Youth can provide reliable information to evaluate family planning programs when engaged through participatory methods. The document discusses adjusting perspectives on youth abilities, using engaging age-appropriate methods, being creative while remaining ethical, and sharing results with youth. Participatory monitoring and evaluation with youth adds value by giving them a voice in programming.

1. USING EVIDENCE TO EXPAND FAMILY PLANNING CHOICES, ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY, AND INVOLVE COMMUNITIES.
Giving Youth A Voice:
Connecting through Participatory
Monitoring & Evaluation Approaches
Nana Apenem Dagadu, MPH
CCIH Conference 2017 | July 14, 2017

2. STEPS TOWARDS ENGAGEMENT
• Adjust perspective on the ability of youth to provide
reliable, valid information
• Use engaging, age-appropriate methods
• Be creative but remain ethically grounded
• Share results: accomplishments, challenges,
outcomes, and experiences

3. Participatory youth monitoring
& evaluation approaches add
value to programming.
BONUS

4. USING EVIDENCE TO EXPAND FAMILY PLANNING CHOICES, ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY, AND INVOLVE COMMUNITIES.
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