Frequently asked questions about the PAR Practitioners Program
Here you will find frequently asked question(s) and their answers. Do you have a different kind of question or is your question not answered? Please contact us at Academy@seven-senses.nu or 06-39895095. When is my seat at the SevenSenses Academy assured? After your subscription for the Training Track via email, you will receive a confirmation email and […]
The seven stages of Participatory Action Research
Each Participatory Action Research (PAR) looks different, because PAR always adapts to local conditions. However, we can distinguish a number of stages that every PAR goes through (either once or multiple times). Originally it was stated that a PAR goes through several iterative cycles of ‘Look’ (gather information) ‘Think’ (analyze and brainstorm) and ‘Act’ (implement […]
What is Participatory Action Research?
Participatory Action Research (PAR) is an approach that links research and action in a participatory way. It allows a community of organizational and non-organizational stakeholders to investigate a shared complex situation, reflect on its results and co-create the best fitting interventions to tackle the situation together and achieve sustainable impact. As a Participatory Action Researcher, […]
Outcomes of the Sustainable Tourism Challenge
From our Challenge Coordinator Geertje Lavrijssen One of the Participatory Action Research projects – The sustainable tourism challenge in Zambia – was led by Geertje Lavrijssen. The main objective was to co-create and implement together with local stakeholders ideas/projects on community development through tourism with keeping in mind cultural norms, values and traditions. Tourism in […]
Meet Participatory Action Researcher Wilma
Door: Margit van Boheemen De burger centraal“De oplossing zoeken tussen de financiële kaders, in de samenwerking” Wilma van der Vlegel (52) is er stellig over: oplossingen voor zorg en welzijn beginnen niet in een ziekenhuis, maar in de wijk. “Juist dáár kun je mensen in beweging brengen om samen tot antwoorden en toepassingen te komen […]
Meet Action Researcher Wilma
Door: Margit van Boheemen De burger centraal “De oplossing zoeken tussen de financiële kaders, in de samenwerking” Wilma van der Vlegel (52) is er stellig over: oplossingen voor zorg en welzijn beginnen niet in een ziekenhuis, maar in de wijk. “Juist dáár kun je mensen in beweging brengen om samen tot antwoorden en toepassingen te […]
Meet Action Researcher Alice
Door Margit van Boheemen “Looking for solutions together with the community. Just the right balance between science and practice!” Alice Grasveld is what you call a centipede. She is an independent dental hygienist, medical anthropologist and teacher. She combines all this with various oral care projects in developing countries. The PAR method of SevenSenses is […]
My decennium in a nutshell…
We’ve just ended a decennium… Thinking about it, I see myself back at the beginning of the ‘10’s’ in Cameroon, where I coordinated a few projects for a Dutch ngo. One of those was a water project, installing a waterpump in a small village that lacked running water. People walked about half an hour to […]
My action research in Lesvos
By Julia Ertl, May 10th 2019 My last week of action research here in Lesvos, Greece started today! My action research focuses on the question: How can refugees visiting and working in the community center ‘One Happy Family’ feel more included and comfortable at the center? After spending the first couple of months exploring the […]
Evaluating the outcome of the Street Angels Challenge: the Street Angels Slum Festival!
I jumped on Asuman’s ‘boda boda’ as if the last time I sat on such Ugandan motorbike was just yesterday. He brought me straight to the hectic center of Kampala, where I was going to meet Dan Sentamu to evaluate the outcome of the Street Angels Challenge: the Street Angels Slum Festival. As one of […]