1. Participatory Rural Appraisal
Rural-Urban Connection Workshop
6-9 August, 2011
International Climate Champion Network
Kala Koyu

2. PRA - method of data collection
But what makes the difference ?
Participatory in nature
Community people are the Master
Expert knowledge not required
YOU are only a facilitator/mobiliser
Introduction
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3. Until 80s: TOP-DOWN development theory
After 90: PARTICIPATORY approach in development
Founder of PRA: Robert Chambers
Before PRA: Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA)
Looking Back
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4. Learning with and from the people
Optimal Ignorance Theory
Offsetting biases
Triangulation
Principles of PRA
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5. Secondary Data Review
Observation
Semi-Structured Interview
Analytical Games
Stories
Diagrams
Workshops
PRA Menu
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6. PRA Menu .
Mapping
Transect
Best approach to get the community started
Social resource map of the community
Shows geographical features, land use, infrastructures, facilities, water resources, houses, taps..
Cross-section of the community
Observe people, surrounding, resource
Shows housing, sanitary conditions, offices, stores, street children prevalence .
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Typical Mapping
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Changes through Transect
9. PRA Menu .
Time line
Trend line
Chronologically written events
Identifies past trends, problems and causes
Good way to involve elderly people
Political turns, disease outbreaks, crisis, start of new things.
Graphical representation of trends
Identifies the influences and causes
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11. PRA Menu .
Sorting out the issues
Prioritising problems/solutions
Pair-wise comparison
Ranking, Scoring
WELL BEING RANKING !!
Ranking, priority setting
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14. PRA Menu .
Seasonal Calendar
Venn Diagram
Gives yearly calendar on specific issue
Identifies seasonal pattern
Income flow, harvest time, work load patterns..
Explores institutional roles
Explores authority and power
Show linkages, relationships to explore their help/support for problems ..
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17. PRA Menu .
Focus Group Discussion
Semi-structured Interview
For more detailed and specific information
In a homogenous group
Generally 8-12 in a group
For in-depth opinion
In relax and informal approach
Broad, open-ended questions
for FGD, Key-Informant
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18. What is most IMPORTANT ?
Knowledge = 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96
Idea = 9+4+5+1 = 19
Concept= 3+15+14+3+5+16+20 = 76
Money = 13+15+14+5+25 = 72
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Discipline =4+9+19+3+9+16+12+9+14+5 = 100
Attitude =1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100
19. Be sensitive, respectful and responsible
Accept errors
Do not raise the expectation
Avoid lecturing listen, learn
Facilitate do not dominate
Do not rush
Who, Why, What, Where, When, How
Points to Remember
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Before Closing
Behaviour/Attitude
PRA
Sharing
Methods
THANK YOU !
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