Edwards, M.

The article focuses on the possibility and practicability of involving children in programme development, using participatory research and planning techniques. It is based on experiences of Save the Children Fund (SCF-UK). The article does three things: (i) outlines reasons why participation by children makes adults uncomfortable; (ii) relates how SCF has tried to promote childrenÆs participation in its own work; and (iii) addresses the difficulties encountered.

a brief account of one attempt to use PRA and other methods in analysing the impact, cost-effectiveness and sustainability of two Indian NGOs and two programmes run by SCF in Bangladesh.