Campbell, L.

This brief article starts off by giving basic definitions of monitoring and evaluations. Community mapping is introduced as an effective method of involving the community in assessing the effectiveness of development projects. A simple guide to what mapping is and what it entails in terms of materials is discussed. Under the heading 'steps to follow' the discussion is based around setting targets, involving villagers in the discussion and presentation of findings and record keeping.

This article is an outline of a slide presentation on the use of PRA in family planning in Nepal. A time line was constructed of when different family planning methods arrived in the village. A pie diagram was used to show preferences for family planning methods, vasectomy was the most popular. A matrix was used to rank the reliability, availability, simplicity and side effects of each method.