September
2006
10th
International Thematic PRA Training event
Where:
Yusufguda, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Organised
by: PRAXIS
Objectives:
-
Explore the principles, approaches and tools of participatory
methodologies;
-
Discovering the latest innovations developed by practitioners
worldwide;
-
Provide invaluable hands-on learning opportunities through field
work in villages and urban slums;
-
Focus on participatory methodologies in specific thematic work
areas.
Further
details and contact information
August
2005
Communication
for Change (C4C) resource kit launch, 4 August 2005.
Where:
Colombo,
Sri Lanka
The
RCPLA Network, with special assistance from the Institute for Participatory
Interaction in Development (IPID) will launch the first step of
its Communication for Change initiative.
The
resource kit aims to articulate the role of democratizing the media
in a contemporary context, by exploring such issues as advocacy,
media laws, piracy etc.. The kit also provides a practical guide
of how to utilize alternative, particpatory forms of communications
as a means to achieve the democratization of media spaces. Including:
community radio, participatory theatre, and producing particpatory
video.
July
2004
1. Authors' Workshop on PLA Notes 51, 12-16 July 2004.
What: PLA Notes 51, Special Edition on
Civil Society Participation in the Implementation and Monitoring
of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSs).
Where: Nairobi, Kenya.
Organised
by: Jointly organised by IDS, IIED, PAMFORK.
Objectives
of this workshop are:
- To
share the rich experiences of practitioners’ engagement
in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation process of PRSs.
These will be shared through presentations and discussions of
the articles prepared for the PLA Notes Special Edition on Civil
Society Participation in the Implementation and Monitoring of
Poverty Reduction Strategy
- To
finalise these articles and to mutually help one another build
our capacity to communicate our experiences to international audiences.
Participants will come to the writeshop with their first drafts
and feedback from the guest editors and the PLA Notes Editorial
Board. During the writeshop they will have an opportunity to discuss
their paper with other participants, and with the resource persons,
and will also provide feedback to other participants on their
papers.
- To
mutually help one another build our capacity to more effectively
and strategically engage (or not) in PRSs. At the end of the writeshop,
there will be a plenary session at which common themes, experiences
and lessons will be drawn out. These will feed into the overview
piece for the issue.
2. RCPLA Steering
Committee Meeting, 16-19 July, 2004.
Where: Nairobi, Kenya.
The
RCPLA Steering Committee meeting will be held at the same location
as the above workshop, so there will be one day’s overlap
with writeshop participants :
The
tentative agenda for the Steering Committee meeting is:
1. review of network activities since the last SG meeting
2. assessment of potential programmes for the coming year
3. funding issues
4. review of membership criteria/updates
5. visit to a PAMFORK member organisation’s operational area.
Contact:
Tom Thomas - but only open to Steering Group members.
October
2004
8th International Thematic PRA Training Workshop
When: 25th October to 5th November 2004.
What:
PRAXIS is a not for profit development support organization committed
to democratization of development processes and institutions to
ensure that the voices of poor women, men and children are heard
and acted upon.
PRAXIS
is conducting the eighth edition of the annual International Thematic
PRA Training Workshop for senior and mid level development workers
from 25th October to 5th November 2004.
Objectives
of the workshop
- Explore
the principles, approaches and tools of participatory methodologies;
- Discover
the latest innovations developed by practitioners world wide;
-
Provide invaluable hands-on learning opportunities through field
work in villages and urban slums; and
- Focus
on participatory methodologies in specific thematic work areas.
Instruction
- The
workshop will be held in a participatory manner, and in English
(with translation available for fieldwork).
-
Modules are chosen in accord with interests expressed by participants.Each
participant is requested to choose two modules and indicate their
first and second preference.
- Experience
in using participatory tools is necessary for all modules excluding
PRA-Basics & Principles. Participants who are likely to facilitate
community leadership will be given preference for Training of
Trainers Module.
- Based
on the responses received from participants, five modules will
be selected and run simultaneously. Approximately 25 applicants
will be selected for each module. If the module that is stated
as first preference by a participant is not run or full, then
the participant will be shifted to the module of second preference.
Therefore, each participant can attend only one module through
the workshop.
Workshop
Themes
Modules
will run simultaneously. Each participant, based on their area of
interest,may choose one module from the ones listed below.
1)
PRA - BASICS & PRINCIPLES is designed especially for PRA beginners.
Every year, many people learn the basic usage of PRA tools in this
course. It is one of the most popular courses in the workshop.
2)
PARTICIPATORY MONITORING & EVALUATION is one of the fields in
which participatory approaches are becoming increasingly common.
The module provides inputs on several methods of participatory Monitoring
and Evaluation, such as Social Audit and Development Audit using
PRA tools.
3)
PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH AND POVERTY ASSESSMENT focuses on trying
to understand how poor people themselves perceive poverty. The module
includes the use of participatory methodologies to understand poverty,
to identify appropriate policy measures, and ways to address the
real needs of the poor in a disaggregated manner.
4)
PARTICIPATORY MICRO LEVEL PLANNING - To implement a program, it
is very important to involve people in analysing their own situations
in order to make a comprehensive and sustainable development plan.
This module will offer insights on how to apply participatory tools
in the planning process.
5) PRA - TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT) is meant for people who are
already adept in the use of PRA in their respective fields and are
now thinking of moving on to the next step, which is training others
in PRA. This module focuses on what are the required skills, attitudes
and behaviours that a trainer needs to possess along with providing
information on diverse training methodologies.
6)
PARTICIPATORY VIDEO provides the means to use video as a communication
tool to empower and give voice to the stakeholders, particularly
the poor. Participants will be given hands on experience in providing
a participatory video film.
7)
PARTICIPATION AND GOVERNANCE - The module will explore issues and
challenges in inclusion of the poor and seek solutions to enhance
their participation in governance. It will probe both conceptual
and methodological aspects.
Resource
Persons
In
addition to PRAXIS facilitators, the workshop would be facilitated
by some of the best known proponents of PRA in the world today,
including
Dr. Robert Chambers from the University of Sussex, England. Past
external facilitators have included Dr. John Gaventa, Dr. Amitava
Mukherjee, Mr. Sam Joseph, Mr. Kamal Kar, Ms. Sheelu Francis, and
Mr. Somesh Kumar among others.
Fee
and Mode of Payment:
USD
1,500 for international participants
Rs 18,000 for Indian participants
- Fees
include board, lodging on a twin sharing basis, reading material
and local transport.
-
All fees should be remitted through account payee demand draft
in favour of PRAXIS Institute for Participatory Practices payable
at New Delhi, India, along with the registration form.
- Partial
financial support is available to a very few deserving participants
from developing countries. Those interested may apply with their
CVs and justification, well in advance.
Where:
The venue of the workshop will be announced shortly.
Contact:
Workshop Coordination Team: Catherine Kannam and
Anurag Sinha
Address:
PRAXIS - Institute for Participatory Practices
C-75 South Extension Part II, New Delhi - 110 049
Tel & Fax: (+91 11) 5164-2348/49/50/51
Email: workshop2004@praxisindia.org
Registration:
Please download the registration
form (in pdf format), and send either by e-mail or post to the
PRAXIS office in New Delhi so as to reach us by 25th August 2004.
Recommendations:
Over 700 participants from 35 countries and organizations, including
ActionAid, CARE, CCF, CRS, Concern, IDS-Sussex, IIED, NIPRANET (Nigeria),
OXFAM, PARENT (Tanzania), UNDP, UNOPS, World Bank, UNICEF, World
Food Programme , have participated in our workshops and have proclaimed
them as "outstanding!"
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