Workshop on participatory development

True development is possible only when the process is truly democratic.

With this stated objective, Praxis India, is organising its 12th Annual Commune on Participatory Development from August 19 � 28, 2008 at Kerala, India.

Set up in 1997 by ActionAid, Praxis works to empower communities by propagating the use of participatory practices in all forms of human development.

This residential workshop acts as a forum for participants from across the world to come together for reflection and learning. It provides both, a theoretical understanding of participatory approaches/tools as well as the opportunity to apply them in the field.

The ten-day programme includes general and specific module based theory, three days in various rural and urban field settings, as appropriate to the module content and finally a sharing, reflection and feedback session.

Now in its twelfth year, this programme has attracted more than 1100 participants from 30 countries. These have included students, NGOs, community building organisations and government agencies.

Training modules

� Community-Led Local Level Planning

� Community-Led Monitoring and Evaluation

� Community-Led Natural Resources Regeneration

� Community Mobilisation for HIV/AIDS

� Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Development

� Development Audits

� ICTs for Development

� Participatory Methods and Approaches

� Training of Trainers

� Effective Communication

Objectives

� To provide an in-depth understanding of the principles, approaches and methods of participatory appraisal.

� To provide a forum for exchange of ideas and experiences.

� To apprise the participants of the latest innovations developed by practitioners from across the world.

� To create a worldwide network of trained participatory action research practitioners.

� To provide hands-on learning opportunities to the participants through field work in villages.

� To make the participants capable of using participatory action research in their thematic area of work.

Venue

KILA Campus, Thrissur
Kerala, India.

Fee

� Indian participants � Rs. 22,000 INR
� Indian participants from bilateral and multilateral agencies � Rs. 30,000
� Foreign participants - � 1,400

Last date for registration

� Indian participants: July 18, 2008
� Foreign participants: June 30, 2008

Click here to apply.

For further details, contact:

Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices
C-75 South Extension Part 2
New Delhi 110049, India
Ph: +91 (0)11 41642348, 41642349, 41642350, 41642351
Email: info@theworkshop.in

Source: Praxis

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