About our Research, Evaluations and Assessments Work… PDA has a strong reputation for qualitative research having evolved our practice and capacity over the last 15 years with our roots in Participatory Rapid/Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods and approaches. Several of PDA’s senior personnel and associates were part of some of the early PRA work undertaken in…
About our Training… PDA uses a wide variety of participatory and experiential methods in its training programmes. We believe that if people are engaged in an active learning process, they will learn more effectively and retain more, as well as have more fun. Very often our training processes simply unlock and gather up the knowledge…
PDA has a strong network of over 50 part-time associates who work on specific programmes as they arise. All associates are experienced professionals working in the development context and have the required skills to deliver. They are well versed in participatory methodologies. This enables PDA to engage in different geographical areas and work with staff…