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Module discussion forum. In either case, you need to make sure there is sufficient capacity to respond to
4 * To consult or collaborate on selecting indicators with people who have a more direct stake in
requests and properly process feedback.

the project, you could organize focus group workshops or person-to-person interviews. If you
established a core stakeholder group earlier in the IEA, you may want to go back to and use the
same group to help with indicators.
9-12 December, 2013 4. How will input from those consulted be used and reported? Once input has been collected, you

will need a process for letting stakeholders know how you have incorporated their input. You
could do this e.g., through the IEA website if there is one, a thank-you letter that includes results
in an attachment, or one-on-one telephone calls if you have the capacity and a smaller number of
participants. You could also present results of your report via focus group workshops.

Discussion Questions

1. In pairs, reflect on a participatory assessment process that you led or were involved in
that had successful elements. Use the following questions to help focus your discussion.

? Why was using a participatory approach in the project important?
? When in the project was a participatory approach used?

? What were the main techniques?

? What parts of the process worked well?

? What were some of the challenges? How were these challenges overcome?

2. In plenary, ask people what they noticed or learned from their conversations. Then, ask
them to describe features of the project that worked well.

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