ENHANCING LOCAL LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS: CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATORY PROJECT MONITORING IN CARIBBEAN NICARAGUA

Methodologically my work experiments with the Outcome Mapping (OM) approach to monitoring and evaluation developed by the International Development Research Center (IDRC). The use of this methodology serves as a source of data to support the core argument of this dissertation, and it also provides a case study of OM’s use at the project level. My conclusions in regard to OM are limited by the short time frame of its use. Nevertheless, the methodology demonstrates promise both as a tool for project learning and self improvement and as a source of data for project accountability purposes.