The 5Q approach

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cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Securityen_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://ccafs.cgiar.org/5q-approachen_US
dc.contributor.authorInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
dc.contributor.authorCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Securityen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-27T14:34:34Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-02-27T14:34:34Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/68693en_US
dc.titleThe 5Q approachen_US
dcterms.abstractReducing hunger and poverty requires effective strategies but many traditional monitoring and evaluation methods are costly, complicated, rigid, slow, and do not include the opinions of the project beneficiaries. The 5Q approach is simple, adaptable, responsive, effective, and better integrates stakeholders. Project beneficiaries can proactively participate in programs for greater livelihood, health, and environmental gains. Developed in cooperation with CIAT. The 5Q approach aims to simplify monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) methods, in order to improve transparency, mutual accountability, and the effectiveness of research and development projects. The fast, easy-to-use, and cost-effective approach offers something that traditional MEL methods don’t: project implementers receive quick feedback on their project in order to make adjustments during the project cycle. Project beneficiaries can proactively participate in programs that directly impact their lives, including throughout the project design, implementation, and evaluation processes, in order to have their needs better understood and met. The 5Q approach asks just 5 simple questions at regular intervals to each one of a project’s stakeholder groups (e.g., farmers, project implementers, and donors) and rapidly analyzes their answers to assess if the project is on track, and if not, adapt quickly. Answers are collected through a means best suited to each group, such as face-to-face surveys, mobile phone apps, web apps, and participatory video. Responses are automatically stored in a central database, processed, and disseminated through an online dashboard to visualize changes – for example in knowledge, attitude, skills, and practices – throughout the project cycle.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationCIAT, CCAFS. The 5Q approach. (https://ccafs.cgiar.org/5q-approach)en_US
dcterms.issued2015en_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.typeManualen_US

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