Sembrando Valores
Policía Nacional del Ecuador
National preventive program designed to strengthen community trust, youth development and crime prevention through the training of police officers and the implementation of community-based interventions across Ecuador.
Project Snapshot
Client
Policía Nacional del Ecuador
Country
Ecuador
Role
Program Designer & Lead Consultant
Focus
Prevention • Community Policing • Youth Development
Scale
24 Provinces • Implemented nationally
Evidence
Video • Official Certifications •Historical Records • Media Coverage
Historical Evidence
🎥 Project Slideshow
Selected visual documentation from the project's historical archive.
Strategic Significance
Strategic Principle
"Preventing violence begins long before the first act of violence occurs."
— Luis Rivero
Sembrando Valores marked the transition from isolated community interventions to a scalable preventive model later implemented nationally by the Ecuadorian National Police.
Many of the principles developed during this project would later evolve into the SRPI™ methodology.
📄 Official Certifications
Official certifications preserved from the original project documentation.
📰 Institutional Evolution
Institutional Continuity
The following official publications demonstrate that the Sembrando Valores methodology continued to be implemented by the Ecuadorian National Police in multiple provinces years after its original development, reflecting its long-term institutional adoption and sustained public value.
📰 Police National launches the Sembrando Valores summer program in Cuenca
Official publication demonstrating the continued implementation of the program in Azuay Province.
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Police National launches the Sembrando Valores summer program in Cuenca
📰 Sembrando Valores for a Violence-Free Manabí
Evidence of the program's territorial expansion and adaptation to regional prevention strategies.
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Sembrando Valores for a Violence-Free Manabí
📰 Police National guides young people during school holidays in Los Ríos
Official publication documenting preventive activities for children and adolescents in Los Ríos Province.
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Police National guides young people during school holidays in Los Ríos
📰 130 Children Join the National Police Summer Program in Quito
Official publication documenting the implementation of the program in Ecuador's capital.
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130 Children Join the National Police Summer Program in Quito
⭐ Program Legacy (2026)
More than a decade after its original development, community-based vacation programs led by the Ecuadorian National Police continue to operate across multiple provinces. Contemporary news coverage confirms the continuity of this preventive institutional approach.
📰National news coverage (2026)
"Current national news coverage documenting the continued implementation of preventive community programs through the Ecuadorian National Police in 65 districts across the Sierra and Amazon regions.
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