Monitoring and evaluating development projects is a task often left to donor agencies and experts. But what would happen if local communities are actively engaged in the process? How can resources be harnessed at a local level for improved results?
Devex talked with project managers and experts in the field who gave the following four suggestions.
When Laura Hughston, head of program quality and impact at Farm Africa, was at Plan International, she decided to try something new: Hand over control of an evaluation process entirely to children who were beneficiaries of the program.