CBED project is designed to serve 15000 families in 250 villages in the districts of Pithoragarh and Champawat in Uttaranchal State. A project implementation plan has been prepared. The project is being supported by CIDA. PRA exercises were undertaken in 125 villages in the first instance. To initiate this process, a 5-day workshop was held to learn "how to" in practice with respect to selected PRA exercises, namely, (i) resource mapping, (ii) Wealth ranking, (iii) Seasonality income and expenditure and (iv) Focus Group Discussions. The experience was documented and participants also learned to triangulate their findings. Most importantly, the participants learned to appreciate that these are not "one time" exercises, but that they are an integral part of planning with the people and implementation and monitoring by the people