Inter-regional project for participatory upland conservation and development (Field Document 7/96 - NEPAL - Strengthening the participatory process through community-based evaluation and re-planning workshops GCP/INT/541/ITA













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Report of a pilot experience carried out by local user
groups and PUCD project staff in Majghaon
(Bhusunde Khola watershed, 10-11 October 1996)

Prepared by
Patrizio Warren, International Consultant in M&E
and Participatory Methods

In collaboration with:
Pushpa Lal Moktan, National Consultant in Rural Development
and Participatory Methods (New Era).

Rome, November 1996

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Background

The community and its 1996 action plan

Some PRA findings
The 1996 community action plan and its implementation

2. Workshop design and preparation

Preliminary meeting with the workshop team
Preliminary visit to Majgaon
Design of evaluation and re-planning exercises
Training of workshop facilitators

3. Workshop results.

4. Internal evaluation and discussion of workshop results

The overall workshop process and its actors.
Participatory impact mapping exercise
On-the-spot visits and strengths, weaknesses and opportunities analysis
Participatory planning of user group activities for 1997

5. Conclusions and recommendations for replication in other locations of the project area.

Relevance and appropriateness of workshop design and implementation
Project staff and user group capacity of running similar event without external support
Workshop cost/effectiveness (in terms of staff and community time allocation)
Limitations of workshop planning exercise