciplinary perspective, the consultative participation of the citizens who inhabit the localities and the work of professionals from different formations who contributed their experience and knowledge, worked on advocacy proposals appropriate to the conditions of the selected localities.  

An interactive digital platform was generated to support the understanding of the data obtained and the proposals for intervention, which allows us to read the results of the project graphically, in addition to consolidating collaborative work links with localities, students and institutions, enhancing research and social intervention from the University. 

Top three learnings: 

• Our interdisciplinary approach methodology allows access to the urban reality and concrete intervention proposals appropriate to the context. 
• Our interdisciplinary approach prioritises community work and strengthens social ties by generating ties with the intervened localities. 
• Our project encourages community organisation actions which allow learning for all involved.