Comments on the June 1992 Proposal to ODA

These comments concern a proposal to undertake a participatory evaluation of an ActionAid programme in India. The comments largely concern aspects of the proposal (not included) which need rethinking, and would be of interest to anyone intending to undertake a participatory evaluation, reflecting, for example, on appropriate mixes of evaluation for 'us' and evaluation by and for 'them', choosing appropriate PRA methods, the need for a flexible approach, whose concept of 'well-being to use in measurement etc.