Monitoring technical assistance to development projects in Las Segovias, Nicaragua

Meeting: Celebrating Dialogue : An International SAS2 Forum, November 3, 2008, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CASAS reports are made available in order to provide timely access to the information by interested researchers. This report has been subject to an internal review process to ensure accuracy and quality.This one-page poster type summary provides an overview of a project to assist in monitoring the impacts of technical assistance in the Las Segovias region (Nicaragua). Communities and agricultural producers drew on technical assistance provided by specialists for over 5 years. A monitoring process was needed to assess people´s participation in the project; to corroborate the results of surveys and interviews undertaken during the project; and to plan new directions. The tools in Social Analysis Systems (SAS) help project participants articulate their own ideas and integrate new knowledge