Important tips for effective participatory development_Pradeep Arunasiri / Identify Problems and a common goal • Discover potential solutions • Decide on a set of actions • Identify the necessary conditions

1. Important Tips for Effective
Participatory Development
D. D. P. Arunasiri
Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture
University of Peradeniya

2. Approaching Local Community
• Establishing contact with a local community
• Understanding the local setting.

3. Group Discussion

4. Participatory Mapping

5. Seasonal Calendars

6. Ranking

7. Planning the Development Program
• Identify Problems and common goal
• Discover potential solutions
• Decide on a set of actions
• Identify the necessary conditions

8. Communication Strategy
• Communication Plan
• Building of partnership
• Knowledge necessary to implement activities
• Sharing and utilization of results.