PARTICIPATORY LEARNING AND ACTION (PLA)
at any stage of the project cycle – design, planning, monitoring, review and evaluation – and is now used in urban as well as rural areas. The name was changed to Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) to reflect its broader application, and to emphasise that the process is designed to help set in motion locally-led action. PLA.
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