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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

contribuir a la autogestión

English translation:

help to ensure that xx are self-sustainable

Added to glossary by Manuel Aburto
Mar 7, 2021 22:15
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term

contribuir a la autogestión

Spanish to English Other International Org/Dev/Coop Project objectives
Buenas tardes,

Tengo una duda con la siguiente expresión:

**Contribuir a la autogestión** de las estructuras comunitarias en función del bienestar de la niñez

My try:
**Help** community structures/groups **become self-sustainable** from a child well-being perspective

Por el contexto, estoy traduciendo "contribuir a la autogestión" como "Help SB/ST become self-sustainable", y aunque no es parte de mi consulta sigue una parte algo confusa "en funcion del..."

Pienso que en vez de "en función de" debería decir "considerando"
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 help to ensure that xx are self-sustainable
4 +1 help child well-being community groups to manage their own affairs
4 +1 Contribute to self determination
4 To contribute towards self-sufficiency

Discussion

David Hollywood Mar 12, 2021:
I think "well-being" ("wellbeing" if you like) is preferable to "welfare" due to the widespread negative connotations of "welfare" on both continents.
neilmac Mar 9, 2021:
@Muriel I was going to note in my original post that "welfare" may entail a negative connotation in the US, where there is widespread opposition to/suspicion of a welfare state. However, I don't perceive the same thing in the UK, or at least not as widely held.
Muriel Vasconcellos Mar 9, 2021:
Not quite synonymous While I agree that the two terms are used interchangeably when used with 'child', 'welfare' also has the connotation of 'being on the dole'.
David Hollywood Mar 9, 2021:
In the broadest sense, welfare refers to the wellbeing of individuals, families and the community. The terms welfare and wellbeing are often used interchangeably. Positive wellbeing is associated with being comfortable, happy or healthy (Oxford University Press 2019).
Barbara Cochran, MFA Mar 8, 2021:
Child Welfare Like neilmac says, that would be the most usual expression in this context.
neilmac Mar 8, 2021:
Wellbeing vs welfare? "Child welfare"" appears in online searches more frequently than "child well-being", and the hyphenated form of the latter appears almost 3 times more frequently than the un-hyphenated form. Apparently there's a difference...
Barbara Cochran, MFA Mar 7, 2021:
I think your idea is OK.

Proposed translations

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help to ensure that xx are self-sustainable

Similar to your own suggestion.

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See discussion about difference between self-sufficiency and self-sustainability:

Self-sustainability - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Self-sustainability
Self-sustainability and self-sufficiency are overlapping states of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others.

What is Self-Sustainability? Our Definition... | Live and Invest ...www.liveandinvestoverseas.com › Archives
Jun 5, 2020 — If we call idea of taking care of ourselves in the short-term self-sufficiency, self sustainability can be more of a long-term, multi-generational plan of ...
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard
6 hrs
Thanks, Phil!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias Muriel!"
1 hr

To contribute towards self-sufficiency

of/in community structures in respect of child welfare;
Note from asker:
Muchas gracias Oliver.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Muriel Vasconcellos : Self-sufficiency is more short-term. See the link in my answer.
6 hrs
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5 hrs

help child well-being community groups to manage their own affairs

I would suggest

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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-03-08 04:11:57 GMT)
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you can leave out the "to" if you like

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The words “welfare” and “wellbeing” have two very different meanings in economics.

The most familiar meaning to the general public in the United States is that Welfare refers to a collection of government programs such as food stamps and Medicare, usually intended to help the poor.

However, economists more often use the word “welfare” in a very different sense–as a synonym for wellbeing. Welfare or wellbeing refer to an overall condition emphasizing happiness and contentment, though also including one’s standard of living in financial or material ways.
Note from asker:
Gracias David, efectivamente el cliente utiliza el término "well-being" para bienestar.
Peer comment(s):
agree Carol Gullidge : This is exactly how I see the meaning, but I would prefer something more concisel
7 hrs
ty Carol and how do we boil it down
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10 hrs

Contribute to self determination

Could be an option:
"Contribute/Contributing to the self-determination of community structures for the welfare of children/child welfare/child well-being".

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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho_de_autodeterminación

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Note added at 10 hrs (2021-03-08 08:41:52 GMT)
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I'm posting on the basis that I think self-determination and self-management are roughly synonymous.

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I perceive "welfare" as being the longer-established, standard term, whereas nowadays I associate "well-being" with post new-age faddy things like "mindfulness" or "hygge"...
Example sentence:

self-determination and its relevance for Maori child welfare

Reference:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2724352

Note from asker:
Gracias Neil!
Peer comment(s):
agree Carol Gullidge : self determination fits exactly, imo!
2 hrs
It seems to be what they mean here (IMHO)
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