Organising peer education activity

Laishram Bijeta Devi

Steps for planning a peer education activity

1. Decide on the type of activity Briefing session Skit Training /workshop Sport event Debate Drawing competition Poster making Game etc.

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2. Fix the date and time of the activity As per the convenience of peer educators/ resource persons 3. Select the venue for the activity Youth club/Teen club/Balika mandal office, Gram Panchayat Bhavan, School, House of Sarpanch etc. Sitting arrangement Drinking water and toilet facility( preferably separate for male and female)

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4. Check the available resources Budget Resource persons Participants Team members/volunteers Support material-Chairs, table etc. Stationary material for trainers - markers, OHP, computer, handouts, books etc. Stationary material for participants Pens, writing pads,workbooks etc. Refreshment( if provision exists)

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5. Contact the linkages Local leaders, PRI members, NGO, NYKS/NSS personnel, School authorities etc 6. Inform the participants, resource persons and dignitaries/guest well in time

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7. Delegate the responsibilities to team members/volunteers Arrangement of resources Registration of participants Receiving the dignitaries/guests Refreshment Taking Photographs of the session 8 . Reach -1 hour before the activity at the venue on the day of activity 9. Conduct the activity 10. Prepare a brief report of the activity

Monitoring and evaluation in peer education

Monitoring: Monitoring is a continuous process of collecting and analysing information of actual operation of the programme and its intended outcomes so that any deviation from the plan are detected.

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Monitoring enables to identify problems, take corrective action and measure the achievement of targets.It is done frequently during the implementation of plan. It may be done by direct observation, discussion ,client surveys and reviewing data & reports. Various monitoring tools are questionnaires,diaries, tracking sheets etc. The monitoring tools should be : - easy to understand and fill out - in the language of the participants - written for the reading level of those who will use them - pretested - used by the staff trained to use them

Evaluation
Evaluation is a process to determine whether and to what extent the objectives ( the planned output and /or effects) of the programme have been achieved. In other words, evaluation measures the overall impacts (changes in the status or condition) of training ,plan, project or activity. Evaluation is an assessment of the achievement of the quality and quantity of the work done.

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In a programme or project evaluation is undertaken to find out : a) Relevance b) Effectiveness c) Efficiency d) Impact e) Sustainability f) Feasibility of replication

Reasons for monitoring and evaluation

It helps to determine whether the planned activities are on track and where to make corrections It allows decision-makers to continue successful programmes and improve or abandon unsuccessful ones. It provides support for future funding requests It can contribute to the development of new programmes. It ensures the most effective and efficient use of resources Evaluate the extent to which the programme /project is having or has had the desired impact. If the evaluation shows a failure of the project, it can also explain why (for example, due to poor design of the project or unreasonable expectations)