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Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) is the process of involving local people in the analysis and interpretation of their own situation of a given rural area [6]. PRA is the technique of...
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) is an approach that emphasizes the active involvement of community members in collecting and analyzing information about their own situation. PRA tools are used to facilitate this participatory process.
Þ This Module introduces the basics of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) along with some of the main tools commonly used in these and other participatory approaches.
Each of the methods described herein uses a combination of tools. These are the tools with which to encourage and enable stakeholder participation. While some tools inspire creative solutions; others are used for investigative or analytic purposes.
Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) is an approach used by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other agencies involved in international development. The approach aims to incorporate the knowledge and opinions of rural people in the planning and management of development projects and programmes. [1][2][3]
An excellent starting point for anyone new to PRA techniques, this paper written by Robert Chambers, describes Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods and compares it with the Rapid Rural Appraisal methods (RRA).
Participatory Rural/Relaxed Appraisal During the 1980s, PRA was firstly developed in India and Kenya, mainly supported by NGOs operating at grass-roots level. Until today PRA evolved so fast in terms of the methodology, the creation of new tools and specifically in the different ways it is applied.
PRA is an assessment and learning process that empowers farmers to create the information base they need for participatory planning and action. Outsiders contribute facilitation skills and external information and opinions. Many different tools have been developed for use in PRA.
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods, now known as Participatory Learning and Action (PLA), have been extensively used in development research, action and evaluation. This book is based on the author’s decade-long intensive field experience—each method is explained by drawing on field-based illustrations.
Participatory Rural Appraisal Tools: Introductions. Context Setting. Agriculture plays important roles, providing food, income, employment and livelihoods for a significant proportion (60%) of FSM’s population.