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Received: 22 September 2025

Accepted: 23 March 2026

First Online: 3 June 2026

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: RESOLUTION: In accordance with the legal grounds, the Bioethics Committee unanimously resolves to issue a FAVORABLE REPORT on the application submitted, considering that the object of the research complies with the legally required ethical and data protection standards. Ethical approval was obtained from the Bioethics Committee of the University of Burgos (IO 26/2025). University seal approved on date 06/05/2025. The researchers undertake, among other things, to process the personal data to which they have access in accordance with applicable legislation and the regulations of the University of Burgos; not to use personal data for purposes other than those of the aforementioned research project; to observe confidentiality and professional secrecy regarding the data being processed and to maintain absolute confidentiality and secrecy about any data they may learn during the course of the research project and not to disclose the data obtained to third parties, not even for storage purposes; and to implement the necessary technical and organisational measures to guarantee the security of personal data processed to which it has access, in accordance with current legislation, to prevent its alteration, loss, or unauthorised processing; to refrain from attempting to identify individuals whose data has been anonymized by any means, direct or indirect and to ensure that re-identification is not possible. Furthermore, the undersigned agrees to inform the Bioethics Committee of any relevant changes that occur during the processing of the application and that could affect the decision regarding the application, and to be liable to the University of Burgos for all damages arising from the breach of any of these commitments, including those resulting from third-party claims filed with the Spanish Data Protection Agency or any other equivalent body.

: Given that the consortium agreement has been signed between the University of Burgos (Vice-Rectorate for Internationalisation and Cooperation, and the Center for Cooperation and Solidarity Action), FECLEI, and the Domingo Savio Private University, Bolivia, the ethical principles and applicable national, international, and EU laws will be complied with regarding the identified ethical issues. The university’s seal of consent is granted by the Chair and the Secretary of the Committee, approved on 30/04/2025 and 05/05/2025, respectively. The consortium will strictly adhere to the standards provided in the European Commission’s Ethics Self-Assessment Guidelines for any applicable ethical issues. This is required by the funder (the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation). Furthermore, the project will be evaluated and audited by external companies (p. 4). The questionnaire that participants will complete states: ‘The answers will be COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS. No one will be able to link the answers you give now to you. In order to see the changes between the beginning and the end of the training, we need to match the answers you give at the beginning and at the end to see how each of you changes. For this reason, and to see if they are relevant to the training received, we ask you for some information. Remember that there are no right or wrong answers, and all answers are equally valid’. The Bioethics Committee confirms and signs on date 06/05/2025 that informed consent was clearly explained to the participants, including the purpose of the research, the anonymisation process, and the data processing procedures. The validity of this report is contingent upon the participants being in full possession of their cognitive and volitional faculties and adhering to the terms expressed in their responses. The beneficiaries of the Project and participants in the research are adolescents and young workers over the age of 14. All are between 15 and 21 years old. Since they are minors, it is necessary to consider data protection legislation within the European framework and in our country. In this regard, the project adheres to the provisions of Article 7.1 of Organic Law 3/2028 on Data Protection, which states: ‘The processing of personal data of a minor may only be based on their consent when they are over 14 years of age.’