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- no funds were provided in the Grant to develop case studies
on-site; and
- there is not enough understanding as to the purpose and the
method for developing case studies, and how they can be used
as educational tools to assist in future planning.
Recommendations
1. The remaining PM&E Grant funds should be allocated for two
purposes:
- To cover costs of CRS Field Reviewers to prepare
additional case studies on-site (several days may be
required). These studies should focus on the process of
project implementation, especially in cases of
innovative uses of FFW.
- To fund a seminar In each zone designed to use the case
studies as an educational tool, e.g, to serve as a
discussion basis for developing innovative project
approaches.
2. Prior to preparing case studies on-site, a 3-day orientation
seminar should be conducted to acquaint field reviewers with
the purpose, objectives and methods of case study development.
To conduct this seminar outside assistance should be provided
by people familiar with problems -f rural development.
3. With a view to enabling the refocussing of the remaining
portion of the PM&E Grant as recommended above, the Grant
The PM&E Seminars
should be extended up-to Sepetember 1988.
Conclusions
The Grant requirements for the seminars were over ambitious:
the training objectives, though appropriate, could not
possibly be adequately addressed in a 3-5 day seminar. What
resulted were lecture-oriented seminars; and skill
developmint, the intenteion of the seminars, does not occur
through le:ctures.
The seminars did contribute positively to CRS staff and
consignees arriving at shared awareness of the need to
promote long-term community development.