Empowering Youth Through Bricolage in Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Content type:
Poster
Author(s):
Yogendra Chitakar
Theme:
OM Resources: Key Community Documents
Language:
English
Published:
7 April 2026
This poster was presented by Yogendra Chitakar at the OMLC Learning Lab 2025.
ECCA and Taksvarkki ry empower youth via nature clubs, schools, and community networks. Building on outcome mapping (OM) and outcome harvesting (OH), the initiative evolves into a blended bricolage PMEL approach that actively involves youth, children, school stakeholders, community members, and authorities in tracking progress.
This inclusive design strengthens learning, accountability, and adaptive programming, while enabling collaboration with NGOs and government partners to maximize impact and seize untapped opportunities. The rationale and approach center on a bricolage-driven PMEL: a flexible mix of methods (OM, OH, AI, Problem/Objective Tree, PESTEL, Balanced Scorecard) selected to fit local realities, capturing both qualitative and quantitative change.
Multi-interface learning creates Bottom-up and Top- Down (ECCA Approach) connections: expert-to-youth, youth-to-children, and children-to-community, fostering ownership and cross-level information flow. Youth-led PMEL at scale aims to strengthen youth leadership in monitoring design, data collection, analysis, and reporting, expanding from pilots to municipal levels for greater relevance and sustainability. Partnerships with NGOs and government institutions are supported to co-design, fund, and scale activities, reducing and unlocking resources. Risks and governance are addressed through clear roles, succession planning, phased commitments, and transparent communication.
The anticipated impact includes enhanced youth ownership, data-driven decision-making, and adaptive management, with plans to scale PMEL to municipal levels, formalize partnerships, and implement quarterly learning cycles.
This poster was presented by Yogendra Chitakar at the OMLC Learning Lab 2025.
ECCA and Taksvarkki ry empower youth via nature clubs, schools, and community networks. Building on outcome mapping (OM) and outcome harvesting (OH), the initiative evolves into a blended bricolage PMEL approach that actively involves youth, children, school stakeholders, community members, and authorities in tracking progress.
This inclusive design strengthens learning, accountability, and adaptive programming, while enabling collaboration with NGOs and government partners to maximize impact and seize untapped opportunities. The rationale and approach center on a bricolage-driven PMEL: a flexible mix of methods (OM, OH, AI, Problem/Objective Tree, PESTEL, Balanced Scorecard) selected to fit local realities, capturing both qualitative and quantitative change.
Multi-interface learning creates Bottom-up and Top- Down (ECCA Approach) connections: expert-to-youth, youth-to-children, and children-to-community, fostering ownership and cross-level information flow. Youth-led PMEL at scale aims to strengthen youth leadership in monitoring design, data collection, analysis, and reporting, expanding from pilots to municipal levels for greater relevance and sustainability. Partnerships with NGOs and government institutions are supported to co-design, fund, and scale activities, reducing and unlocking resources. Risks and governance are addressed through clear roles, succession planning, phased commitments, and transparent communication.
The anticipated impact includes enhanced youth ownership, data-driven decision-making, and adaptive management, with plans to scale PMEL to municipal levels, formalize partnerships, and implement quarterly learning cycles.
