Daniela Chavarria Devia

is a social impact designer and sociologist with a master’s degree in Rural Development and Innovation. Chavarria Devia has more than eight years of experience in the facilitation and mediation of territorial, local and community development processes. Her work seeks to engage communities in their processes of improvement and growth while ensuring sustainability.

Daniela Chavarria of the KiNESIS project interviews young residents in Frigento, Italy. The programme also broadened the residents' perspective on their experience of their community's decline.

World of research, New perspectives

Research and community-based learning against rural shrinking

The KiNESIS project shows how research can change the course of rural shrinking. It also shows the value of real-life experience of students and the transformative power of communities.

21.01.2025 Daniela Chavarria Devia