Sean M Lowrie
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Re:Helping people learn about Sphere - 2006/04/13 21:33
Last year I conducted two participatory project audits with CARE, one in Zimbabwe and one in Ethiopia.
The principle is simple: ask the beneficiary whether the agency is meeting the Sphere standards.
The method is a bit more complex, as one needs to decide which indicators will inform the discussion, and one needs to determine the data collection method. We used about a dozen simultaneous focus groups, each one led by a project staff person. Not a very rigorous method, but good enough for a learning event.
By the way, important lessons emerge about the common standards, in particular how accountable the agency is. Participating staff may not be used to these types of conversations.
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