Monitoring and Evaluation are crucial tools for policy/program design and implementation. Projects, programs and policies must show results and are required to present evidence on their efficiencies by comparing costs with their final results.

In the past, monitoring and evaluation were mainly associated with quantitative and statistical methods. However, recently the use of qualitative analysis has gained currency; thus included in this section are examples of both methods, plus the merging of the two approaches.

The recognition of children’s right to give their opinions to adults making decisions on their behalf was one of the innovations of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Article 12, in which this right is enshrined, was identified by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, at its first session, as one of the fundamental principles of the Convention. One result has been...

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Participation is a right and this briefing is about using participation in information gathering during research, monitoring and evaluation with children and young people.

While there is plenty of practical help for those engaged in projects,advocacy and policy making, the purpose of this briefing is to steer the reader towards sources of information rather than detailed descriptions of particular pieces of work.

The topics cover:

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A Training Package on Substance Use, Sexual and Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS and STDs. This monitoring and evaluation handbook prepared by the World Health Organization is the final section of a larger training package for street educators and others working to improve the lives of street children. The training package is comprised of an introductory handbook, ten training modules, a manual entitled ‘trainer tips’, and this handbook which...

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