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An overview of the life and work of Paulo Freire. Some of the key concepts he developed that are significant to both PRA and REFLECT are outlined.
Summary report of a community health needs assessment carried out in five communities in Ethiopia. Government health staff and community members were involved in identifying and prioritising maternal and child health problems and planning for actions to help solve them. A limited number of maternal and child health behaviours that are critical to the prevention and management of the most important causes of childhood morbidtiy and mortality were used as a focus to guide planning. An integrated household survey was then used to measure the indicators of those behaviours.
A participatory learning and action training that challenged the usual mechanical ways of doing training, the article gives advice on venue, expectations, planning, accomodation, application of training learning and time. Also included are some voices from training participants.
This article describes the logic, structure and mechanics of a participatory monitoring and evaluation system designed for group-based savings and credit programs and provides illustrations to highlight certain key elements. Preliminary results of field tests are also discussed. In the system the participant community not only collect data but also analyse, act upon it and 'own' the data. The internal learnings made are shared by the groups with donors and assisting development organisations.
Brief review of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) experiences of the Community Empowerment Programme (CEP), including both quantitative and qualitative collection of information. A series of workshops which served to deepen various government official's understanding of self-reliant development are described. The impact of an external evaluation are also reflected on and conclusions made regarding the contribution of the M&E to the planning process of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency's long term development programme in the region.
Report of an experimental methodology used to evaluate the impact, in terms of concrete changes to people's lives, of eight small IAF funded projects. Cost/benefit analysis was applied to a wide range of project impacts, such as the added convenience and savings in time that expansion of services to isolated communities can bring to families. Questions of organizational development were also included in the evaluation and levels of participation, the locus of internal decision-making, flexibility, demonstration of effect and the influence an innovative project can have on government policy at various levels, all taken into account.
At the Rio Earth summit governments of the world signed up to Agenda 21, an international action plan to promote sustainable development. Local governments agreed to prepare their own local agenda 21 strategies with the involvement of all groups in society, on the basis of consensus. This document is a report of research carried out in the UK, Denmark and The Netherlands to examine the approaches and strategies that have been adopted to ensure this participation. The aim of the report is to promote good practice and innovatory approaches to participation.
This short book contains 21 techniques of participation from around the world, giving ideas for choosing between them, using them effectively and where to go for more information. Included are practitioner explanations of techniques such as: action planning, citizens juries, community indicators, ensprited envisioning, future search, participatory appraisal, participatory theatre, planning for real and lots more.
Guide to participatory research that provides information regarding strategies, methods and resources used by practicing participatory researchers to mobilise communities around gathering and producing popular knowledge. The report begins with a presentation of case studies from around the USA of various participatory research projects.
Following this are do's, don'ts and maybe's regarding amongst other issues, power relations, building community and group alliances and diversity, getting information out, starting and sustaining groups and dealing with conflict and funding.