Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

Discover participatory methods in monitoring and evaluation for community development, where multiple stakeholders are involved in the process of planning, collecting, interpreting, communicating, and using information. Gain skills in using regular monitoring and evaluation processes, which will lead to continuous improvements.

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Plan a monitoring and evaluation project
• Develop evaluation questions that address stakeholders needs
• Select the most appropriate data collection method for a given situation
• Effectively communicate monitoring and evaluation data
• Use the monitoring information for effective feedback and improvement

Testimonials from Past Course Participants for Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation:

“While my background encompasses more conventional approaches to M&E, I was not familiar with participatory tools and methods prior to this class. My exposure was limited to qualitative research, although this often involved a few open-ended questions thrown in at the end of a structured assessment. After taking this course, I feel that my overall vision of program design, implementation and evaluation is much more complete and well-rounded.”

“The course covered key issues concerning PM&E in a comprehensive way and was designed to allow us to develop our thoughts by all those questions as well as providing essential information. It was very important for me to learn about the theory, components and elements of PM&E and especially that an organisation’s vision and local people/the community’s vision goes beyond the success of a project and that PM&E is an on-going process in which people in the community gain their own learning and self-reliance by utilising their knowledge and experiences and enhancing their potential. It also requires trust and honesty, which is the basis of implementing PM&E, interactive participation of stakeholders, commitment from those who conduct and are involved in the evaluation while time and resources are subject to the degree of training and facilitation.”