Open Call for Participation - Second round of "Centring People, Creating Knowledge"
Training on Participatory Action Research (PAR)
You can now apply to our training course "Centring People, Creating Knowledge", as part of the ALF Hands-On programme (Round 2), featured by the Anna Lindh Foundation.
The course is designed and facilitated by Samar Zughool, an intercultural trainer and researcher.
Dates: 6 - 8 September 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:
6 September – Building the Community of Action Research
7 September – Generating Themes and Articulation of Research Goals and Questions
8 September – Choosing Methodologies and Validating Outcomes
The training will be held online, open to participants across the Euro-Mediterranean region.
