Organisation consisting of members divisions/units of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the policy unit of the World Food Programme (WFP), and the gender and household food security unit of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Group aims to encourage cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary collaboration, sharing and learning within the FAO Organization and with external partners, in order to mainstream participatory approaches.
Areas covered by task groups include:
- Participatory Approaches to promote Sustainable Livelihoods
- Analysis and Evaluation
- Interest Group on Capacity Building
- Interest Group on Participatory Approaches in Natural Resource Management
Website is maintained as part of the strategy. Online resources include
- Library database of FAO documents, with links to full-text if available online, or purchasing details
- Field Tools Section, meant as a pool of information to provide instruments for all users dealing/planning to deal with participation
- Lessons Learned – case studies of experiences gained through practical application of participatory processes in FAO-supported projects or programmes
- Projects section – under construction
- Email list called PRA-Net-Notice-L, maintained by PRA Network
- Links to useful web sites and PRA organisations