by Daniel Selener, with C. Purdy and G. Zapata. IIRR: New York. 1996. 107pp. (Available in English and Spanish).
In spite of a growing interest and need, there are few, clear practical guidelines on how to design, follow-up, and evaluate development projects and social work programs or activities in a participatory way.
In general terms, formal evaluations focus almost exclusively on measuring results without the active participation of beneficiaries. Many development and social work practitioners are departing from the traditional practice of measuring only project results and are seeking a more comprehensive understanding of its processes as well.
Staff of non-government organizations, grassroots and citizen organizations, and government agencies need to understand the operating processes of projects in which they are involved. Social workers, evaluators, researchers and community members often reflect informally on how projects have been designed and implemented and can be improved. This knowledge is rarely documented, analyzed and shared in a systematic way in order to improve the project through on-going learning about its process and results.
Systematization is a continuous process of participatory reflection on a project's processes and results, undertaken by both project staff and participants. This systematic analysis generates lessons which are fed back to improve the project, thus strengthening the learning and organizational capacities of development organizations. The project experiences are documented and can be shared with other organizations.
This practical workbook provides an understanding of the concept of systematization; as well as guidelines for planning the systematization process, and for conducting follow-up and evaluation activities to improve project processes and results. It also includes useful tools for implementing the systematization process. The workbook contents are:
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