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el Caribe, España y Portugal

This article deals with the accompaniment of URACCAN-CEIMM, especially in some transcendental factors for the development of the intercultural gender perspective in the regional context of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua, an area in which the university develops in terms of promoting its values ​​and principles as an intercultural community university, with relevance in indigenous peoples, afro-descendants and mestizos. URACCAN-CEIMM articulates work with all women's organizations and institutions regarding human rights for advocacy processes in Bocana de Paiwas, El Rama, Muelle de los Bueyes, El Ayote and Nueva Guinea Municipalities. It provides accompaniment to Municipal Commissions in 6 municipalities in the construction of 9 gender and violence policies and incidence in women's agendas, in management for gender-sensitive municipal budget allocation, for the prevention and follow-up of violence cases against women. This is a qualitative research because it describes the main results of changes, achievements and difficulties in the two reports of external evaluation of the projects executed by CEIMM, Nueva Guinea Campus. The methodology used in this research were the documentary review of the external evaluations for the Strengthening of Women's Leadership and Empowerment Project, financed by Horizont3000, 2004-2009; and the Decisions Informed for Life Project, financed by HIVOS-FED, 2011-2013. This second project is about the Impact of social work, extension and political incidence in 5 Municipalities of RACS (El Ayote, Bocana de Paiwas, Muelle de los Bueyes, El Rama and Nueva Guinea, 2004-2013). In conclusion, women, women's organizations and government institutions especially municipal governments have 9 approved policies with assigned budgets and structures that are monitored by them, there are better conditions in the reception of complaints and judicial processes in violence, sorority among women, intra and inter strengthened networks at a municipal and regional level, etc

In little more than six decades of theory and practice, development has become one of the most controversial and elusive concepts in its achievement. At first, there was the steady belief that solely economic development would result in a trickle-down effect of benefits to the entire society, further leading to modernity, democracy and social wellbeing. The lack of a fast, significant, equitable and sustainable reduction of poverty has increasingly dragged attention to collectivity, affective ties and cultural identity for bringing about inclusive development. This is a doctoral research in the development studies field focused on community ownership as a key variable for assessing the effectiveness of community development accompaniment processes. It had its basis in a case study research methodology- carried out in three communities (Tuara, Españolina and El Carao), a main outcome of this PhD thesis is a community ownership accompaniment model. This conceptual and methodological model is derived from the collective agency, social capital and participation theories.

This essay discusses and puts in perspective the contribution of the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast (URACCAN) born in the bowels of the Regional Autonomy, for sustaining a higher intercultural, relevant, quality, inclusive and respectful education of the human rights of women and men of indigenous, Afro-descendant and ethnic peoples in Abya Yala. Precisely, in the article there is a consideration on the responsibility assumed by URACCAN for more than two decades, to promote and articulate a new decolonizing paradigm of education aimed at ensuring access to Higher Education of sectors historically invisible and excluded from the possibility of sharing, practicing and revitalizing their traditions and customs, from the collectivity.

The study was developed in an area of one block, owned by Mr. Marvin Calderón, located in Yaoya Community, municipality of Siuna. The objective was to compare the physical-chemical state of the soil in pastures with and without fodder peanut (Arachis pintoi). It is quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test, longitudinal and descriptive study and the observational technique was used. It is concluded that the Arachis pintoi is a species that contributes to the improvement of the soil quality and it is recommended the use of agronomic practices before and after establishing the same. The establishment of Arachis pintoi and the grass plot without it cost C$ 7,377.00 in total.

The work has presented the contributions of the URACCAN as Intercultural Community University in the topic of Intercultural Justice Administration; a qualitative research approach has been used at a descriptive level. The inclusion of this topic in the Community Social Extension Policy of URACCAN facilitated training spaces, exchange of experiences and joint working sessions among authorities of the state system and ancestral authorities, and other spaces. This work will serve as the basis for the preparation of the proposal that articulates the indigenous and state law in cases of violence against women in the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua

Abstract This article describes how the accompaniment process was developed in the indigenous territories, mainly the work with women, the main difficulties, achievements and challenges. The Community accompaniment supported by the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast (URACCAN) through the Center for the Study and Information of Multiethnic Women (CEIMM). It has offered a promotion of attitude changes, in relation to the practice of gender equitable relationships, organization strengthening, leadership, women and peoples autonomy to create access to community coexistence, natural resources conservation, promotion of advocacy in public policies and intercultural dialogue. Likewise, to facilitate community communication and trust, with municipal, regional or national authorities for the empowerment of peoples and women. One of the concerns is the low level of active women participation in the different development processes of indigenous communities since, by history, there is no recognition of their capabilities.

In this article, it is described the experiences of innovation in the training of mathematics teachers in multicultural contexts. It was a qualitative study with a perspective of grounded theory where a hermeneutical analysis of policies, laws, regulations, curricular programs, books, scientific articles, press articles and research, development and innovation projects that have contributed to the mathematics teachers training was carried out. The results have certified that the teachers training is a regional self-development strategy to respond to the conditions of poverty and marginalization of the indigenous, afro-descendant and mestizo peoples of Nicaragua. In addition, the technologies have contributed for the students to interact and exchange experiences in an innovative and collaborative learning environment. Finally, teaching and learning mathematics in multicultural contexts has meant the revitalization and implementation of mathematical practices of daily life in a learning community from an intercultural perspective of gender and the recognition of the diversity of populations, taking as a reference the resolution of problems.

This volume shares the compilation of 11 articles structured in 4 sections, which include in the first section of Education: 1) Innovations in the training of mathematics teachers for multicultural contexts. In the second section, History and current affairs of URACCAN the articles: 2) Higher, relevant and quality education: inclusion, diversity, human rights and social extension: experience of the intercultural community university; 3) The university and the effectiveness of community development: The promotion of community ownership in the Autonomous Regions of Nicaragua; 4) Experience of the CEIMM in Las Minas: Accompaniment to women in indigenous territories; 5) Impact of accompaniment work and political incidence and social extension, carried out by URACCAN- CEIMM, New Campus in the municipalities of Rama, Muelle de los Bueyes, El Ayote and Bocana de Paiwas, 2010-2013. In the third section: Gender and interculturality the articles: 6) Human rights and current racism in the migrations of Africanity; 7) Towards the articulation of state and indigenous law in cases of violence against women in the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua; 8) Experience of the Center for Attention to Women, Children and Adolescents; 9) Intercultural Communication Policies. A perspective built from URACCAN. In the fourth section: Environment and Natural Resources the articles: 10) Methodology of territorial ordering in the RACCN, a contribution to development with identity; 11) The life improvement approach: An alternative of Japanese extension for rural development in Latin American countries

This keynote speech has addressed the slavery trade since the 15th and 16th centuries; the current migration of Africans to the United States is a fact, which it is criminalized and mediated by the journalistic media manipulation and the institutions of Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua States. The objective is to make a tour of the pages of history through a hermeneutics that reveals the scaffolding of corruption and destruction by monopolies and corrupt politicians of the localities from Africa and the very origin of capitalism in the imposition of slavery. Challenges are posed, such as the transformation of universities and the founding of Indigenous Intercultural Universities that, in support of Afro-descendant, indigenous and mestizo communities, in the construction of the foundations of decolonizing thought and the perspectives of self-sustainable and integral development

In order to propose a methodology that responds to the new reality of territorial distribution of the Autonomous Region of the North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua, the "Methodologies of territorial organization in RACCN, a contribution to the development with identity" is presented. This investigation had the Twi Waupasa Miskitu indigenous territory and the Mayangna Sauni Bas territory as a case study. The methodological research was from the paradigm of critical science, which seeks to understand reality, for further transformation. The field information of the target groups was dynamized, as well as the processes that have been developed in the territorial ordinances plans at national, regional and territorial spheres. The research was based on direct interviews, focus group, review of primary research, as well as the review of secondary bibliographies that support the theories proposed in the study. The studies of national Territorial Planning and Development have a departmental and municipal approach, and its methodology is comprised of five Stages based on the INETER, and seven methodological moments based on the New FISE-GIZ, which defined a specific methodology for the RACCN. The methodological proposal has 5 strategic moments (Prior, Free and Informed Consent Letter, participatory diagnosis, prospective and future model, presentation, agreement and approval and instrumentation and implementation) with its 41 actions. This proposal will contribute significantly to the indigenous territories and communities from RACCN, in the management, articulation, development, advocacy, governance, and thus respond to the paradigm of good living and live well of the indigenous peoples of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast.