This booklet presents the initial findings to develop a methodology for participatory monitoring and evaluation. A "Village Log Book from Ambodirafia" is included and forms the focal point for the approach. The log enables project partners, including community organisations, to establish baseline data, specify project actions and record project accomplishments. This case study reports on the pilot effort to monitor progress in an agroforestry project.
This paper examines two methods used to elicit the participation of rural people ("stakeholders") in the monitoring and evaluation of development programs: the Stakeholder based evaluation (SBE), and the participatory assessment monitoring and evaluation (PAME). The difference is in the degree and stage of the involvement of stakeholders. The SBE pertains to a larger perspective where all possible stakeholders are identified and involved; the PAME involves mostly the direct and indirect beneficiaries of a program.