1. About us
Packages of HANDS ICD
HANDS-Institute of Community Development
is counted as one of the largest network of
Diploma Courses: Two days training
Social Sector Management
capacity building institutions of Pakistan in
development sector. Furthermore, it is making
Educational Management and Professional on
Development
great effort toward human and institutional
development at the community and grassroots
Leadership Development for NPO Managers Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
level for reducing poverty and promoting Certification and Short Courses
sustainable development, which focus to design Organizational Development Certification Course
and implement institutional strengthening and Professional Social Animation Skills
capacity building training for community Leadership related training resources.
leaders, activists, doctors, academicians, Organization appraisal.
teachers, professionals, government officials,
students and its staff to provide a resource for Consultancy Services
community leaders, volunteers, and citizens Audio Video production services.
who desire to make their community a better Mid-term evaluation and project evaluation.
place to live. HANDS-ICD believes that a rich Research and development.
learning experience matters and becomes an Resource mobilization.
instrument of positive transformation, of
individuals and society as whole. HANDS ICD Publication Areas:
is working with its partners and sponsors Books on Social and development issues
countrywide to conduct and implement Research Report.
international and national training and Awareness publication
exchange programs that are personally Leadership and institutional development
meaningful, professionally motivating, and
intellectually stimulating for all participants.
HANDS-ICD makes its efforts to empower
underprivileged, neglected and deprived
community through training and capacity
building programs so that they manage their
own affairs and to work collectively for
accelerating and sustaining positive
transformation HANDS-ICD Believe that
human & institutional Development is a key of HANDS
Institute of Community Development
prosperity and change in the society. 140-C Block II, PECHS, Karachi, Pakistan Tel: 021-34532804, 021-34527698, Fax: 021-34559252
Email: hands.icd@hands.org.pk , Website: www.hands.org.pk HANDS
Institute of Community Development

2. What we offer Scope of PRA in community work: Know current situation and potential in a village or
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) is an approach used PRA is used for; community.
by Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other Determine basic problems of the community and their
To ascertain needs
agencies involved in community development. The causes.
To establish priorities for development activities
approach aims to incorporate the knowledge and opinions Focus formal surveys on essential aspects of the
Within the scope of feasibility studies
of rural people in the planning and management of community
During the implementation phase of projects
development projects and programmes. This tool is also Understand scope of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
Within the scope of monitoring and evaluation of projects
used for data collection. Besides its an eclectic situational Conduction of PRA techniques efficiently.
For studies of specific topics
style (the humble, learning outsider) than a method. The
For focusing formal surveys on essential aspects, and
Participatory Rural Appraisal is distinguished at its best by Who can attend the training?
identifying conflicting group interests.
the use of local graphic representations created by the
Identify the problems. This course is designed for participants from a variety of
community that legitimize local knowledge and promote
Know the routine of work. backgrounds working in development sector and
empowerment. The training programme on PRA is
Analyse the community potential. humanitarian relief. It is recommended for humanitarian
designed by HANDS Institute of Community Development
to develop participant’s understanding of the rural reality Areas of application organizations/aid workers, government agencies, social
for the planning and development of projects through PRA scientist and development practitioners.
Natural resource management
tools cum techniques including semi-structured interviews, Agriculture
time-lines, transect walks participatory mapping, seasonal Language of the course:
Poverty alleviation/women in development programmes
calendars, wealth ranking and matrix scoring or ranking, Health and nutrition This course will be conducted in English and Urdu (local
instead of that participatory techniques aim to ‘break the Preliminary and primary education language can be used).
silence’ of the poor and disadvantaged sections, recognize Village and district-level planning
the value of popular collective knowledge and wisdom and Institutional and policy analysis.
Course Duration:
legitimize the production of knowledge by the people Community Infrastructure Development. This is a Three days course and full day sessions will start
themselves. Education and learning. at 8.30 a.m. and end at 5.00 p.m. Field visit is also part of
Learning Contents: Social mobilization. the learning.
The content included in the PRA training are simple and do Set referral mechanism.
not require high calibre or mathematical thinking. But Certificate:
require minds which are prepared to accept a new way of Learning Methodology: A certificate will be awarded to those who successfully
learning, a new of doing things and that we have limited The course uses participatory learning techniques. The complete the course with at least 80%attendence.
knowledge of something. The ultimate aim of PRA sessions are dynamic and include short introductory
workshop is to equip participants for using this effective presentations, interactive, lectures, group work and
planning in community development process. Learning Investment:
discussion, presentations, case studies, brain-storming,
A certificate will be awarded to those who successfully
Learning Objectives: field work and practical exercise.
complete the course with at least 80%attendence.
To build up a permanent “people first” attitudes in the Learning Outcomes:
minds of the participants through showing that “people are
capable agents to change their own lives” but require At this workshop's conclusion participants would be able Learning Investment:
limited outside assistance. to: Day scholars: Rs. 7500
To establish a notion of “respect” to the people’s Recognize basic notion of Participatory Rural Appraisal Residential: Rs. 11500
knowledge in the life of professionals and their institutions. (PRA)
To provide simple analytical tools to analyze rural Understand how to use Participatory Rural Appraisal tools
situations by conduction PRA. and techniques work in rural communities.