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The Politics of Youth Participation in Social Intervention Programmes in Ghana: Implications for Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E)

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  • Isioma Ile

    (School of Government, University of the Western Cape, South Africa)

  • Evans Sakyi Boadu

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Participatory 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.

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  • Isioma Ile & Evans Sakyi Boadu, 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, Lifescience Global, vol. 7, pages 913-925.
    • Handle: RePEc:lif:jrgelg:v:7:y:2018:p:913-925
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    Cited by:

    1. Evans Sakyi Boadu, 2024. "Evaluating Ghana’s Youth-Centered Food-Security Policies: A Collaborative Governance Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-17, May.
    2. Alex Kihehere Mukiga & Evans Sakyi Boadu & Tayebwa Edson, 2024. "Perceived Public Participation and Health Delivery in Local Government Districts in Uganda," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(7), pages 1-19, June.
    3. Boadu, Evans Sakyi & Ile, Isioma, 2019. "Between power and perception: Understanding youth perspectives in participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) in Ghana," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).

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