Relationship between the Haku Wiñay project and the quality of life of beneficiary households in rural areas of Huancavelica

Abstract

This research was conducted in the districts of Acoria, Huando, and Palca, located in the province and region of Huancavelica, with households participating in the Haku Wiñay project. The objective was to determine the relationship between the project's activities and the quality of life of the beneficiary households in the 2020 portfolio. A survey was administered to a random sample of 110 users: 36 from Palca Acobambilla, 37 from Santísima Trinidad de Huando, and 37 from Acoria Huanaspampa. The instrument was validated by a panel of four experts and demonstrated high reliability: Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.899 for quality of life, 0.885 for Haku Wiñay, and 0.762 for both variables (≥ 0.70). Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test and the Phi and Cramér's V coefficients in SPSS Statistics 25. A highly significant relationship was found between the Haku Wiñay project and quality of life (p = 0.006; Phi = 0.407; Cramér’s V = 0.288). At the dimensional level, no significant relationship was found with family production (p = 0.871) or healthy housing (p = 0.326), whereas a highly significant relationship was observed with rural entrepreneurship (p = 0.004; Phi = 0.420; Cramér’s V = 0.297). It is concluded that there is a significant relationship between the activities of the Haku Wiñay project and the quality of life of user households, although the correlation level is low.