Open call for participation: "Centring People, Creating Knowledge" - Training on Participatory Action Research
You can now apply to our training course "Centring People, Creating Knowledge", as part of the ALF Hands-On programme, featured by the Anna Lindh Foundation.
Dates: 11 - 13 May 2026 (9:30 - 11:30 CET)
Language: English
The participatory training introduces concepts and strategies of participatory action research (PAR) as a methodology to upscale, document, and disseminate the valuable work of civil society organizations that engage directly with communities.
Responding to the Mediterranean Pact’s first pillar, People: driving force for change, connections and innovation, the course offers approaches for collaboration between academic researchers (including PhD scholars and policy writers), CSO staff, and people with lived experience as peer researchers and knowledge producers.
Through practical, accessible modules, the training helps CSO staff:
• View their work through a research lens
• Assess the evidential value of their activities
• Translate findings into policy recommendations and public narratives
• Build a sustainable, strategic bridge for knowledge transfer that centres people’s lives
Training Sessions:
• 11.5.2026: Building the Community of Action Research
• 12.5.2026: Generating Themes and Articulation of Research Goals and Questions
• 13.5.2026: Choosing Methodologies and Validating Outcomes
The training will be held online, open to participants across the Euro-Mediterranean region.
