Whereas the more traditional measure of progress against the plan will generally focus upon the fast dynamics in the environment, purposeful assessment must also include assessment of the slow processes in the community. In addition, Purposeful assessment must not focus simply on those effects that have been considered within planning but must consider all effects that may have an impact upon the success of the intervention.
Building on the OECD/DAC framework for assessing conflict prevention and peace-building activities, purposeful assessment underlines the requirements for both quantitative and qualitative assessment, as well as undertaking probing actions in order to provoke respones that support assessment.
The main recommendations include the importance of comprehensive assessment, the need to revive battle-damage assessment as well as a plea to start training for assessment activities.
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