Bilgi, M.

This is a collection of short reports relating to the work of AKRSP. The first reports conversations with villagers on their livelihoods. The second reports a visit to village Jambhar, Netrang, in which women made a very detailed map of their village - the methods and process are described in detail. Following the mapping, a transect was done to gather extra information - interrupted by the women's' household work duties. A wealth ranking exercise, a daily activity analysis for women and a problem analysis are also described.

PRA activities were conducted in Gujarat with a group of village women whilst men observed in the background. The women counted the number of families in each caste and the class-wise distribution of farmers, then used circles to construct a chart showing their debts. Finally, they estimated how many hours they spent on various activities each day, using twigs on a chart. This report is written as dialogue between the participants so shows clearly how activities were introduced and discussed.