Collaborative research on the indigenous response to the Pandemic in the Peruvian Amazon
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Project Overview
The proposed research seeks to document and understand how Ucayali Amazonian indigenous organizations and their allies respond to the urgent and medium-term effects of the pandemic on Amazonian indigenous peoples. We believe that archiving, analyzing, and reflecting on their approaches and solidarity practices will contribute to the understanding of the potential that indigenous networks have to build resilience facing complex global health challenges, such as Covid19. This is much needed in order to develop realistic and effective strategies of readiness, reaction, and recovery from the resurgence of this and other epidemics. We propose an innovative qualitative and quantitative approach, making use of collaborative research tools, and adopting new ways of using common technological devices, to overcome the challenges of social distancing adapted to the specific context of the Peruvian Amazon. These strategies will help us properly document the strategies, actors, networks, and practices in place for this case study.Study Design
Cohort Study, Case Reports and Series (Empirical Research)Project Keywords
Indigenous peoples, Covid-19, Network response, Amazon, Indigenous Health, EpidemicsPrincipal Investigator
Name:
Associate Professor
Deborah
Delgado Pugley
Department or Unit: Social Sciences
Organization: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Co-Project Investigators
- DamarisHerrera SalazarCo-PiSocial SciencesPontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
- JaquelineMendezCo-PiGerencia Regional de Desarrollo de los Pueblos IndígenasGobierno Regional de Ucayali
CONVERGE is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, Program on Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (Award #1841338). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.