Summary

PRIA’s Mission: Building capacities of citizens, communities and institutions, to enable vibrant, gender-equal societies. Established in 1982, PRIA (Participatory Research in Asia) is a global centre for participatory research and training based in New Delhi. PRIA has linkages with nearly 3000 NGOs to deliver its programmes on the ground. PRIA’s work is focused on empowerment of the excluded through capacity building, knowledge building and policy advocacy. Over three decades PRIA has promoted ‘participation as empowerment’, capacity building of community organisations, and people’s participation in governance. Initiatives are undertaken in the overall perspective of ‘making democracy work for all’ – in the political system; democratic culture in families, communities, and society; and participatory democracy with active citizenship.

Causes Working On

PRIA’s professional expertise and practical insights in the following areas are utilised by other civil society groups, NGOs, governments, donors, trade unions, private business and academic institutions around the world: Participatory development methodologies Institutional and human capacity building for social sector Women’s leadership and political empowerment Citizen monitoring and social accountability of services Participatory governance in panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies Municipal reforms and participatory planning Environmental and occupational health Corporate social responsibility initiatives Adult education and lifelong learning Gender mainstreaming in organisations (including preventing sexual harassment at work)

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