Participation manuals
A field methodology for participatory self-evaluation ofPeople's Participation Programme (PPP) group and inter-group association performance
Authors:
N. Uphoff
Publisher:
People's Participation, FAO SD Dimensions, 1989
Manual for group Promoters to assist PPP groups in creating their own participatory self-evaluation capability. Identifies both problems that some groups are having and successes that various groups are achieving. These problems and successes have been formulated into draft questions that should be discussed and evaluated by PPP groups according to a simple participatory process outlined below. The process will help groups to keep track of their progress, first, in solving or reducing various problems that they themselves have identified and agreed upon, and second, in moving forward in areas of activity where some degree of success has already been seen.
Some of the areas concern the functioning of the group as an organization-- how well are its meetings attended? how productive are meetings? how much cooperation is there among members? how well can the group operate without the Group Promoter? how widely is leadership responsibility shared? and so forth.
Other areas concern the economic and technical performance of the group -- whether increased incomes have been achieved, maintenance of equipment and facilities, whether group savings are being built up, repayment of loans, whether members are acquiring new technical skills, and so forth.
Aim is to provide a structured way for groups to:
- consider a relevant set of questions and to arrive at a consensus on the group's current situation.
- reach agreement within a group on what set of questions is relevant to it helps to educate and strengthen the group)
- periodically discuss what are the best answers to these questions is even more educational and strengthening for the group.
Based on field experinces with groups in Sri Lanka, Ghana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
