ABSTRACT
Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) (see Note 1) can be described as a family of approaches, methods and behaviours that enable people to express and analyse the realities of their lives and conditions, to plan themselves what action to take, and to monitor and evaluate the results. Its methods have evolved from rapid rural appraisal (RRA). The difference is that PRA emphasizes processes that empower local people, whereas RRA is mainly seen as a means for outsiders to gather information. (Chambers and Blackburn, 1996:1).
