The linking activity: approach to the rescue of People, Ethnicity and Culture

Abstract

Introduction: Ecuador works to safeguard a diverse, pluricultural and multiethnic cultural identity, which identifies it by its values, traditions, symbols, beliefs and modes of sociocultural behavior. The objective of this study is to diagnose the self-identification according to their culture and customs of Manabi residents to determine multicultural rescue strategies. Materials and methods: The population under study is the cantons of Sucre, San Vicente, Jama and Pedernales, made up entirely of 150,678 residents. Simple non-probabilistic random sampling will determine the market segment under study. The statistical software REDATAM (Data Recovery for Small Areas by Microcomputer) made it possible to develop a cross-analysis of self-identification statistical figures. The statistical software SPSS v. 26 confirmed that the statistical reliability of the results was .92 Cronbach's alpha, considered very good. Results: It is declared that the linking activity through the project "Contribution from the Montubian tradition to the socio-cultural, economic, agricultural, agricultural, food, hospital-tourist development of the Sucre - San Vicente community" with a participation of 120 students and beneficiaries 5,494 residents who represent approximately 50% of the inhabitants of San Isidro. As a corrective strategy, the community project of the community “Raíces y Sueños” in the creation of training schools for the development of family entrepreneurship Discussion: In the province of Manabí, 69.7% self-identify as mestizo and 19.2% as montubio, which are the two most representative figures at the provincial level, but at the level of the four cantons under study which are integrated into the research projects of the Bahía Extension and the department of links with society who, under their contexts, seek alternatives to strengthen tourist activity in the destination Sucre-San Vicente-Jama-Pedernales. Conclusions: The review of literature and bibliographies regarding the object and field of research made it easier to consider that it is vitally important to create a new scenario where the aboriginal cultures that still exist on the planet have a space of integration in which they settle comfortably without losing their autonomy and identity from the reality of each ethnic group, respecting their cultural, social, and religious expressions.