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| 1. |
Name of Evaluation Group (Society /
Association / Network) |
| The Programme for Strengthening Capacity for Monitoring
and Evaluation of Rural Poverty Alleviation Projects
in Latin America and the Caribbean (PREVAL) |
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| 2. |
Contact Details – names, e-mail address,
telephone, web site |
Emma Rotondo
PREVAL Coordinator
León de la Fuente 110 Lima 17
erotondo@desco.org.pe
erotondo@terra.com.pe |
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| 3. |
Current membership – approximate size and
origin – i.e. from govt., NGOs, academics, private
sector, etc. |
| PREVAL is supported by the International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD). Since 1997, is a pioneer programme
and probably also unique in that it is the only regional
programme run by a UN agency that seeks to build capacity
in M&E. Works with 28 projects, and have an electronic
network with more than 2,000 members. |
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| 4. |
Purpose of group |
PREVAL is a regional programme that strengthens
capacity in M&E, with a special focus on the impact
of project technical units, governments and grassroots
organisations
in their struggle against rural poverty.
To fulfill its mandate, it responds to specific demands
of its target groups, by encouraging key stakeholders
to conduct capacity-building processes in M&E,
in accordance with their own culture and needs.
At the same time, PREVAL networks with the existing
supply, by partnering up with national and regional
M&E service
providers and associations to build a common approach,
create an evaluation culture and institutionalise monitoring
and evaluation. Is also important to point out that
PREVAL is not an evaluators network or professional
association |
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| 5. |
Current strategy and emphasis |
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(a) |
Supporting the development and implementation
of participatory M&E systems for government-run rural
development projects and programmes, through rapid assessments
of the status of their existing M&E systems, and
helping to put in place and implement more relevant and
innovative M&E methodologies, such as image-based
M&E. |
| (b) |
Developing capacity building tools
and activities for the development, use and communication
of relevant information. Support will be provided to
capacity building activities in evaluation, including
baseline studies and participatory outcome and impact
assessments and self-evaluations, within the framework
of a results-based management approach. Support will
be provided to policy dialogue activities with government
bodies on results-based management related issues. |
| (c) |
Creating a Regional Monitoring and Evaluation
Platform with regional and international partners working
in rural development, based on a shared agenda. Key activities
will include the development of learning communities,
thematic newsletters and, depending on the assets and
resources available to PREVAL, a new website, a community
of evaluators specialising in rural development and a
joint electronic network. |
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| 6. |
Means of communication with members, e.g.
newsletter, listserv, publication |
A web page www.preval.org
An electronic bulletin
An electronic network
Three communities of learning: M&E participatory
and images methodologies; institutionalization of M&E;
climate change and evaluation; |
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| 7. |
| Forthcoming key events/conferences – dates,
location, contact person for more information |
| See PREVAL web page www.preval.org |
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| 8. |
Name and e-address of person submitting this
information |
Emma Rotondo
PREVAL Coordinator |
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| 9. |
Date of most recent update |
| March, 2008. |
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