Practice Notes from a Participatory Impact Evaluation of a Leadership Development Program for People Living with HIV
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evaluation community, evaluation methods, program evaluation, stakeholdersAbstract
Interest in participatory evaluation and other collaborative inquiry approaches has risen substantially over the past few decades. However, there appears to be a lack of practical information about using and applying participatory evaluation approaches on the ground. This Practice Note uses a participatory impact evaluation of a leadership development program for people living with HIV and findings from a meta-evaluation of this work to describe the participatory evaluation approach adopted, challenges and lessons learned related to conducting a participatory evaluation, and some key factors and implications to consider for maximizing the success of future participatory evaluations.
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