I am an example of the Kishori Panchayat Programme which gave young girls the desire to do something, a reason to embrace life
Kavita
Kishori Panchayat Member
Bihar
PRIA works for educating voters and making them conscious of discharging their duties as responsible citizens
Dr Sushil Trivedi, IAS (Retd.)
Former State Election Commissioner
Chhattisgarh
PRIA has been able to provide voice to the Dalits and has generated awareness among them to demand their rights
Vidyanand Vikal, Chairperson
Commission for Scheduled Castes
Government of Bihar
We learnt multi-stakeholder dialogue as a tool for advocacy from PRIA…it is a wonderful tool for organising people
Ashok Kadam
Parivartan
Maharashtra
The partnership between University of Victoria, a Northern university, and PRIA, a Southern institution, enables us to make some real contributions to building capacities in the global South
Prof. Budd Hall, Co-Chair
UNESCO Chair for Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education
University of Victoria, Canada
PRIA has helped to build a large movement for citizens to use Panchayati Raj Institutions at the local level, to use their leadership, their voice, to bring about democracy from below
Dr John Gaventa, Director of Research
Institute of Development Studies
Sussex, UK
I have thoroughly enjoyed the privilege of being able to enroll myself in the course…this program has opened my eyes to possibilities for my life which were previously unconsidered
Tripti Vinita Pal, Alumnus
Appreciation course
Participatory Approaches for Social Inclusion course was undoubtedly beneficial for my research work, providing a deep understanding of theoretical aspects and the applied side of participation
Pallavi Mishra
PhD Research Scholar
Jawaharlal Nehru University
I am a third party facilitator for three large institutions but I did not know half the things we have discussed in the Third Party Facilitator Training I attended organized by PRIA
