Step 10. Monitoring and evaluation

You have nearly made it – well done! This is the last step, and it is an important one. It’s so easy to forget an important aspect of involving children: allowing them to provide feedback. You must plan for this before you start your work. Otherwise, it will limit the possibilities for effective feedback. 

This step is connected to the last two stages of the Lundy model, specifically the Audience and Influence parts. However, it’s essential to remember children need to provide feedback on the work you have done. Thinking about ways in which you can receive feedback from the outset will help you to make the process better.

Step 10.1. Gathering Feedback

Guiding questions:

• What is the best and most inclusive way for you to collect feedback?
• How can you ensure that children’s voices are being heard?
• How can you ensure that children’s feedback is incorporated into your work?
• Have you asked children about their preferred way of providing feedback?

Examples:

Tools/Resources:

1. Creative Ideas for Capturing the Voice of the Child
   Innovative Resources
   Innovative ideas for collecting feedback from children.
2. An Example of a Child-Friendly Survey from ‘Together’, Scotland
   Together, Scottish alliance for children’s right’s
   Child-friendly feedback form.
3. The Lundy Model in Action, St Oliver’s National School Killarney
   Dublin City University
   An example of the Lundy Model applied in the real world.
4. Toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluating Children’s Participation
   Save the Children
   10-step guide to help you undertake a participatory monitoring and evaluation (M&E) process, with children and other key stakeholders.
5. Gathering Feedback and Listening to Young People – Challenges and Approaches
   The Blagrave Trust
   Methods for gathering feedback from children.
6. Ungas Delaktighet
   outlining the quality criteria for youth participation. (Finnish and Swedish)