Society for Participatory Research in Asia Contact Number, Address Details

Published date: March 7, 2023
Unique Id of VO/NGO DL/2016/0109130

Registration Details

Registered With Registrar of Societies
Type of NGO Registered Societies (Non-Government)
Registration No S/12342
Copy of Registration Certificate Available
Copy of Pan Card Available
Act name Societies Registration Act 1860
City of Registration New Delhi
State of Registration DELHI
Date of Registration 06-02-1982

Members

Name Designation Pan Aadhaar
Satinder Singh Sahni Member Available Available
Rita Sarin Chairman Available Available
Rajesh Tandon President Available Available
Ravi Seth Treasurer Available Available
Sheela Bharat Patel Member Available Available
Ashok Kumar Singh Member Available Available

Sector/ Key Issues

Key Issues Drinking Water,Education & Literacy,Panchayati Raj,Right to Information & Advocacy,Rural Development & Poverty Alleviation,Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation,Water Resources,Women's Development & Empowerment,Youth Affairs
Operational Area-States Not Available
Operational Area-District Not Available

FCRA details

FCRA Available FCRA Registration no.
Available 231650084

Details of Achievements

Established in 1982, PRIA (Participatory Research in Asia) is a global centre for participatory research and training based in New Delhi. PRIA has field offices in 8 states and linkages with 3000 NGOs to deliver its programmes on the ground. PRIA’s work is focused on empowerment of the excluded through capacity building, knowledge building and policy advocacy. Over three decades PRIA has promoted ‘participation as empowerment’, capacity building of community organisations, and people’s participation in governance. Initiatives are undertaken in the overall perspective of ‘making democracy work for all’ – in the political system; democratic culture in families, communities, and society; and participatory democracy with active citizenship. PRIA’s professional expertise and practical insights in the following areas are utilised by other civil society groups, NGOs, governments, donors, trade unions, private business and academic institutions around the world: Participatory development methodologies Institutional and human capacity building for social sector Women’s leadership and political empowerment Citizen monitoring and social accountability of services Participatory governance in panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies Municipal reforms and participatory planning Environmental and occupational health Corporate social responsibility initiatives Adult education and lifelong learning Gender mainstreaming in organisations (including preventing sexual harassment at work)

Source of Funds

Department Name Source Finacial Year Amount Sanctioned Purpose
NITI AAYOG State 2016-2017 2500000 Building upon the learnings from the study PRIA in collaboration with NITI Aayog undertook another study Catalysing Actions for District Development Planning by Consolidating Local Priorities to assess and harness the potential of DPCs in decentralised and participatory planning
EUROPEAN UNION Overseas 2014-2015 86614531 The overall objective of the project is to enhance capacities of civil society of the urban poor towards increasing their participation in planning and monitoring of sanitation services in Indian cities.
WATERAID Overseas 2015-2016 8000000 Community led and Local Governments anchored planning and implementations for Water
State Finance Commission State 2017-2018 850000 1.Data Generation and Analysis 2.Filed Interactions with different stakeholders 3.Preparation of draft report
Embassy of Kingdom of Netherlands Overseas 2019-2020 2000000 Enhancing Agency of Adolescent Girls to Demand and Advocate for Equality
Embassy of Kingdom of Netherlands Overseas 2020-2021 1312034 Women’s Consortium for and by women: Reclaiming Space, Voice, and Agency
Hanns Seidel Stiftung e V Overseas 2021-2022 1931000 Youth for Governance: Active Citizenship Achieves Good Governance
Embassy of Kingdom of Netherlands Overseas 2018-2019 8577684 Ending Sexual Harassment- Making Institutions accountable towards Women Workers in the Informal sector
European Union Overseas 2018-2019 24704780 Strengthening Civil Society of the Urban Poor to Participate in Planning and Monitoring of Sanitation Services in Indian Cities
Ford Foundation Overseas 2018-2019 6683329 Youth and Democracy and Knowledge for Change Program

Contact Details

Address PRIA 42 Tughlakabad Institutional Area New Delhi-110062
City New Delhi
State DELHI
Telephone 011-29960931
Mobile No 9811981929
Website Url http://www.pria.org
E-mail bindu.baby@pria.org

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