Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
- अनुसूचित जनजाति, अनुसूचित जाति, अल्पसंख्यक और पिछड़ा वर्ग कल्याण विभाग
- उच्च, तकनीकी शिक्षा एवं कौशल विकास विभाग
- उर्जा विभाग
- कृषि, पशुपालन एवं सहकारिता विभाग
- खाद्य ,सार्वजनिक वितरण एवं उपभोक्ता मामले विभाग
- गृह, कारा एवं आपदा प्रबंधन विभाग
- ग्रामीण विकास विभाग
- जल संसाधन विभाग
- नगर विकास एवं आवास विभाग
- परिवहन विभाग
- पर्यटन, कला-संस्कृति, खेल -कूद और युवा कार्य विभाग
- पेयजल एवं स्वच्छता विभाग
- मंत्रिमंडल (निर्वाचन) विभाग
- वाणिज्य कर विभाग
- श्रम,नियोजन एवं प्रशिक्षण विभाग
- सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी एवं ई-गवर्नेंस विभाग
- स्कूली शिक्षा एवं साक्षरता विभाग
- स्वास्थ्य, चिकित्सा शिक्षा एवं परिवार कल्याण विभाग
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Start Date: 27-02-2020
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Prateek Khanna 4 years 1 month ago
Content for PLA Application can be developed using public participation and centralized moderation/review.
Bhawna 4 years 2 months ago
PLA as a philosophy
PLA is located within a broader field of participatory
approaches, which can be described as a “family of
approaches, methods, attitudes and behaviours to enable
and empower people to share, analyse and enhance their
knowledge of life and conditions, and to plan, act, monitor,
evaluate and reflect” (Chambers 2008). In its pure form,
PLA is a philosophy which emphasises the need for
outsiders to learn about situations from insiders.
Bhawna 4 years 2 months ago
PLA tools and techniques
A community map is a drawing of an area, used to describe the area and identify key features from
the perspective of the community. It is frequently produced on the ground or on flip-charts, using
local resources (e.g. stones, plants, wood). The type of information shown often depends on the
group producing the map. For example, men might highlight different features of an area than
women or children.
Bhawna 4 years 2 months ago
Strengths and weaknesses
PLA can help provide a good, in-depth understanding of a
community, including its capacities and problems, from its
own perspective, including the perspectives of different
groups or sections of the community. For M&E purposes, it
can also provide different perceptions of the changes
occurring within a project or programme, and the reasons
for those changes.
Bhawna 4 years 2 months ago
How it works
PLA is designed to be a truly participative process, in which
communities have significant influence over how work is
carried out. This means it is not possible (or desirable) to
provide a standardised methodology or process. However,
the following steps are usually included.
Firstly, the goals and objectives of the PLA work are
clarified and agreed with the communities. If there are
multiple or conflicting goals then issues are resolved before
proceeding.
Bhawna 4 years 2 months ago
Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) is a type of qualitative research. It is used to gain an in-depth
understanding of a community or situation, and is always conducted with the full and active participation
of community members. PLA is applied through a range of participatory tools and approaches. It is also a
philosophy that emphasises reversals in power relations between communities and outsiders.
Bhawna 4 years 2 months ago
Participatory cartography, for example, is a great way to learn a lot about your target community and their needs and priorities. On a transect walk, you can also learn a lot about the local conditions. And even if you cannot apply the methodology as a whole, you should internalize its basic concept: beneficiaries are your partners and you should meet them, their knowledge, and their needs at eye-level.
Bhawna 4 years 2 months ago
How can I use Participatory Learning and Action for my proposal?
Participatory Learning and Action is an advanced tool for project planning, implementation, and evaluation. Only if your organization has the resources, expertise and time available does it makes sense to base an entire project or program on it. But even if you are not able to use the entire concept, you can take some inspiration from it.
Bhawna 4 years 2 months ago
As you can see, the focus of these methods is to engage the target group and learn with them. It does not want to extract knowledge and take it away from the community. In the ideal case, Participatory Learning and Action is used for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a project.
Bhawna 4 years 2 months ago
The methods used during the Participatory Learning and Action approach differ from case to case, but can include:
Interviews
Focus group discussions
Observation
Participatory mapping
Developing timelines
Transect walks