Author: Isa, Qazi Azmat

Source: Participatory Learning and Action, Volume 57, Number 1, December 2007 , pp. 103-106(4)

Publisher: IIED - Participatory Learning and Action

Abstract:

The author, Qazi Azmat Isa, is the World Bank's Senior Community Development Specialist in Pakistan. Despite institutional barriers, he has made a personal decision to continue using immersions in his work, particularly to monitor and evaluate the work of the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. The author summarises the benefits of immersions over standard monitoring and evaluation practices, but acknowledges that a more profound transformation in how the Bank conducts its business will only be achieved once a critical mass of immersion experience has been built up. Finding ways to demonstrate the impact of immersions will help make a strong case for their widespread use.

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Publication date: 2007-12-01

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