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Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRAs)

Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRAs). The What and Why of PRAs. What are PRAs?. Similar to market research- understanding clients’ conditions and what they want A structured process of learning with and from communities about their own situation and condition of life.

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Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRAs)

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  1. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRAs)

  2. The What and Why of PRAs

  3. What are PRAs? • Similar to market research- understanding clients’ conditions and what they want • A structured process of learning with and from communities about their own situation and condition of life. • Aims to bring together first hand local knowledge with expert advices to identify the key issues, ideas and priorities for action • In essence they are ‘Participatory learning methods’

  4. Assumptions • Local Knowledge: Villagers have the knowledge and information, but it needs to be organised • Community Institutions: Villages have resources, but they need to be mobilized • Attracting external aid: External aid is available, but they need to be defined in the context of the village-level priorities

  5. Source: TATA- DHAN Academy (2010)

  6. Significance • Leverages on the existing indigenous knowledge of the community: bottom –up approach • Useful for gaining a preliminary understanding of the research area in a relatively short time • If properly conducted, PRA can create a forum for communities to pursue decisions among themselves concerning their own goals and objectives

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