A Workshop on the Application of RRA in the Philippines

This reports the proceedings of a workshop which primarily aimed to evaluate the application of RRA in the Philippines, focusing on its strengths and limitations, problems encountered in the field, its impact on development activities and areas needing change and improvement. Discussions relate, among others, to: preparation for RRA; team composition; time constraints; quality; other methodologies; community participation; interviewing; sharing experiences; RRA as research; training; RRA manuals; methods and approaches. A long appendix consists of a draft manual for rapid community systems appraisal. Much of the discussion consists of reactions to a draft report on RRA in the Philippines by T. van Steijn: see van Steijn (1991)