This document is the outcome of collective efforts made towards re-thinking the PUCD Project's experience in project- and community-level planning, monitoring and evaluation, started during the Internal Technical Review Meeting, held in Hammamet, Tunisia, in December 1996. Special thanks go to the colleagues who participated in that initial discussion: Luca Fé d'Ostiani, Antonella Tomassin, Simone Borelli, Frits Ohler, Helle Qwist-Hoffman, Javier Escobedo, Paolo Mori, Shah Rehman, Marylee Kane, Lamine Toumia, Andrea Ambroso, Ali Ben Mabrouk, and Asma M'hamdi.
Together with field-staff and selected members of local communities, most of the above individuals took part in the self-assessment exercise in June and July 1997, on which most of the facts and opinions presented in this document are based. A preliminary draft was reviewed in-depth by Luca Fé' d'Ostiani, Victor Mol, and Frits Ohler, whose comments helped to improve both the content and form of the document. Mark Kanieff provided steady and accurate editorial assistance.
ACRONYMS
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APO |
Associated Programme Officer |
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CAP |
Community Action Plan (in Nepal) |
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CTA |
Chief Technical Advisor |
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FAO |
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
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FRAMES |
Focused Rapid Assessment of Monitoring and Evaluation Systems |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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ITRM |
Internal Technical Review Meeting |
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M&E |
Monitoring and Evaluation |
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NFT |
National Field Team |
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NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
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NPD |
National Project Director |
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OTB |
Organización Territorial de Base (local grassroots organization, in Bolivia) |
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PME |
Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation |
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PRA |
Participatory Rural Appraisal |
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ProDoc |
Project Document |
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PUCD |
Participatory Upland Conservation and Development (Project) |
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SWOL |
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Limitations Analysis |
