“Wij zijn degenen die faciliteren, maar de kracht zit bij de mensen zelf.” Die ontdekking werd voor Merve Koç-Yalvaç dé eye-opener.Merve werkt als speltherapeut en
It’s time. Wil and I are ready for the focus group, which is likely to be about the community center, but nothing is certain in
Door Milica Vangelova – PAR Practitioners Programma Najaar 2025 Wanneer ik terugdenk aan mijn jaren in de hotellerie, zie ik niet alleen kamers, gasten of
You hear it more and more often: Community-up as a variation on Top-down and Bottom-up approaches. It’s also mentioned in my handbook “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
Mijn zoon kan al een tijdje op het potje. Hij is net twee jaar geworden. Hij vindt het fantastisch en we gieren wat af tijdens
To achieve a successful action plan with your PAR participants – to address a problem together – multiple focus groups are often necessary. How can
I often get asked: how do I get the population or the target group involved in my project? As a municipality striving for citizen participation,
Door: Madelon Eelderink Twee weken geleden stond ik in een kurkdroog landschap in het zuiden van Alentejo, tussen kleine struikjes die — op het eerste
Hoe Concern Auditing met PAO Gemeente Rotterdam in beweging zet Maarten de Witt is bedrijfskundige, begon zijn loopbaan als projectleider en werkt inmiddels al tien jaar
Hoe de angel naar boven kwam: geen tijdgebrek maar angst! Marije Klein is docentonderzoeker Nederlands bij mbo-instelling Rijn IJssel. Zij behaalde eerder al een mooie
By Madelon Eelderink, founder of SevenSenses This blog was created during the Ecosystem Restoration Design training that Madelon attended in 2024 and is part of
Voor Nederlands klik hier My goodness… SevenSenses is already 10 years old! I can’t escape the tendency to let some reflections run through my head.
By SevenSenses founder Madelon Eelderink Nederlands, graag! Last year I excitedly started the Ecosystem Restoration Design Course on Earth Day. Well, now that it has
By Madelon Eelderink, founder of SevenSenses This blog was created during the Ecosystem Restoration Design training that Madelon attended in 2024 and is part of
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
I often get the question what Participatory Action Research (PAR) actually entails. “Research, so you are going to collect data and deliver a report to
Nederlands, graag! “Madelon, what exactly is the difference between Participatory Action Research and other projects we do at the municipality?” Sometimes you get those questions
In het Nederlands, graag! So many people, so many perspectives…. When dealing with complex social problems, we are often unaware of the enormous number of
Evert Jan made visible what SevenSenes is meaning by: “we view society as a collection of ecosystems.”
By Madelon Eelderink People often ask me, “How do I get people motivated to participate in my project?” “How do I create support?” I wish
Alice Grasveld’s Healthy Teeth Challenge won the AUV-alumni prize 2017! She and her team co-created and implemented together with local people in Mfuleni slum, Cape
SevenSenses and sharks. Who would have ever seen the link? Ron van der Veer from the Dutch Council of State saw it a few months
What seemed so far away back in summer 2016 when I did action research on Saba, has come close with the blink of an eye.
Recently I received an email from Vera van Rijn, one of the researchers of the Healthy Cooking Challenge: “Improved cooking shelters! With a system to
On November 27th, Seats2Meet celebrated its 10th anniversary. This day was celebrated with all kind of activities aimed at the rapidly changing and dynamic society
SevenSenses strongly believes that Participatory Action Research (PAR) increases the quality of development cooperation worldwide. PAR adapts to any local situation, empowering communities to tackle
Vera van Rijn, participant of the Healthy Cooking Challenge, pitched the project that was developed out of this Challenge, an action research conducted during summer
The Agnites Vrolik Award 2018 is an initiative of UtrechtUniversity to reward the one who’s (scientific) work has the most impact on society. The prize: €25.000,-
You’ve collected a crazy load of information during your in-depth interviews. Great. But what’s next? From your research supervisor or boss you are expected to
Kunnen we -in deze bizarre corona tijd- van mensen verwachten dat zij zonder elkaar fysiek te zien, met elkaar positieve verandering in gang zetten? Dat
Imagine, someone knocks on the door. It’s a person you have never seen before. Different skin colour, different clothes, different hair, funny accent… He says
This article written by Correspondent’s Tamar Stelling about the root cause of today’s global wicked problems really shocked me. The situation is even worse than
By Evert Jan van Hasselt Climate change is not a threat to this planet. This planet will survive, one way or another. Climate change is
By Phyllis Livaha Phyllis Livaha is Coordinator of the Female Rights Challenge in Kenya. She conducts PAR for her PhD at the Erasmus University College.
By Phyllis Livaha Phyllis Livaha is Coordinator of the Female Rights Challenge in Kenya. She conducts PAR for her PhD at the Erasmus University College.
By Phyllis Livaha After one month in Kisii, the interviews during the Women Empowerment Challenge are progressing well. We are learning a lot from the
By Irmarie Luijk-de Visser. Only two weeks left. Wait, what?! When I became aware of the fact that there were only two weeks left to complete
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
Tuesday, August 11th 2015. A group of brilliant minds discovers how to make the SevenSenses Action Research Academy a great succes, for the first edition
A blog written by Anouk Menko, participant of the SevenSenses ‘Education Talent Challenge’ 2016, Kenya Last couple of weeks i’ve been talking to many different
I know how hard it can be to find a job in the development sector. During and after my study International Public Health I wrote
By Phyllis Livaha Phyllis Livaha is Coordinator of the Female Rights Challenge in Kenya. She conducts PAR for her PhD at the Erasmus University College.
The internship – putting your PAR into practice- is an intensive time where you work on the ground on a subject of your interest, in
It’s hard sometimes, you know. Each day at 17.00 o’clock, they are forced to sweep me out with the rest of the rubbish. I can’t blame them. I’m
By Phyllis Livaha In early 2017, the researchers and I were busy collecting data for the challenge in Kisii. I felt the same excitement and
By Phyllis Livaha Here I am, in Kisii, Kenya, working on an issue that everyone agrees is important, but no one seems able to define:
By Laetitia Simorangkir “Does anyone have any questions for now?” I asked at the end of my ‘speech’ about the research plan and the goal
By Carine Rozema For me personally, adolescents are the people that I love working with the most. These young individuals are the future. The ones
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:
By Geertje Lavrijssen, Coordinator of the Sustainable Tourism Challenge Getting started week 1 & 2: I thought it is time to give you all an
By Carine Rozema and Laetitia Simorangkir It has been a while, but even though we are back in the Netherlands for four weeks already, we
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
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:
Rhani Berest and Friederike Ertmer graduated from The SevenSenses Academy! These two awesome ladies finished with success our General Participatory Action Research Course and internship
De afgelopen maanden heeft Karlijn van Kats, adviseur bij Raedelijn, een training tot actieonderzoeker gevolgd bij SevenSenses. Ze heeft dit met veel enthousiasme gedaan en
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
Door Marieke de Jong Marieke de Jong deed mee aan het PAR Practitioners Programma en voert onder begeleiding van SevenSenses samen met haar collega’s van
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
From our Challenge Coordinator Geertje Lavrijssen One of the Participatory Action Research projects – The sustainable tourism challenge in Zambia – was led by Geertje
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