Welcome at our Projects page! Here you can find all our Participatory Action Research projects performed since our establishment in 2013. Each project showcases its facts, its PAR-design, outcomes, impact, team information, reports/blogs and to which Sustainable Development Goal it contributes. Get inspired and don’t forget to contact us if you want to get involved!
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A PAR that empowers a slum community in Kampala, Uganda to together tackle the problem of lung disease due to indoor cooking.
A qualitative evaluation study on PAR, as used during the SevenSenses Challenges
This project aims at tackling the issues related to stigma against LGBTq+ sex workers new to the Netherlands. Particularly, in previous research conducted by SWARP
A Participatory Action Research to connect the system world and the living environment, so that residents, connectors, and professionals can together create a healthier neighborhood.
A Participatory Action Research into healthy living in the Rijnhuizen neighborhood in Nieuwegein.
Globally, one in ten babies is born prematurely (Nederlands Centrum Jeugdgezondheid, 2022). Premature, small, or sick babies are often hospitalized for a longer period in
Laverhof is a locally rooted care organization for the elderly. The locations of Laverhof are situated in Schijndel, Wijbosch, Heeswijk-Dinther, and Uden. Laverhof provides nursing
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the Netherlands. People with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) often make much less use of policies
“Street Power” is a participatory action research project that has contributed to an improved approach to juvenile reclassification. The PAR focused on investigating elements that,
A Participatory Action Research with elements of Positive Health to strengthen preventive health in the Meerzicht neighborhood. Below is an impression of the Initiatives Festival,
Shaping a healthy and safe sex work sector in Den Bosch through Participatory Action Research.
A PAR on ways in which the people of Veendam can collectively gain a positive and appreciative grip on their health and behavior. This PAR
A PAR to improve livelihoods of locals living in South Luangwa National Park as well as intercultural exchange between them and visitors, based on mutual
A PAR on the ways in which stakeholders can reduce the stigma surrounding sex work in Tilburg. “In the fall of 2019, we, Mischa and
A PAR on ways in which refugees visiting and working in the community center in a refugee camp in Lesvos, Greece feel more included and
A PAR about the ways to increase fathers’ involvement in the lives of their children in Hammanskraal, South Africa.
A Participatory Action Research (PAR) aimed at realizing a happy and healthy neighborhood with residents and other stakeholders in Moerwijk.
A PAR that empowered a community in Mfuleni township, South Africa to improve oral health among children and reduce school absence due to toothache.
A PAR on the ways in which local stakeholders can together improve marine ecosystem health and help save sharks around Saba island.
A PAR that aims to tackle perceived neglect of slum dwellers by government and other outsiders.
A PAR concerning the rights for girls and women in Kisii, rural Kenya to decide whether or not to be circumcised.
A PAR aiming to enhance economic independence of local women in Kisii, rural Kenya
A PAR in Amsterdam on how undocumented migrants can become more part of the Amsterdam society.
A PAR about improving living quality in one of the biggest gallery flats in western Europe.
A Participatory Action Research (PAR) focused on how residents of Zeist can and want to become active in the field of sustainability.
A PAR on how members of the korfball club SDO and other stakeholders can further enhance the flourishing of the association.
A PAR aimed at facilitating female entrepreneurs in Nairobi slums, Kenya in co-creating together with other stakeholders ways to empower female entrepreneurs in their financial
A Participatory Action Research into oral health among children in Mamba village in Kwale, Kenya.
A PAR looking into the most important aspects for elderly to have a joyful life and co-creating with them and other stakeholders suitable plans to
A project inspired by PAR principles, in which municipal secretaries collaboratively create plans aimed at facilitating a smooth restart after the COVID-19 lockdown.
A PAR aimed to make it easier for asylum seekers in Sweden to find work.
A qualitative and quantitative research on family planning and contraception in Kampala, Uganda.
A project by A&O Fund for Municipalities where 10 pilot municipalities carry out PAR both within and outside municipal walls.
A Participatory Action Research about tackling a contaminated water and sanitation problem with the community in Wakiso district, Bukijje and Ndikuttamadda zone, Kampala, Uganda.
A PAR about continuity of education and talent development in the informal settlement of Lunga, Nairobi, Kenya.
A qualitative and quantitative research on nutrition in slums of Kampala, Uganda.
An online Professional Advanced Training (PAO) on ways in which employees of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten can make working and office spaces COVID-proof.
A PAR aiming to improve access to maternal health for women living in the favelas of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.