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We connect life histories by older people of Talcahuano with children\u2019s activities to foreground the city\u2019s resilience.<\/p>\n

The interviews and workshops provided the foundational material for the design of the project\u2019s products. Although the products can be used separately, they can be used together in educational settings, drawing on the lesson plans. The products also aim to instil pride in the city of Talcahuano, \u2018the capital of resilience\u2019.<\/p>\n

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The life history interviews have been filmed and they will be made publicly available on the Talcahuano city\u2019s website. Talcahuano citizens and the wider public can use these videos for educational or other purposes. <\/p>\n

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Maria, 72 years old, recreates how she made bread with her neighbour and shared it with others on their street after the 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami<\/p><\/div>\n

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The life histories provide the basis for the tabletop game. It is aimed at children but we hope it will also be played with adults, especially grandparents. The game asks players to answer questions about disaster preparedness specific to Talcahuano and drawn from the stories of the older people. For example, one questions asks:<\/p>\n

Maria was born in 1950. She went back to secondary school to finish her education when she was more than 50 years old. During the 2010 earthquake, Maria didn’t have any food but she had flour. What was she able to do? (* is the correct answer)<\/p>\n

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  1. Combine ingredients with a neighbour to make bread and share with other neighbours (*)<\/li>\n
  2. Keep it in secret so no one would steal it  <\/li>\n
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    The game showcases Talcahuano, with the design based on a map of the city. Several of the questions ask about local disaster risks and resources. <\/p>\n

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    We worked with a comic workshop organised by the department for children at the municipality of Talcahuano. A group of children had already participated in 2 other workshops drawing comics. We joined the third workshop and proposed the theme of disaster preparedness. Children learned about DRR, heard from some of the older people from the project, and let their imagination run wild with their drawings. The result is a wonderfully creative and educational comic book on disaster risk reduction, communicated in the voice of children. You can download the comic book here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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    The older people’s life histories have been beautifully illustrated by designer Seba Palma. Each person’s portrait is accompanied by the drawings that the children did of their stories in the workshop. You can download the book here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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    “Voices of Resilience” is a 40-minute documentary that showcases the oral life histories and the intergenerational work at the heart of this project. The documentary can also be used for educational purposes, such as to show some of the stories to students in a lesson on disasters or local history. <\/p>\n

    You can find a trailer for the documentary here<\/a> and the full documentary here<\/a> (with English subtitles). <\/p>\n

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    We produced curricular material for primary schools in Talcahuano. The aims of the lesson plans is to make disaster risk reduction and resilience easy to teach within existing primary school curricula. We communicate local older people\u2019 stories of disaster and resilience so that children learn how the resources for disaster survival and preparedness are already around them, among their elders and families. The lessons also link the stories of disaster survival with stories of resilience in life. Students also have tasks where they have to speak with the older members of their family and neighbours to learn about local stories of disaster and resilience. <\/p>\n

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    We have a toolkit for other researchers and practitioners who are interested in the use of life histories in disaster research, and\/or in an intergenerational approach to disaster preparedness. The project has had to contend with pandemic restrictions in terms of time and space. Thus, the toolkit is designed to be simple and easy to use. Even if you do not have the funds or time to carry out the ideal project, our toolkit will provide basic tips and ideas that can still have immense impact on the communities with whom you work. <\/p>\n

    Check it out here: Methodological Guide for Voices of Resilience<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Impact<\/h1>\n

    Voices of Resilience continues to generate impact in Talcahuano and beyond, within communities and among disaster professionals.<\/p>\n

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    The older people who participated in the project tell us that they have been heard for the first time. Listening to their life histories, including experiences of disaster from natural hazards but also of other difficult moments in their lives, has made them feel valued and empowered, in a context where they are often rendered invisible.<\/p>\n

    Moreover, the families of the project participants also feel recognised. One of the daughters of Ul\u00edses Neira said:<\/p>\n

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    \u2018When we actually saw the magnitude of all of this, what it really meant, it was emotional because, really, who else than my dad deserves to tell his story, what he lived through? He\u2019s a man with a big heart, and so for us as his family, it makes us really proud to have our dad involved in this. It was rewarding, wonderful, really\u2019. Patricia Neira Dom\u00ednquez, 9 January 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    One of his grandsons is so proud of his grandfather\u2019s story being recognised in the project that he tattooed on his arm the illustration our designer, Seba Palma, made of Ul\u00edses.<\/p>\n

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    \u2018I think the project was beautiful, and the word \u201cresilience\u201d is a beautiful word because it includes many things, and older people like my granddad have experienced many difficult things in their lives and have overcome them. My grandad is a very cheerful person, as if his whole life was perfect, but it wasn\u2019t like that. Now I know that the word resilience suits him very well\u2019. Mauricio Mart\u00ednez Neira, 9 January 2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Impact from research can be powerful in how it validates people\u2019s life experiences. And in disaster preparedness work, this sense of recognition can boost a person and their families\u2019 belief that they have the strength to overcome hardship, whether from a natural hazard or a personal loss.<\/p>\n

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    The project has also changed how local educators in Talcahuano teach about disasters to students. A primary school teacher, who used our products such as the tabletop game and illustrated book of life histories, said:<\/p>\n

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    \u2018Games help us communicate these lessons [about disaster preparedness] in a way that\u2019s distinct and engaging, and children always learn much better with playful methods like games\u2026 It\u2019s a good thing what you did and gave us\u2019. Magaly G\u00f3mez Parra, 5 January 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Another teacher commented: <\/p>\n

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    \u2018Voices of Resilience added something new to the work of disaster education, which is the part of emotions. For me, the most important thing is the emotions that the project created’. Sara Rebollado, 9 January 2026 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Teaching difficult topics such as disasters can be challenging for educators. The materials from the project helped them communicate to children important knowledge as well as emotional aspects of disasters, without making it traumatic.<\/p>\n

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    Voices of Resilience has also changed the way that disaster practitioners and researchers approach their work. As Boris commented:<\/p>\n

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    \u2018The fact that I was involved so profoundly in the construction of this project, from the design to the revision of the final documentary, meant that I could be part of its modifications too, ending up with a much broader set of results than we had anticipated. We started planning to obtain lessons from disasters for future generations, but we ended up with life lessons that can appeal to all people. It was an important jump that changed how I understood the definition of resilience\u2019. Boris S\u00e1ez Ar\u00e9valo, 12 January 2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    This shift in thinking has led Boris to implement further educational interventions in local primary schools and to be able to collaborate with other municipal departments, beyond the areas of disaster management and security. The realms in which his work is relevant has expanded.<\/p>\n

    The project\u2019s methodology is also being replicated elsewhere. For instance, the 1985+40 project within the Seismic Risk Program (Programa Riesgo S\u00edsmico) at the University of Chile contains a set of activities carried out in 2025 centred around intergenerational dialogue based on memories and life history interviews with older people. One of the project\u2019s researchers helped with Voices of Resilience when she was an undergraduate student, and this experience inspired her current work.<\/p>\n

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    \u2018One of our activities has been the intergenerational encounters between students in the town of Pudahuel and older people, which we organised with the municipality, the Directorate of Disaster Risk Management. And, well, this activity was very much inspired by Voices of Resilience\u2019. Josefina Carrasco Atenas, 15 January 2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Their project activities can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

    Disaster practitioners at the municipality of Pudahuel have also taken inspiration from Voices of Resilience. One of the staff members also participated in our project when she was an MA student and has used the experience to create a documentary around life histories of disaster in Pudahuel.<\/p>\n

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    \u2018The project for me marked a before and after, as a professional\u2026 It invited older people to participate, to make them see, \u201cmy story is important, my knowledge is important,\u201d and also to offer a space for students with a methodology that allows them to learn about disasters in a way that\u2019s closer to them. The project challenged educational methodologies in Chile, which tend to be very didactic, but Voices of Resilience invites students to actively articulate what they want, it empowers them in their learning\u2019. Camila Valdivia Guti\u00e9rrez, 16 January 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Their documentary is titled \u2018Between Overflowing Waters: Women Who Resist (Pudahuel, Chile)\u2019 and can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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