Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)

PRIA is an International Centre for Learning and Promotion of Democratic Governance.It was founded in 1982, in reponse to the realisation that grassroot realities across much of India revealed that governments were unable to deliver relevant or sustainable development programmes. At the same time, local level initiatives were successful in raising awareness and mobilising community to participate in different aspects of their own development.PRIA works locally, nationally and globally. With Civil Society Initiatives for Governance, distance learning certificate courses, e-newsletter, project information (e.g. "Improving access to Right to Information among marginalised") and an extensive calendar of events.