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Participatory Management of Rural Development Programme
 
PREMISE: Most planners and managers of rural development projects aiming at poverty eradication are used to the top-down system of planning and decision making. However, recent experiences have shown that rural development programmes planned and managed without the active participation of the intended beneficiaries have not yielded the expected results. These programmes are not usually sustained beyond the period of external assistance mainly because the beneficiaries neither believe the projects are their own nor have the capacity to manage them.

OBJECTIVES: This workshop is, therefore, designed to impart in the participants, the culture of participatory planning and management of rural development projects. At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to: 		 
  • demonstrate adequate understanding of the concepts and principles of participatory rural appraisal (PRA); and
  • utilise various participatory tools in planning and managing of rural developments programmes.
    CONTENT:
  • Concepts of Rural Development.
  • Concept and principles of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques.
  • Participatory planning process and techniques.
  • Gender issues in participatory development.
  • Participatory community development plan formulation. 
  • Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation.
  • Sustainability plan development for community projects.
TRAINING METHODS: Lecturettes, discussions, group exercises, role play and study visits. 
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Planning officers and Project Managers in Ministries and Agencies responsible for agricultural and rural development, water resources and poverty  alleviation / eradication programmes, Officers from the NGOs, CBOs, Community Development Units of NDDC and the Oil and Gas Companies.
  DURATION: One Week DATE: July 12 - 16, 2010
  VENUE: Ilorin, Nigeria CHARGES: =N=23,000.00
 

 Updated 2010 Agricultural & Rural Management Training Institute, Ilorin, Nigeria