The purpose of this sourcebook is to pull together into a single document a collection of common sense tips and recommendations based on actual practices and experience around the world. The sourcebook aims first and foremost to help strengthen Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) capacity at the...

The demand for verifiable evidence of results and impacts of development agricultural programs and projects is growing. However, most of the indicators that development practitioners have traditionally used in tracking progress toward achieving projects' objectives focus on the workings of the...

In India development of rural areas are not a new concept it is existing from 1952. In past 65 years lot of rural development programs have been launched. The main motive of these programs are not only increase capital income or living standard of village people but also to cover all fields...

Provides a comprehensive and analytical picture of the evolution and principles of PRA/PLA, with a number of illustrations and field-based studies. The author looks at the essential features of each method and highlights their applications in areas such as participatory poverty assessment and...

This book shares the 'real-life' experiences of 20 PME trainers and facilitators from Africa, Asia and Europe and offers some suggestions for effective support to PME processes. It focuses on civil society organisations, including NGOs, church-linked development offices, networks, and people's...