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Age Range
The age range of our participants is a point that we have
taken into account in order to direct each edition of the
Project according to their own age needs. This implies mak-
ing adjustments in the talks, mineral fair, learning tools,
dynamics, and number of support people per edition.
Figure 5 shows three age groups: The first and with
the largest number of participants have been adolescents
between 12–17 years old the same that belong to an edu-
cational level close to choose their vocation and profession.
The second group are children between 6–11 years old
who have been learning from an early age about the pos-
sibilities of developing in science, awakening their curiosity
and initiating their knowledge about responsible mining
and the use of minerals.
Finally, the third group, with a smaller but equally sig-
nificant number because they are teachers and parents who
by changing their perspective can generate change in their
homes and institutions that each one represents.
Gender Distribution
In the interactive workshops there is no gender dis-
crimination among children, adolescents and young adults,
so workshops are held for both males and females.
During the two years of the project, 345 male students
and 261 female students from different rural and urban
institutions have participated. This helps us to effectively
work on a culture of equality and respect during the devel-
opment of the program that can be replicated in their daily
lives.
Perception of Mining
Everyone has a perception of mining, whether positive or
negative, due to the social and cultural problems associated
with mining projects.
To find out if the Project met the objective of the audi-
ence that participated in each day, we conducted a survey
at the beginning and end of each day. This survey was mea-
sured with the Likert scale, which was analyzed as follows
and gave us the following results.
Applied Question:
What is your perception of responsible mining is?
For the evaluation of this question, one weight has
been considered for each item:
For the evaluation of the indicators according to the
level of the score obtained by the indicator question, at
the end a general sum is made and the action is verified in
Table 2.
Figure 4. Institutions impacted by place of origin in 2022
and 2023
Figure 5. Participants impacted by age range (children,
adolescents, young and adults)
Figure 6. Gender distribution in the year 2022 and 2023
Age Range
The age range of our participants is a point that we have
taken into account in order to direct each edition of the
Project according to their own age needs. This implies mak-
ing adjustments in the talks, mineral fair, learning tools,
dynamics, and number of support people per edition.
Figure 5 shows three age groups: The first and with
the largest number of participants have been adolescents
between 12–17 years old the same that belong to an edu-
cational level close to choose their vocation and profession.
The second group are children between 6–11 years old
who have been learning from an early age about the pos-
sibilities of developing in science, awakening their curiosity
and initiating their knowledge about responsible mining
and the use of minerals.
Finally, the third group, with a smaller but equally sig-
nificant number because they are teachers and parents who
by changing their perspective can generate change in their
homes and institutions that each one represents.
Gender Distribution
In the interactive workshops there is no gender dis-
crimination among children, adolescents and young adults,
so workshops are held for both males and females.
During the two years of the project, 345 male students
and 261 female students from different rural and urban
institutions have participated. This helps us to effectively
work on a culture of equality and respect during the devel-
opment of the program that can be replicated in their daily
lives.
Perception of Mining
Everyone has a perception of mining, whether positive or
negative, due to the social and cultural problems associated
with mining projects.
To find out if the Project met the objective of the audi-
ence that participated in each day, we conducted a survey
at the beginning and end of each day. This survey was mea-
sured with the Likert scale, which was analyzed as follows
and gave us the following results.
Applied Question:
What is your perception of responsible mining is?
For the evaluation of this question, one weight has
been considered for each item:
For the evaluation of the indicators according to the
level of the score obtained by the indicator question, at
the end a general sum is made and the action is verified in
Table 2.
Figure 4. Institutions impacted by place of origin in 2022
and 2023
Figure 5. Participants impacted by age range (children,
adolescents, young and adults)
Figure 6. Gender distribution in the year 2022 and 2023