What is the Research and Participatory Learning Program?

The Participatory Learning and Action Program considers that participatory-ism is the cornerstone in achieving sustainable development by helping communities to identify their needs and priorities and to meet those needs on their own. Thus, society is able to uplift and develop itself by participating in identifying these needs, planning to respond to them, implementing them and learning from them, therefore, an improvement in the community’s participation in development decision-making and taking the initiative.

Target group

• Individuals: volunteers and workers in non-governmental and development organizations who are interested in developing their capabilities in applied research mechanisms and tools.
• Institutions: interested in developing their team’s capabilities with applied research mechanisms and tools to support them in understanding society’s problems, studying its needs, and conducting applied research that supports institutional issues and individual projects.

Program Learning Journey

The program offers a practical journey through which participants will experience many skills and tools in participatory research across four main axes:

1- Participation and the concept of work and participatory learning.

2- Matrix of the participatory intervention (research).

3- Learning tools and collaborative work.

4- Analysis and use of results.

Expected Outcomes

1. Active individuals in their organizations who possess the basic skills to develop a participatory research plan.
2. Individuals trained in learning tools, participatory work, and applied research in the field (design, preparation, implementation).
3. Institutions and organizations capable of investing participatory research in the design and planning of participatory community research.
4. The concept of learning, participatory work, and investing participatory-ism in community development work is more widespread and used.
5. A group of practitioners and trainees on the tools of learning and participatory work that network among themselves, invest knowledge and exchange experiences.