From: "Katy Anis" <groundworkpla-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Participatory Action Research Training
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 01:33:15 GMT


GroundWork would like to invite you to the following  training session on 
Participatory Research and Action Planning.  During the course, examples 
will be drawn from the area of gender, as well as other development topics.


    Training Workshop in Participatory Research and Action Planning,         
           Washington DC, October 27-30, 1999

This is a workshop that will give you practical experience of participatory 
research and action, with special reference to the needs of individuals 
working in international development/donor organizations. The workshop is 
limited to 15  people.

The workshop is offered by GroundWork,  a newly-formed international 
consortium of consultants who specialize in bridging national and local  
perspectives to create meaningful policy and more effective local 
development.  One of its expert areas is the creation of research and design 
tools for grass-roots and for high-tech applications in development.

The workshop will cover these questions:

· What is participatory research and action?
· How is it done?
  >> workshop sessions on techniques
  >> field work session in a local Washington setting
  >> handling and analyzing the resulting data:
· When is it useful? When is it not?
· How can participatory research be used by organizations?
· How can participatory research can be used in the project cycle, and   as 
part of larger research projects?

The course:
You will participate in workshop sessions and one day of field work in a 
local Washington setting.  The workshop sessions are practical, and will 
give you the opportunity to learn how to carry out a selection of basic 
techniques. Examples will be drawn from the areas of education, poverty 
alleviation, microfinance  gender, health and environment. Course materials 
will include a comprehensive manual, and  a workbook for designing 
participatory tools for your own special area of interest.


WHAT WILL THE WORKSHOP EQUIP YOU TO DO?

At the end of the workshop, you should be able to:

· join a participatory exercise or project as an informed assistant

· commission participatory  research and prepare useful terms of     
reference

· know whether and where you can use participatory research in a     project 
or in a larger piece of research

· know how participatory research can be used in your organization

The course cost is $800.
For more details, contact:

groundworkpla-AT-hotmail.com
or
Katy Anís at 301-962-8232


If you would like to register for the training session, please fill out the 
following form and send it to groundworkpla-AT-hotmail.com


Application Form for Participatory Learning and Action Workshop
                     Washington DC,  October1999

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Please supply us with a brief statement about your previous experience with 
participatory research (if any); your sectoral interests; your purpose in 
taking the course, and any other information that will help us to make the 
workshop more relevant for you.

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