Programme Planning, Implementation and Evalution

PROGRAMME PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION 2(1+1)

Lesson 29 : Participatory Rural Appraisal – PRA

Scope of PRA

PRA is used

• To ascertain needs
• To determine priorities for development activities
• Within the scope of feasibility studies
• During programme execution
• During monitoring and evaluation of projects for specified studies
• To focus on formal surveys and identify conflicting group interests

Areas of application

• Natural resource management
• Agriculture/farming systems
• Poverty alleviation/women in development programme
• Adult education
• Health and nutrition
• Water and sanitation
• Preliminary and primary education
• Village and district level planning
• Institutional and policy analysis
• Gender and socioeconomic analysis