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Course on participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation (PPM&E), at the International Agriculture Centre, Waageningen, Netherlands, from 07 February 2005 - 25 February 2005 Closing date for application: 01 December 2004 Fee for this course: € 3050 Code: 61/20/2005 Would you like to improve the performance of your project or programme through more effective stakeholder participation, improved planning or more reflective monitoring and evaluation (M&E)? Are you trying to design a flexible programme or project better suited to complexity and uncertainty in rural development contexts or natural resources management? Such challenges are the focus of this course. The course recognises that "blue print planning" has become unworkable and often counterproductive. Instead, more flexible, adaptive and process orientated approaches are required. M&E needs to be learning focused, and directed towards supporting managers to cope in a complex and rapidly changing world. At the same time high demands on accountability and transparency necessitate effective planning and M&E systems that also inform funding agencies, governing agencies and other stakeholders on the impact and progress of development projects and programmes. The participatory approaches are critical for: focusing a project or programme towards clients’/beneficiaries’ needs; developing ownership and facilitating learning amongst stakeholder groups; and adapting the direction of a programme or project in response to lessons learnt. The course focuses on how to design and institutionalise participatory planning and M&E systems in projects and programmes for continuous learning and enhanced performance. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between management information needs and responsibilities and the planning and M&E functions. " (Posted 03/05/04)
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