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• PME Field Experience_Sneh_Book
  This document, titled "Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation: Field Experiences," was requested by twelve partners of the SDC/IC NGO Programme Karnataka-Tamil Nadu. The partners adopt a participatory approach to development, based on a well-established rapport with the village communities. All activities are planned and reviewed through group discussions, often using participatory tools. However, there has been little systematic community-based monitoring and evaluation. The document aims to provide development field workers with specific examples of participatory monitoring and evaluation using various tools, with a focus on the latter, given the programme cycle. The document is being produced in English, Kannada, and Tamil, and will also be published in Kannada and Tamil. Participatory monitoring evaluation (PME) is an integrated part of planning and implementing project activities, and should be discussed, identified, and agreed with community stakeholders at the beginning. In cases where a rigorous PME process is not put in place, participatory methods can still capture community perceptions of change and build on informal systems of monitoring through observations and community discussions.