Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is a social development and consultancy organization in Ghana that supports development processes at community, district, national, regional, and institutional levels towards creating a fairer world where all citizens can reach their full potential. PDA achieves this through empowerment, service delivery, capacity building, and research in communities and with organizations to advance collective objectives of equitable access to socioeconomic opportunities for all.
PDA is based in Ghana and for over 20 years, has worked across multiple African countries including Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Rwanda, Uganda, Egypt, Morocco, and Kenya, to undertake development research, assessments, and impact evaluations. These undertakings have generated quality evidence that has strengthened development practice, program design, and policy making.
Our Vision
Our vision is: of a world where states, communities and organisations provide an enabling environment in which all people, regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, age or disability, can realise their full potential and contribute their best to the common good.
Our Mission
Our mission is: to work with communities, organisations and government to facilitate the participation of all people towards taking greater control over their own lives and determining their own destiny.
Our Core Values
We care about:
- Empowerment We believe in balance of power – gender, race, age, class. We work to strengthen capacities and give equal opportunity to all.
- Inclusiveness We believe everyone has an active role to play in realising social change. Together we are more and we achieve more.
- Innovation and Creativity We believe we attain resilience and self-reliance by recognising opportunity, adapting and breaking new ground.
- Quality We do what we say we will do, maintaining and improving standards.
- Efficiency We strive to make judicious use of resources, including time.
- Effectiveness and Impact We strive to excel, exceed expectations and leave a lasting effect.
- Transparency and accountability We value openness, the building of trust, and being accountable to ourselves, our partners and our clients.