Participatory Project Planning and Management

This course will examine the key concepts of designing and project or program of action that cultivates positive social change. Emphasis will be placed on the values, principles and critical thinking skills involved in strategic planning, along with participatory project management processes and tools to achieve outcomes for the well-being of all, particularly the most marginalized. It will give participants and opportunity to reflect on their own experiences and to learn from examples of participatory social change. Participants will be challenged to shift their mindset and to select and adapt tools to fit their situation and development context, creating spaces to allow community-led development to flourish. Learning Outcomes: Participants will deepen their understanding of the social change process as a result of the course. This includes the ability to: *Identify practical strategies for creating inclusive, participatory spaces in development practice; *Analyze complex situations and identify potential pathways of social transformation; * Develop knowledge and skills to facilitate community-led processes; * Understand methods to explore, plan, implement, reflection, and assess development initiatives; * Gain new insights by exchanging practical skills and ideas for managing social change initiatives with diverse cohort; and * Select and integrate participatory monitoring, evaluation and learning methods into your work.