People working together around the world to generate ideas and action for social change
During the mid-1990s, when early innovations in Participatory Rural Appraisal were at their height, the Institute of Development Studies in the UK played a key role supporting the growth of practitioner networks. Central to this role was the organisation of ‘South-South’ exchanges, where practitioners from different parts of the global South met in each others’ countries to share experiences and learn from each other and from community members. Village immersions were a key element of these exchanges.