Voces desde Latinoamérica: adolescentes ante la pandemia por COVID19

Abstract

This article is derived from the 2020 webinar "Views of adolescents on the impact of the COVID19 pandemic", organized by the (Tejiendo Redes Infancia) project in collaboration with the National School of Social Work of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The objective was to analyze the experiences of Latin American adolescents on the COVID19 pandemic, through a virtual meeting on the zoom platform that allowed MARTÍNEZ SIERRA, P. D. & OLEA URIBE, F. M. Revista sobre la infancia y la adolescencia, 20, 78-95 Abril 2021 ISSN 21747210 79 the voices of this sector to be positioned in the context of the health crisis in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Six adolescents participated, three of each sex between 15 and 18 years old, from Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Guatemala and Bolivia. It was developed under a qualitative methodology, the technique used by focus groups considering it the most suitable to recover ideas, information and knowledge regarding the subject, in addition to the use of images designed by them to present their arguments. The findings revealed the similarities in Latin American realities and a general feeling of concern over the absence of State strategies to address the needs of vulnerable sectors, such as low-income families and those who will not have the possibility of returning to their schools.