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Online Self-Learning Courses
Self-paced courses designed for diverse learners in the development sector, catering to varied learning needs.
Learning Circles
A unique, informal space where learners connect with thematic specialists to explore, reflect, and co-create knowledge.
Hybrid Training Workshops
A blended learning process combining online self-study with in-person workshops led by expert trainers.
HEI Learning Visits
Observe the process in action, get practical insights into the development sector- designed for students and faculty.
About PRIA International Academy
Established in 2005 as the educational arm of PRIA (Participatory Research in Asia), PRIA International Academy (PIA) advances PRIA’s mission to empower citizens and institutions through knowledge and capacity building. Drawing on over four decades of PRIA’s practical experience, PIA...
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PRIA International Academy (PIA), established in 2005, offers educational opportunities to university students and development professionals to enhance their knowledge and skills.
Mission
The educational courses offered by PRIA International Academy (PIA) are the perfect blend of PRIA's practice based experience and academic rigour.
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Beginner’s Guide to Social Accountability and Participation
An introduction to social accountability that explores how citizen participation strengthens transparency, service delivery, and democratic governance.
Beginner’s Guide to Social Accountability and Participation
An introduction to social accountability that explores how citizen participation strengthens transparency, service delivery, and democratic governance.
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Sport for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Sport for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Arts-based Methodology for Research and Engagement
Arts-based methods and Photovoice turn lived experiences into dialogue, insight, and learning
Arts-based Methodology for Research and Engagement
Arts-based methods and Photovoice turn lived experiences into dialogue, insight, and learning
Workshop on Participatory Training Methodology
A 3-day, practice-focused Training of Trainers (ToT) that helps facilitators and educators move from theory to action.
Workshop on Participatory Training Methodology
A 3-day, practice-focused Training of Trainers (ToT) that helps facilitators and educators move from theory to action.
Facilitating Learning: An Introduction to Participatory Training Methodology
A course that helps you learn how to plan and facilitate interactive trainings using participatory and experience-based methods.
Facilitating Learning: An Introduction to Participatory Training Methodology
A course that helps you learn how to plan and facilitate interactive trainings using participatory and experience-based methods.
Introduction to Sport for Development
Discover how sport can be used as a powerful tool for social change.
Introduction to Sport for Development
Discover how sport can be used as a powerful tool for social change.
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Sport for Development (S4D): Plan, Act, Grow
Sport for Development (S4D): Plan, Act, Grow
जेंडर समानता और महिला सशक्तिकरण के लिए खेल
जेंडर समानता और महिला सशक्तिकरण के लिए खेल
विकास के लिए खेल का परिचय
खेल के माध्यम से सामाजिक विकास
Understanding Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI): Decentralisation, Democracy and Local Governance
A beginner-friendly course on how Panchayati Raj empowers local governments and strengthens grassroots democracy in India.
Understanding Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI): Decentralisation, Democracy and Local Governance
A beginner-friendly course on how Panchayati Raj empowers local governments and strengthens grassroots democracy in India.
Participatory Research - A journey beyond conventional Research
A global introduction to Participatory Research, exploring its principles, tools, and community-driven approach to knowledge and social change.
Participatory Research - A journey beyond conventional Research
A global introduction to Participatory Research, exploring its principles, tools, and community-driven approach to knowledge and social change.
Measuring Development: Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment
Learn to assess the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of development programmes.
Measuring Development: Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment
Learn to assess the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of development programmes.
Gender Realities - Identities, Inclusion and Development
A course that explains how gender shapes power, inequality, and everyday life and how we can work toward more inclusive, gender-just societies.
Gender Realities - Identities, Inclusion and Development
A course that explains how gender shapes power, inequality, and everyday life and how we can work toward more inclusive, gender-just societies.
S4D Program Designing, Monitoring & Evaluation
Design and evaluate S4D programs
Hear From Our Participants
The course was comprehensive, eclectic and integrative in nature, thus having immense relevance for public, private and civil society leadership engaged in promoting just, democratic and accountable planning and governance systems and structures.
Mohammad Ahsan Khan, Executive Director, Rural Development Project (RDP)
"Faculty and staff at the PRIA International Academy have been valued collaborators for nearly 20 years. We have worked together to design various learning experiences, including graduate level curriculum and internship placements for Canadian students wanting to learn more about participatory processes. PRIA's attention to relationship and innovative approach has expanded how I see the world."
