The politics of youth participation in social intervention programmes in Ghana: Implications for participatory monitoring and evaluation (pm&e)

dc.contributor.authorBoadu, Evans Sakyi
dc.contributor.authorIle, Isioma
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-22T10:35:13Z
dc.date.available2021-07-22T10:35:13Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractParticipatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) in project evaluation has gained impetus in recent literature. This paper interrogates youth participation in intervention programmes in Ghana with special reference to Local Enterprise and Skills Development Programme (LESDEP). With the aid of primary and secondary data, this paper unpacks the questions around programme target beneficiaries, their mode of participation and the impacts of current models on PM&E. The study reveals the key constraints of youth participation in PM&E, the evolving disapproval of the top-down approach while probing into the existing opportunities. The case study reveals that youth intervention programmes in Ghana are not only confronted with uncoordinated and overlapping ministries, department and agencies, but also there are power dynamics between stakeholders, in particular, target beneficiaries and programme implementers. The elusive intersection between beneficiaries and the implementing agency impacted negatively on the programme sustainability. The poor PM&E in youth intervention programmes in Ghana is a key reason that has hampered mainstream socio-economic development. The key lesson to be drawn from the case study is the need for matching perspectives of PM&E as well as a recognition and management of power disparities between target beneficiaries and programme implementers. Thus, realizing desired programme objectives will require a different approach to structuring, implementing and monitoring of youth intervention initiatives in Ghana.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBoadu, E. S., & Ile, I. (2018). The politics of youth participation in social intervention programmes in Ghana: Implications for participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E). Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, 7(Special Issue), 913–925. https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-7092.2018.07.89en_US
dc.identifier.issn1929-7092
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.6000/1929-7092.2018.07.89
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6430
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLifescience Global Canada Inc.en_US
dc.subjectEvaluationen_US
dc.subjectInterventionen_US
dc.subjectMonitoringen_US
dc.subjectParticipationen_US
dc.subjectYouthen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleThe politics of youth participation in social intervention programmes in Ghana: Implications for participatory monitoring and evaluation (pm&e)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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