facilitating participatory workshops

for social & ecological justice

Triennial, National Workshop
Four-day Residential

Dates
Dec 2028
To be announced

Venue
To be announced

Language
Bilingual (Hindi & English)
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​Facilitators
Anju Uppal & Prabir Bose

Anju and Prabir work with a rights-based, process-oriented approach to participatory communication and facilitation. They design and co-facilitate workshops, create learning and communication resources, practise participatory theatre, document community processes, and make films. Through cultural expression and collective action, they challenge dominant narratives and provoke reflection on the idea of development. Their ongoing work focuses on nurturing critical thinking for social and ecological justice.

Learning Together! facilitating participatory workshops is an immersive space for facilitators, trainers, educators, and social change practitioners to engage deeply with the craft of participatory facilitation.

It invites reflection on the nature of learning as an organic, relational process that calls for ongoing engagement with oneself, sensitivity to the immediate environment, and responsiveness to the socio-political and cultural realities in which communities live.

Together, we explore questions such as:

• How can facilitators create learning spaces that move beyond instruction to nurture critical and creative thinking?
• In what ways can we choose, adapt, or evolve tools and methods so that groups and communities engage deeply, reflect together, and act with shared purpose?
• How can facilitation help build processes that foster understanding, collaboration, and justice - within communities and in the wider world

Through the workshop, participants will:

• Explore the philosophy and ethics of participatory facilitation, rooted in dialogue and action
• Learn to design enriching learning experiences that are co-owned by groups and communities
• Practice tools, exercises, and methods that provoke critical and creative engagement
• Reflect on their own facilitation style and its impact on fostering collective understanding and empowerment

This workshop blends inquiry, hands-on practice, and reflection, providing participants with a safe and supportive space to experiment with facilitation strategies. It emphasises learning with communities rather than for them, fostering skills that are transferable across diverse social, cultural, and ecological contexts.

We welcome facilitators, trainers, educators, and practitioners committed to creating transformative learning experiences that build capacity, strengthen dialogue, and nurture just relationships between people and their environments.

Interested ?