External Links

 

Sontheimer, S. et al. (1999) Conducting a PRA Training and Modifying PRA Tools to Your Needs. An Example from a Participatory Household Food Security and Nutrition Project in Ethiopia. Available at: 

http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/003/X5996E/X5996E00.HTM

 

RUAF (2004) PRA Tools for Studying Urban Agriculture and Gender. Available at:

http://www.ruaf.org/ruafpublications.html#gender2

 

The Forest Manager's Guide to Participatory Forest Management: Module 3 (The Participatory Process in Forest Management). Available at:http://www.fcghana.com/pfma_fao/archive_docs/ref_docs/ pfm_manager_guide_module3.pdf

www.iied.org (PLA Notes)

 

 

Asset Wheel

 

Coady International Institute (2004) Operationalizing an asset-based approach at the community level. Available at: http://www.tessproject.com/products/seminars&training/seminar%20series/Assets_Materials/Mathie_and_Cunningham.ppt

 

Synergos (2002) Asset Based Community Development workshop. Available at:

http://www.synergos.org/events/abcd2002/

 

Community level household questionnaire

 

- Buck, N., J. Ermisch, and S. Jenkins (1995) Choosing a longitudinal survey design: the issues. Occasional Papers of the ERSC Research Centre on Micro-social Change Paper 96-1. University of Essex, Colchester. Available at:

http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/pubs/occpaps/pdf/op96-1.pdf (188kb)

 

- Dercon, S. (2004) Growth and shocks: evidence from rural Ethiopia. Journal of Development Economics 74 (2004) 309-329. Available at:

http://are.berkeley.edu/courses/ARE251/2004/papers/Dercon.pdf (176kb)

 

 

Community profile

 

Messer, N. and P. Townsley (2003) Local Institutions and Livelihoods: Guidelines for Analysis. Rural Development Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. Available at: http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/006/Y5084E/y5084e00.HTM

 

(Module 3 - Doing the community profile. Available at:

http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/006/Y5084E/y5084e06.htm)

 

 

Community resource mapping

 

Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development (IAPAD) website focuses on sharing information on participatory mapping methodologies and processes:

www.iapad.org.http://www.iapad.org/resource_mapping.htm

http://www.iapad.org/two_stage_resource_mapping.htm

 

Rock, F. (Ed.) (2001) Participatory Land Use Planning (PLUP) in Rural Cambodia, Annex 11. Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), Cambodia. Available at:

http://www.mekonginfo.org/mrc_en/doclib.nsf/0/ BA7AA16ECF97B14247256BC90030DFF1/$FILE/Annex11.html

 

Sontheimer, S. et al. (1999) Conducting a PRA Training and Modifying PRA Tools to Your Needs. An Example from a Participatory Household Food Security and Nutrition Project in Ethiopia. Available at:

http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/003/X5996E/X5996E00.HTM

 

The Forest Manager's Guide to Participatory Forest Management: Module 3 (The Participatory Process in Forest Management). Available at:

http://www.fcghana.com/pfma_fao/archive_docs/ref_docs/ pfm_manager_guide_module3.pdf (463kb)

 

 

Consultative Impact Monitoring of Policies

 

CoIMPact has successfully applied in Malawi (QIM) and Kenya (KePIM). Further information about the approach and the experiences made can be found under www.methodfinder.net

 

 

Conversational Interview.

- Options (2004) Participatory Ethnographic Evaluation and Research. Available at: http://www.mande.co.uk/docs/PEER%20flyer%20Options%20May%2004.pdf (161 kb)

 

See also for case studies: http://www.options.co.uk/te-peer-unit.htm

 

- Sewell, M. The Use of Qualitative Interviews in Evaluation. Available at: http://www.ag.arizona.edu/fcs/cyfernet/cyfar/Intervu5.htm

 

- World Bank. Beneficiary Assessment. Available at: http://www.worldbank.org/participation/beneficiaryassessment/beneficiary assessment.pdf

 

 

Direct Observation

 

Rimkus, L. (ed) (2003) Traditional methods for collecting data In The San Francisco Food Systems Guidebook. Available at:

http://www.sftfc.globalink.org/AttachG.pdf (300kb)

 

- Vagt-Traor, B. (2003) Observation. Available at:

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~bvagt/observe/

 

- Forestry Commission (2004) Involving People in Forestry Toolbox: Direct Observation. Available at:

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/tboxdirectobservation.pdf (1.5mb)

 

- Rauterberg, M. Userfit Tools: Direct Observation. Available at:

UFTdirectobservation.pdf (74kb)

 

- Roche, C. (1999) Impact Assessment for Development Agencies: Learning to Value Change. Oxfam, London.

- Fox, N. (1998) Trent Focus for Research and Development in Primary Health Care: How to Use Observations in a Research Project. Trent Focus. Available at:

http://www.trentfocus.org.uk/Resources/How%20to%20Use%20Observations....pdf (211kb)

 

- USAID (1996) Using Direct Observation Techniques. USAID Center for Development Information and Evaluation. Available at:

http://www.usaid.gov/pubs/usaid_eval/ascii/pnaby208.txt

 

 

Diversity and Livelihoods Assessment

 

Brocklesby M A and Action Aid Bangladesh, 2002. Diversity and Livelihoods Assessment: Fieldwork Guide, London, DFID

 

 

Drivers of Change Analysis

 

GRC Exchange website. Available at: http://www.grc-exchange.org/g_themes/politicalsystems_drivers.html

Duncan, A., H. Macmillan and N. Simutanyi (2003) Zambia - Drivers of pro-poor change: an overview (Short version). Oxford Policy Management Ltd., Oxford, UK. Available at: http://www.grc-exchange.org/docs/DOC48.pdf (251kb)

 

 

Gender Analysis

 

Bolt, V. and K. Bird (2003) The Intra-household Disadvantages Framework: A Framework for the analysis of Intra-household Difference and Inequality. CPRC Working Paper No.32. Available at: http://www.chronicpoverty.org/pdfs/KBNo32.pdf (416kb)

 

International Labour Organisation (1998) A conceptual framework for gender analysis and planning. Available from: harvrdfw.htm

 

 

Harvard Analyitical Framework

 

Bolt, V. and K. Bird (2003) The Intra-household Disadvantages Framework: A Framework for the analysis of Intra-household Difference and Inequality. CPRC Working Paper No.32. Available at: http://www.chronicpoverty.org/pdfs/KBNo32.pdf (416kb)

 

International Labour Organisation (1998) A conceptual framework for gender analysis and planning. Available from: harvrdfw.htm

 

 

Institutional mapping / Venn Diagramming

 

- RUAF (2004) PRA Tools for Studying Urban Agriculture and Gender. Available at: http://www.ruaf.org/ruafpublications.html#gender2

 

- Sontheimer, S. et al. (1999) Conducting a PRA Training and Modifying PRA Tools to Your Needs. An Example from a Participatory Household Food Security and Nutrition Project in Ethiopia. Available at:

http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/003/X5996E/X5996E00.HTM

 

- Rock, F. (Ed.) (2001) Participatory Land Use Planning (PLUP) in Rural Cambodia, Annex 11. Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), Cambodia. Available at:

http://www.mekonginfo.org/mrc_en/doclib.nsf/0/ BA7AA16ECF97B14247256BC90030DFF1/$FILE/Annex11.html

 

MekongInfo is an interactive system for sharing information and knowledge about participatory natural resource management (NRM) in the Lower Mekong Basin. (www.mekonginfo.org). http://www.fao.org/participation/

 

- Planning and Development Department, Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (2004) Between Hope and Despair, Pakistan Participatory Poverty Assessment - AJK Report.

 

 

Life History

 

Mountain Voices website presents oral testimony of people living in mountain and highland regions in ten countries. Available at: www.mountainvoices.org

 

Panos Oral Testimony Programme webpage. With links to the Oral Testimony Manual. Available at: http://www.panos.org.uk/global/projectdetails.asp?ProjectID+1030&ID+1004

 

 

Network Analysis

 

- Borgatti, S. Social Network Analysis Instructional Web Site. Available at: http://www.analytictech.com/networks.htm

 

- Davies, R. (2003) Network Perspectives In The Evaluation Of

Development Interventions: More Than A Metaphor. Available at: http://www.mande.co.uk/docs/nape.pdf (1.8mb)

 

- Freeman, L. (viewed 18/01/05) The Study of Social Networks. Available at: http://www.insna.org/INSNA/na_inf.html

 

International Network for Social Network Analysis website. Available at: http://www.insna.org/

 

- Krebs, V. (2005) An Introduction to Social Network Analysis. Available at: http://www.orgnet.com/sna.html (viewed 18/01/05)

 

- NHS (2001) Knowledge Management: Social Network Analysis. National electronic Library for Health. Available at: http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/knowledge_management/km2/social_network.asp

 

- Steven Were Omamo and John Farrington (2004) Policy Research and African Agriculture: Time for a Dose of Reality? Natural Resource Perspectives, Number 90, January 2004. Available at: http://www.odi.org.uk/nrp/90.pdf (36kb)

 

- Stoebenau, K. and T.W. Valente (2003) Using Network Analysis to Understand Community-Based Programs: A Case Study from Highland Madagascar. International Family Planning Perspectives. Vol. 29, No. 4, December 2003. Available at:

http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/journals/2916703.html

 

- MandE News website: http://www.mande.co.uk/networks.htm

 

 

Participant Observation

 

- Rimkus, L. (ed) (2003) Traditional methods for collecting data In The San Francisco Food Systems Guidebook. Available at: http://www.sftfc.globalink.org/AttachG.pdf (300kb)

 

- Roche, C. (1999) Impact Assessment for Development Agencies: Learning to Value Change. Oxfam, London.

 

- Vagt-Traor, B. (2003) Observation. Available at:

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~bvagt/observe/

 

- Participant Observation. Available at: http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa765/particip.htm

 

- Northern Arizona University (1999) Qualitative Research Module 3: Essentials of Participant Observation. Available at: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mid/edr725/class/observation/

 

- Participant observation and individual interviews. Available at: http://www.iisd.org/casl/CASLGuide/ParticipantObserver.htm

 

- McMillan, L. Participant Observation: Sociological Research Methods 1. Available at:

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sociology/documents/participant_observation.rtf

 

- Research Methods: Participant Observation. Available at: http://www.sociology.org.uk/mpohome.htm

 

 

Participatory risk indexing

 

Quinn, C. (2001) Risk Mapping in Semi-arid Tanzania: Review of Common Pool Resource Management in Tanzania. Report Prepared for NRSP Project R7857 (DRAFT)
http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ cpr/tanzania/pdf/Annex7.pdf

 

Smith, K., C. Barrett and P. Box (1999) Participatory Risk Mapping for Targeting Research and Assistance: With an Example from East African Pastoralists. Available at:
http://glcrsp.ucdavis.edu/projects/project_subpages/ PRMP_folder/PRMPrpt3.html

 

 

Participatory risk mapping

 

EIRD (Estrategia Internacional para la Reducción de Desastres - International Strategy for Disaster Reductions). Available at: http://www.eird.org/ing/varios/folletocomunidades/mapascomunidades.htm

 

ISDR (2002) Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives. Available at: http://www.eird.org/publicaciones/globalreview/gring.htm

 

 

Seasonal calendar

 

Sontheimer, S. et al. (1999) Conducting a PRA Training and Modifying PRA Tools to Your Needs. An Example from a Participatory Household Food Security and Nutrition Project in Ethiopia. Available at:
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/ 003/X5996E/X5996E00.HTMwww.reflect-action.org

 

The Forest Manager's Guide to Participatory Forest Management: Module 3 (The Participatory Process in Forest Management). Available at: http://www.fcghana.com/pfma_fao/archive_docs/ref_docs/ pfm_manager_guide_module3.pdf (463kb)

http://www.fao.org/participation/

 

Brocklesby M A, 2002. Chars Livelihoods Programme Design - Diversity and Livelihoods Assessment: Fieldwork Guide, London, DFID.

 

 

Social mapping

 

- Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development (IAPAD) website focuses on sharing information on participatory mapping methodologies and processes: www.iapad.org.

http://www.iapad.org/social_mapping.htm

 

- Sontheimer, S. et al. (1999) Conducting a PRA Training and Modifying PRA Tools to Your Needs. An Example from a Participatory Household Food Security and Nutrition Project in Ethiopia. Available at:

http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/003/X5996E/X5996E00.HTM

 

The Forest Manager's Guide to Participatory Forest Management: Module 3 (The Participatory Process in Forest Management). Available at:

http://www.fcghana.com/pfma_fao/archive_docs/ref_docs/ pfm_manager_guide_module3.pdf (463kb)

 

Rock, F. (Ed.) (2001) Participatory Land Use Planning (PLUP) in Rural Cambodia, Annex 11. Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), Cambodia. Available at:

http://www.mekonginfo.org/mrc_en/doclib.nsf/0/ BA7AA16ECF97B14247256BC90030DFF1/$FILE/Annex11.html

 

Cramb, R.A. and T.D. Purcell (2001) How to Monitor and Evaluate Impacts of Participatory Research Projects: A Case Study of the Forages for Smallholders Project. CIAT Working Document No. 185.

 

Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). Cali, Colombia. Available at: http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/asia/how-to/WHOLE.PDF (487kb)

[Part B: Methods and Tools - Experiences with a range of M&E Techniques. Available at:

http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/asia/how-to/PART_B2.PDF].(131kb)

 

* Mishra, P. and G. Mohany () Social Maps and Geographical Transects: Some recent Experiences in Orissa, India. PLA Notes, IIED. Available at: http://www.iied.org/sarl/pla_notes/pla_backissues/documents/ plan_02205_000.PDF (410kb)

 

Duijnhower, J. (1998) Guidelines for Developing Baseline Studies, Experiences from CARE Nepal: Annex 1. Available at:

http://www.carenepal.org/Care_nepal_Library/Baseline/86_PDF/ Annex/annex1.pdf(58kb)

 

Kumala Sari and Pradipta Paramitha (undated) Participatory Monitoring of Sanitation: The Case of Wotawati Hamlet, Pucung - Indonesia. Available at:

http://www.irc.nl/redir/content/download/8523/130404/file/Wotawati%20case%20study.pdf (734kb)

 

 

Social relations approach to gender analysis

 

Bolt, V. and K. Bird (2003) The Intra-household Disadvantages Framework: A Framework for the analysis of Intra-household Difference and Inequality. CPRC Working Paper No.32. Available at: http://www.chronicpoverty.org/pdfs/KBNo32.pdf (416kb)

 

International Labour Organisation (1998) A conceptual framework for gender analysis and planning. Available from: harvrdfw.htm

 

 

Social risk management matrix

 

- DFID (undated) New Directions for Agriculture in Reducing Poverty: Risk and Vulnerability. Available at:

http://dfid-agriculture-consultation.nri.org/theme3/theme3.htm

 

- Farrington, J. (2004) Social Protection and Livelihood Promotion in Agriculture: Towards Operational Guidelines (Draft). Paper for OECD Povnet. Available at: http://dfid-agriculture-consultation.nri.org/maillists/risk-and-vulnerability/msg00006.html

 

- Holzmann, R. (undated) Presentation at The Asia and Pacific Forum on Poverty. Available at:

http://www.adb.org/Poverty/Forum/powerpoint/ Auditorium_ABC/R_Holzmann.PPT

- Jørgensen and van Domelen (1999) Helping the Poor Manage Risk Better: The Role of Social Funds, Paper presented at the IADB Conference on Social Protection and Poverty, February 4-5, 1999.

 

Siegel, P.B. (2001) Viewing Microinsurance as a Social Risk Management Instrument. Social Protection Discussion Paper Series No.116. Social Protection Unit, Human Development Network, World Bank. Available at:

http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/HDNet/hddocs.nsf/65538a343139acab85256cb70055e6ed/ a7b1652d942e959f85256a9c004c92c9/$FILE/0116.pdf

 

- World Bank (updated 28/1/05) World Bank Social Risk Management Group website. Available at: http://www.worldbank.org/srm

 

 

Time Line

 

The Forest Manager's Guide to Participatory Forest Management: Module 3 (The Participatory Process in Forest Management). Available at:

http://www.fcghana.com/pfma_fao/archive_docs/ref_docs/ pfm_manager_guide_module3.pdf (463 kb)

 

Planning and Development Department, Government of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (2004)

 

Between Hope and Despair,Pakistan Participatory Poverty Assessment - Azad Jammu and Kashmir Report.

 

FAO http://www.fao.org/Participation/tools/Timelines.html

 

 

Transect walk

 

de Zeeuw, H. and J. Wilbers (2004) PRA Tools for Studying Urban Agriculture and Gender. Resource Centre on Urban Agriculture and Forestry (RUAF). Available at: http://www.ruaf.org/ruafpublications/gender_tools.pdf (813kb)

 

Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development (IAPAD) website focuses on sharing information on participatory mapping methodologies and processes: www.iapad.org. Transect mapping: http://www.iapad.org/transect_mapping.htm

 

Rock, F. (Ed.) (2001) Participatory Land Use Planning (PLUP) in Rural Cambodia, Annex 11. Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), Cambodia. Available at:

http://www.mekonginfo.org/mrc_en/doclib.nsf/0/ BA7AA16ECF97B14247256BC90030DFF1/$FILE/Annex11.html

 

The Forest Manager's Guide to Participatory Forest Management: Module 3 (The Participatory Process in Forest Management). Available at:

http://www.fcghana.com/pfma_fao/archive_docs/ref_docs/ pfm_manager_guide_module3.pdf (463kb)

 

 

Wealth ranking

 

- Rock, F. (Ed.) (2001) Participatory Land Use Planning (PLUP) in Rural Cambodia, Annex 11. Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), Cambodia. Available at:

http://www.mekonginfo.org/mrc_en/doclib.nsf/0/ BA7AA16ECF97B14247256BC90030DFF1/$FILE/Annex11.html

 

- Sontheimer, S. et al. (1999) Conducting a PRA Training and Modifying PRA Tools to Your Needs. An Example from a Participatory Household Food Security and Nutrition Project in Ethiopia. Available at:

http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/003/X5996E/X5996E00.HTM

 

- The Forest Manager's Guide to Participatory Forest Management: Module 3 (The Participatory Process in Forest Management). Available at:

http://www.fcghana.com/pfma_fao/archive_docs/ref_docs/ pfm_manager_guide_module3.pdf (463 kb)

 

- National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). PLA Tools. Available at: http://www.niua.org/newniuaorg/cbis/cbis_index.htm

http://www.niua.org/newniuaorg/cbis/_private/wealth%20ranking.pdf (542kb)

 

Jeffries, D., H. Warburton, K. Oppong-Nkrumah and E. Fredua Antoh (undated) Wealth Ranking Study of Villages in Peri-urban Areas of Kumasi, Ghana. Collaborative project between the Social and Economic Development Department, Natural Resources Institute and the Statistical Services Centre, The University of Reading. Available at:

http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ssc/publications/guides/cs6_kuma.pdf (48kb)