In my context, organisations increasingly use community feedback forums, participatory monitoring and validation meetings to retain local perspectives when stand-alone evaluation budgets are limited.
The challenge is that local actors may contribute information without influencing the evaluation questions, interpretation or final decisions. Centring communities therefore requires more than collecting their views. It means involving them in defining what matters, making sense of findings and tracking whether agreed actions are implemented.
RE: Evaluation under pressure : Strengthening evidence use, accountability and learning amidst funding constraints (Joint EvalforEarth-ALNAP discussion)
Kenya
JACKLINE MUSUYA
Monitoring and Evaluation Lead
Hewatele Limited
Publicado el 21/10/2026
In my context, organisations increasingly use community feedback forums, participatory monitoring and validation meetings to retain local perspectives when stand-alone evaluation budgets are limited.
The challenge is that local actors may contribute information without influencing the evaluation questions, interpretation or final decisions. Centring communities therefore requires more than collecting their views. It means involving them in defining what matters, making sense of findings and tracking whether agreed actions are implemented.