People with disabilities family: highlighting an ancestral knowledge to guarantee food security

Abstract

This article describes the research carried out during 2020 in Santander de Quilichao (Cauca) of the project called “Huertas familiares para Santander de Quilichao” whose work´s line focused on safety food and community strengthening in families with children with disabilities, through the implementation of community gardens and training for parents, addressing disability as a sample of human diversity. The project yielded positive results, having as a methodological reference the Community-Based Rehabilitation strategy, directly benefiting 45 families and 150 people, with a total of 30 urban gardens and 2 home gardens. The research carried out shows how community development can be approached holistically, taking up elements of the community, thus facilitating access to and participation of persons with disabilities.