Documents - Workshop

Likes

• The way the user is able to choose--can bring out some things not previously thought about
• There’s an open menu
• Integrated approach; will help you select how to pick indicators
• Guidance through capacity building of organization/community, especially with indicators
• Incorporates flexibility in defining indicators; Incorporates flexibility where consensus is open (i.e. institutional strengthening and stringent where consensus is agreed upon (such as Measles and Rapid CATCH indicators)
• Good in the long term
• Access to anyone with Internet
• Global health could invest more in strengthening PVOs/NGOs and the local partners--shows that small PVOs/NGOs are more genuine players.
• Abstract things that are hard to be quantified can be better represented
• Online assistant good for headquarters staff
• Very comprehensive tool
• Indicator categorization
• Presents opportunity to synthesize and present findings (sustainability change)
• It's a working tool--additions can be added (indicators, etc.)
• Includes evaluation tools and plans
• Good attempt to highlight value of components
• Potential to provide empowerment at the community level
• Captured all major components of a complex issue
• Provides mechanism to get successes out
• Forum to better share ideas

Dislikes

• Confusion on first presentation
• Not so hot in the short term: It is another tool. It requires more training and some amount of manpower and time commitment on the part of the NGO
• Requires technology and a modem
• Question the length of time in measuring
• Need to somehow evaluate what is going on 5-10 years down the line
• Need to spend more time studying/understanding the model
• Don't like the name (it's a mouthful!)
• Labor intensive
• Will probably require external facilitator
• Items may be subjective

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