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Grassroots Action Learning: Impact Assessment for Downward Accountability and Civil Society Development

(September, 2003)

Contents, Overview and

Section 1.1 - Why Grassroots Learning?

Section 1.2 - What is Grassroots Action Learning? and

Section 2.1 - What do People Need to Know- Grassroots Information Needs

Section 2.2 - How Can They Find Out? Accessible and Time-effective Methodologies

Section 3 - Who are the 'Grassroots'? and

Section 3.1 - Ensuring Real Downward Accountability and

Section 3.2 - How Should People Participate? Ensuring Downward Accountability

Section 4 - Linking Learning with Action: Information Needs for Influencing Decision-making

Section 4.1 - From Individual Diaries to Change Process and

Section 4.2 - Networking for Empowerment: Structures for Lateral Learning

Section 5 - Supporting Grassroots Action Learning: Roles, Benefits and Challenges for External Agencies

Section 5.1 - Supporting Grassroots Action Learning: Roles for External Agencies

Section 5.2 - Building on Grassroots Action Learning: Meeting External Information Needs

Appendix 1 - Possible Sequencing of Diagram Tools to Assess the Impact of Microfinance on Women's Empowerment

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References

Tool Box Resources

An Introduction to Gender Audit Methodology: its design and implementation in DFID Malawi

Shoestring Evaluation: Designing Impact Evaluations under Budget,Time and Data Constraints

Impact Evaluations When Time and Money are Limited

Intra-household Impact Assessment: Issues and Participatory Tools

Participatory Action Learning in Practice: Experience of A Rapid Review of ANANDI, Inda

Reversing the Paradigm: Quantification and Participatory Mehthods

Grassroots Action Learning: Impact Assessment for Downward Accountability and Civil Society Development

Thinking it Through - Using Diagrams in Impact Assessment

Participatory value chains analysis for pro-poor enterprise development

Empowering Enquiry

Project Management Cycle

Stakeholder Analysis

Quantitative Method

Qualitative Methods

Participatory Methods

Sampling

Common Methods in Impact Assessment

Social Accounting - a Method for Assessing the Impact of Enterprise Development Activities?

Summary of Key Issues in Impact Assessment

Selecting Indicators

How Do We Find Out? Issues in Collecting Information

What Do We Do With the Information? From Practical Solutions to Influencing Change

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