mano vuelta

English translation: mano vuelta > community labo(u)r exchange

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Spanish term or phrase:mano vuelta
English translation:mano vuelta > community labo(u)r exchange
Entered by: Taña Dalglish

18:35 Jul 19, 2020
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Spanish term or phrase: mano vuelta
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La metodología de “Mano Vuelta” consistió en la construcción colectiva de viviendas, para lo cual las familias se organizaron en grupos de seis a ocho personas, liderados por un ***“maestro de obra”***, responsable de dirigir el proceso de capacitación, siguiendo los pasos de construcción como el “niveleteado”, cimentaciones, levantamiento de paredes, instalación de techo, repellado de paredes, construcción de pisos e instalación de puertas y ventanas. https://www.paho.org/hq/dmdocuments/2011/Informe-OPALACA-Int...
Manuel Aburto
Nicaragua
Local time: 12:07
mano vuelta > community labo(u)r exchange /changed hands
Explanation:

mano vuelta > community labo(u)r exchange / changed hands. I would also keep "mano vuelta" in Spanish.

Tequio: Tequio is a very popular type of work for collective benefit in the Zapotec culture. Community members contribute materials or labor to carry out construction work for the community. This could take the form of a school, a well, or a road. An individual can never be the sole beneficiary of tequio. It has a touch of crowdsourcing, a little crowdfunding and a lot of commons built into it. Tequio is still practiced in some Mexican States. In the State of Oaxaca, tequio is protected by state law. There are other terms for similar practices such as “gozona”, or, ***“a mano vuelta” (changed hands) *** labor. https://guerrillatranslation.wordpress.com/tag/bernardo-guti...



Prehispanic 2.0: Latin America's Peer-to-Peer Roots - Resilience https://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-04-30/prehispanic-2-...
Apr 30, 2014 - Crowdfunding, or collective financing, is making its mark in areas like culture. ... such as “gozona” or “a mano vuelta” (changed hands) labor. ... sharing of tasks such as agriculture, shepherding, cooking or house construction.



Harvesting Food Security (Year One): Rainwater Harvesting https://coffeetalk.com/ctmagazine/07-2014/6208/
... and egg production, as well as the construction of rainwater harvesting systems. ... nutrition, mitigate the negative effects of climate change, and substantially reduce food insecurity. ... The SACALL system will be constructed through two stages of ***mano vuelta, also known as turn of hand or community labor exchange. ***

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https://books.google.com.jm/books?id=P8snDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA66&lp... (page 66)

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The ways of the wateropenaccess.leidenuniv.nl › 9789087280109-Text
PDF https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/28287...
community; religious, socio-political and other collective structures concern the whole ... Luis' indications led me to Huejutla, the regional centre of the Huasteca in the state of ... The settlements, conglomerations of houses built of stone, mud ... mila, the villagers resort to a labor exchange system called mano vuelta (Sp. to.
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This structure is complemented and reinforced through collective work. At times, when labor is needed in the
mila, the ***villagers resort to a labor exchange system called mano vuelta (Sp. to
turn hands)***, in which they mutually help each other in the field on a one-toone basis, without pay.
This system is not only practical in a society without
much liquidity, it strengthens intracommunal relationships as well. When a
person needs so much help that he knows he will not be able to “return the
hand” to each of the individuals who work for him, then his field workers
will get paid in cash. Both the civil-religious organization with its authorities
and the local labor exchange circuits provide a network of intracommunal
contacts, rights and responsibilities, which tie the member to his community
and make him feel part of his village.

March: Veracruz, the third stele. (An updated viceroy, or the ...www.alainet.org › node https://www.alainet.org/es/node/107035
But when they arrive they find collective dormitories and paltry salaries. And, even so, they go. Anything is better than the average 8 pesos a day they get from their work on ... music, fiestas, through ** community work (which here we call "mano vuelta") **. ... The lack of housing is a successful business for private construction ...

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Gracias Manuel.
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 13:07
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Summary of answers provided
4The community's handy construction deal
Gabriel Ferrero
3labour exchange
Lisa Rosengard
2 +1mano vuelta > community labo(u)r exchange /changed hands
Taña Dalglish


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
labour exchange


Explanation:
The information describes the order in which work took place in a housing construction site.

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"La metodología de 'mano vuelta' consistió en la construcción colectiva de viviendas, para lo cual las familias se organizaron en grupos de seis a ocho personas, liderados por un 'maestro de obra', responsable de dirigir el proceso de capacitación, siguiendo los pasos de construcción como el 'niveleteado', cimentaciones levantamiento de paredes, instalación de techo, repellado de paredes, construcción de pisos, e instalación de puertas y ventanas."
"The methodology of a 'labour exchange' consisted of the collective construction of housing, for which the families were organised into groups of six to eight people, led by a 'master of work', responsible for the training process, following steps within construction such as the 'leveling', foundations, wall building or surveys, roof installation, wall sealing, flat building, door and window installations."

Example sentence(s):
  • La metodología de
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:07
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias Lisa!

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The community's handy construction deal


Explanation:
Handy in the sense that all the parties benefit from and adhere to the deal.

Gabriel Ferrero
France
Local time: 19:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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mano vuelta > community labo(u)r exchange /changed hands


Explanation:

mano vuelta > community labo(u)r exchange / changed hands. I would also keep "mano vuelta" in Spanish.

Tequio: Tequio is a very popular type of work for collective benefit in the Zapotec culture. Community members contribute materials or labor to carry out construction work for the community. This could take the form of a school, a well, or a road. An individual can never be the sole beneficiary of tequio. It has a touch of crowdsourcing, a little crowdfunding and a lot of commons built into it. Tequio is still practiced in some Mexican States. In the State of Oaxaca, tequio is protected by state law. There are other terms for similar practices such as “gozona”, or, ***“a mano vuelta” (changed hands) *** labor. https://guerrillatranslation.wordpress.com/tag/bernardo-guti...



Prehispanic 2.0: Latin America's Peer-to-Peer Roots - Resilience https://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-04-30/prehispanic-2-...
Apr 30, 2014 - Crowdfunding, or collective financing, is making its mark in areas like culture. ... such as “gozona” or “a mano vuelta” (changed hands) labor. ... sharing of tasks such as agriculture, shepherding, cooking or house construction.



Harvesting Food Security (Year One): Rainwater Harvesting https://coffeetalk.com/ctmagazine/07-2014/6208/
... and egg production, as well as the construction of rainwater harvesting systems. ... nutrition, mitigate the negative effects of climate change, and substantially reduce food insecurity. ... The SACALL system will be constructed through two stages of ***mano vuelta, also known as turn of hand or community labor exchange. ***

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Note added at 34 mins (2020-07-19 19:09:35 GMT)
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https://books.google.com.jm/books?id=P8snDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA66&lp... (page 66)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-07-19 21:04:04 GMT)
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The ways of the wateropenaccess.leidenuniv.nl › 9789087280109-Text
PDF https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/28287...
community; religious, socio-political and other collective structures concern the whole ... Luis' indications led me to Huejutla, the regional centre of the Huasteca in the state of ... The settlements, conglomerations of houses built of stone, mud ... mila, the villagers resort to a labor exchange system called mano vuelta (Sp. to.
Page 74

This structure is complemented and reinforced through collective work. At times, when labor is needed in the
mila, the ***villagers resort to a labor exchange system called mano vuelta (Sp. to
turn hands)***, in which they mutually help each other in the field on a one-toone basis, without pay.
This system is not only practical in a society without
much liquidity, it strengthens intracommunal relationships as well. When a
person needs so much help that he knows he will not be able to “return the
hand” to each of the individuals who work for him, then his field workers
will get paid in cash. Both the civil-religious organization with its authorities
and the local labor exchange circuits provide a network of intracommunal
contacts, rights and responsibilities, which tie the member to his community
and make him feel part of his village.

March: Veracruz, the third stele. (An updated viceroy, or the ...www.alainet.org › node https://www.alainet.org/es/node/107035
But when they arrive they find collective dormitories and paltry salaries. And, even so, they go. Anything is better than the average 8 pesos a day they get from their work on ... music, fiestas, through ** community work (which here we call "mano vuelta") **. ... The lack of housing is a successful business for private construction ...

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Note added at 3 days 22 hrs (2020-07-23 17:34:28 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias Manuel.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 13:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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