2004 August, Albanian Development Fund
As part of its commitment to build the capacity of Albanian local government to engage in sustainable and participatory development, the Albanian Development Fund (ADF) has commissioned the Urban Institute and its local partners, in collaboration with ADF staff, to devise a comprehensive structure and methodology for Local Development Planning (LDP) and Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PME). The key precepts of the LDP and PME framework are that it is participatory in design and implementation, and meaningful, that is, feasible, to all beneficiaries concerned.
In the spring of 2004, the ADF contracted the Urban Institute to prepare and provide technical assistance for a participation pilot program for local development planning and participatory monitoring and evaluation at the commune level. The specific charge is to design “an effective methodology to develop the capacity of communes and villages to use a participatory approach to design and implement Local Development Plans and appropriate monitoring systems.” The methodology shall place special emphasis on community participation in the entire process of the design, implementation, and monitoring of the Local Development Plan.
This document represents the culmination of a variety of workshops and discussions conducted by the PPWG over the course of three months. The introduction of the report contains a brief discussion as to how the PPWG conceptualizes the Local Development Plan and Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation structure and methodology. It also touches upon the special linkage sought between the LDP and the budget development processes, as well as with social capital principles and practices. Section II sets forth the structure of the Local Development Plan and Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation and Section III proposes a methodology for its implementation.
