Great changes begin with small steps. Evaluation of Liberia – Norway Partnership Community Development Programme

Abstract

The United Methodist Church in Norway (UMCN) and its sister church The United Methodist Church in Liberia (LAC/UMC) have cooperated in different mission activities during many years. In 2007, a new mutual programme planning resulted in a proposal to Digni (former Bistandsnemnda), and a five years agreement from 2008 – 2012 to implement the Liberia – Norway Partnership Community Development Programme (CODEVPRO), Partnership in Development in Liberia (PID) was put in place. This report is a result of an evaluation of the programme after four years of implementation. The purpose of the evaluation was: 1. to make an assessment of CODEVPRO’s achievements in relation to its objectives stated in the corresponding programme plan and annual plans etc., to document the lessons learned in the programme and to present recommendations for the future of the programme. 2. To assess the methodology of Partnership in Development (PID) and its relevance to similar Community Development Programmes in other contexts.