Year 17, No. 16, August, 2015 17, No. 16, August, Year A Nepalese Journal of ParƟ cipatory Development Monitoring & EvaluaƟ on Special Issue NEPAN members, Old and New, always aim for developing NEPAN as a NaƟ onal ParƟ cipatory Development Resource Centre in future, the long-term vision are therefore pu ng lots of eff ort to ensure that vision to be materialised. NEPAN has its own three-storied building (NEPAN GHAR) with necessary equipment, spaces, including an offi cial training hall for workshops, trainings, mee ngs and other ac vi es along with WiFi facili es. NEPAN has its own Resource Centre (RC) for promo ng par cipatory approach in development interven ons and decision making of public aff airs. 1 Peer Reviewed Journal Year 17, No. 16, August, 2015 Editorial Board: Dr. Nar Bikram Thapa Chet Nath Kanel Brahma Dhoj Gurung Fatik Thapa Peer Reviewers: Dr. Krishna Babu Joshi Lal Bdr Pun Divya Devi Gurung Jhabindra Bhandari Purna Bdr Chemjong Gopal Tamang Raju Bishwokarma Man Bdr Thapa Kamal Phuyal Nandalal Majhee Mahesh Sharma Toya Gautam Guest Editor: Dewan Rai Special Contribution: Susma Poudyal, Dibesh Sayami, Akkal Tamang, Anshu Thapa Cover Photoes: Monitoring Visit, Bhorle, Rasuwa (Tulasi Sapkota, NEPAN) During Cash Transfer to the Earthquake Survivors, Goldhunga, Kathmandu (Courtesy: Rabi Chitrakar) Distrubution: Tulasi Sapkota Press: Dreamworks Printers, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel: 98510-05177 © Published by: Nepal Participatory Action Network (NEPAN) G. P. O. Box 13791 Dobhan Tole, Janata Sadak, Koteshwor - 35, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: 977-1-4154938 E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.nepan.org.np; Facebook page: www.facebook.com/nepan The opinions expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of NEPAN. Price: Individual Rs. 100/-, Institutional Rs. 200/- 2 - 16 l August, 2015 CONTENTS Editorial ................................................................................................. 4 Articles 1. Monitoring & Evaluation System: Measuring Development Results BHOLA PRASAD DAHAL, PhD & UTTAM UPRETY ........................................... 5 2. Community Practices in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation System GOPAL TAMANG ...................................................................................................... 22 3. Monitoring and Evaluation on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Nepal PRAKASH BUDHA ................................................................................................... 31 4. Role of Appropriate Technology in Reducing Women's Agricultural Workload: An Experience from Okhaldhunga, Nepal LOCHANA SHAHI & MAHESH JAISHI ............................................................. 38 5. Impact Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Project in Baglung, Nepal NAR BIKRAM THAPA, PhD. ................................................................................... 48 6. Assessment of Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards Healthy Diet among Mothers in Kaski, Nepal JIB ACHARYA, PROF. EDWIN VAN TEIJLINGEN, JANE MURPHY, PhD & MARIN HIND, PhD ..............................................................................................61 3 7. Identifi cation of Skills in Confl ict and Prevention Strategies in Schools: A Case study of Kaski District, Nepal SHREE PRASAD DEVKOTA ................................................................................. 73 8. Child Education and Deprivation In Nepal SHIBA BAGALE ........................................................................................................ 79 9. Assessment of the Disaster Preparedness System of Nepal Red Cross Society BISHNU HARI DEVKOTA ...................................................................................... 85 10. An Assessment of Urban Area-Based Cooperatives From Women's Perspective CHET NATH KANEL ................................................................................................ 97 11. Education for Girls: Can the Target be Achieved ? MEENAKSHI DAHAL .............................................................................................111 12. Participatory Peer-led Intervention Model for Reducing HIV Risk Behavior among Female Injecting Drug Users JHABINDRA BHANDARI ..................................................................................... 118 13. Information and Communication Technology Potential for Development: How to Reap Benefi ts through Monitoring and Evaluation? ANOJ CHHETRI ..................................................................................................... 126 14. Data Quality Assessment: A Participatory Tool for Data Verifi cation ANITA ADHIKARI .................................................................................................. 131 Regular Features New Arrivals at NEPAN Resource Centre ..................................................................134 Book Reviews .............................................................................................................135 Peer Review Policy .....................................................................................................142 Editorial Policy ........................................................................................................... 143 Letter to the Editor ......................................................................................................144 Additional List of Monitoring & Evaluation-related articles published in previous issues of Participation Journal (Issue No. 1 to 15) .................................................................... 145 4 - 16 l August, 2015 EDITORIAL It is our pleasure to announce the publication of the strategies. The implementation, however, is 16th issue of PARTICIPATION. It is a special issue weak and inadequate monitoring and evaluation on participatory monitoring and evaluation process. in development programming results in poor Through the publication, we seek to provide performance. The top-down ideology, rampant knowledge on various aspects of development corruption, shouldering of low responsibility, poor programming and hope to make a difference in the rule of law, dependency on external sources, lack lives of the poor and marginalized groups of society. of political commitment to action, weak discipline, The participatory monitoring and evaluation among others, challenge the institutionalization of process is an action learning process in which participatory democracy and political stability in socially marginalized groups such as women, Nepal. Nepal is rich in natural resources and human children, Dalits and the disabled, participate along capital. However, we are not able to recognize with men, project staff and external consultants. The our strengths and opportunities and promote participatory monitoring and evaluation process participatory democracy, economic prosperity, facilitates the empowerment of marginalized social cohesion, good governance and effective section of the community, leading to a sense of mobilization of national resources. We need a belonging in the community. Its success depends visionary leadership, a rule of law, commitment to on the participatory attitude (bichar) and behavior action, a reward and punishment mechanism, an (achar) of the development partners. In other words, appreciative attitude/positive thinking and respect participation is an ideology, an approach and a way for labor and people for the development of the of life. It rests on the premise that people have country. 'knowledge' and that knowledge is power. A total of 14 diverse articles, including book People produce a lot of information but do reviews and readers' comments written by NEPAN not always use this information in traditional members and well wishers, have been published in evaluation system. The participatory monitoring this issue. We hope that the articles will be useful to and evaluation process, however, challenges the development professionals, practitioners, students, unequal power structures and promotes social teachers and change makers in reshaping their lives equity and social justice. and making a difference in that of others. In order to change the lives of the poor and We are grateful to all those who have contributed the marginalized, the participatory monitoring towards the publication of the PARTICIPATION. and evaluation process should be more than We appreciate the volunteer participation of a lip service. It is a challenging work. The NEPAN members and well-wishers. We welcome process of social transformation is painful, but is your constructive criticism to improve the journal inevitable. The feudal social structures threaten the in the days to come. fundamental rights of people. The real participatory We are always with you ! monitoring and evaluation process is possible only in inclusive democratic system of governance. It is said that Nepal is a champion when it Editorial Board comes to formulating development policies and Participation Annual Journal 5 Monitoring & EvaluaƟ on System: Measuring Development Results - BHOLA PRASAD DAHAL, PhD & UTTAM UPRETY Abstract Monitoring and evaluation is an integral part of each development plan, project, program and policy intervention. Notion and modalities of development are constantly changing to make it more effi cient, effective and sustainable. Understanding and application of Monitoring and Evaluation differ place-to-place, agency-to-agency and country-to-country. There is a growing demand to demonstrate evidence and result of each development endeavor