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Impacts and institutions, partners and principles : third review of the development and use of Participatory Rural Appraisal and planning by Redd Barna, Uganda.

Authors: 
Guijt, Irene
1997

Abstract

In 1994 Redd Barna Uganda started developing an approach to community-based planning using PRA (PRAP) that placed children and their issues at the centre of the planning process and that also aimed to recognise differences within communities. This report is based on discussions involving project staff, members of three partner organisations and villagers from seven communities. The discussion reflected on the PRAP process to examine which aspects were proving beneficial and for whom and those that were proving problematic with an aim of identifying areas for improvement.
Strategies for scaling up the work are also examined and prospects for encouraging more community based monitoring of the PRAP process as a strategy for strengthening impact.

Participation, learning and sustainability : emerging challenges for agricultural development.

Authors: 
Pretty, Jules N.
1996

Abstract

There has been a recent growth in interest in participation. This paper examines the different forms of participation and argues that some of these do not lead to new ways of learning about the world and thus will not lead to sustainable agriculture. A new professionalism is required whereby professionals are more multi-disciplinary, more open to selecting methodologies to suit their needs from other disciplines and where proofessionals are prepared to work with those from other disciplines well as a wide range of non-scientific people.

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