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Indicators are means that are used in planning, monitoring and evaluation to approach change. Indicator development is a difficult exercise, in particular in peacebuilding as we often deal with phenomena that are hard to measure, such as trust, reconciliation - and peace. The following section introduces the basic concept and provides tools for digesting the concept and facilitating the development of indicators for peacebuilding interventions.

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Developing indicators for peacebuilding initiatives. This is an introductory lecture, defining indicators, outlining the relevance, but also risks and challenges, of indicator development. Church, Cheyanne/Rogers, Mark M., Designing for Results. Integrating Monitoring and Evaluation in Conflict Transformation Programs (Chapter 4: Indicators), Search for Common Ground/United States Institute of Peace/Alliance for Peacebuilding, 2006, pp. 43-60. <http://www.sfcg.org/programmes/ilr/ilt_manualpage.html> (accessed 14 April 2009). This chapter of Designing for Results provides a very good introduction into what indicators are, what qualities they need to display, how they can be developed and what challenges are faced in indicator development. It also includes a number of examples. Lederach, John Paul/Neufeldt, Reina/Culbertson, Hal, Reflective Peacebuilding. A Planning, Monitoring, and Learning Toolkit (Chapter 7: Creating Indicators), Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Catholic Relief Services East Asia Regional Office, 2007, pp. 37-42. <http://kroc.nd.edu/sites/default/file/reflective_peacebuilding.pdf> (accessed 14 April 2009). Lederach et. al. look at the development of indicators from a "reflective" perspective and show how indicator development can provide opportunities for deeper learning in peacebuilding.		Activities to digest the content: How did you see success? This activity aims at encouraging participants to think about former peacebuilding initiatives and identify "signals" that change had taken place. Pros and cons for using indicators in peacebuilding projects. Indicator development exercises. Activities to develop indicators for your project or programme: Here are some processes that can help you to develop indicators for your organisations peacebuilding enagagement (or for a team that you work with).

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Developing indicators for peacebuilding initiatives. This is an introductory lecture, defining indicators, outlining the relevance, but also risks and challenges, of indicator development.

Church, Cheyanne/Rogers, Mark M., Designing for Results. Integrating Monitoring and Evaluation in Conflict Transformation Programs (Chapter 4: Indicators), Search for Common Ground/United States Institute of Peace/Alliance for Peacebuilding, 2006, pp. 43-60. <http://www.sfcg.org/programmes/ilr/ilt_manualpage.html> (accessed 14 April 2009). This chapter of Designing for Results provides a very good introduction into what indicators are, what qualities they need to display, how they can be developed and what challenges are faced in indicator development. It also includes a number of examples.

Lederach, John Paul/Neufeldt, Reina/Culbertson, Hal, Reflective Peacebuilding. A Planning, Monitoring, and Learning Toolkit (Chapter 7: Creating Indicators), Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Catholic Relief Services East Asia Regional Office, 2007, pp. 37-42. <http://kroc.nd.edu/sites/default/file/reflective_peacebuilding.pdf> (accessed 14 April 2009). Lederach et. al. look at the development of indicators from a "reflective" perspective and show how indicator development can provide opportunities for deeper learning in peacebuilding.

Activities to digest the content:

How did you see success? This activity aims at encouraging participants to think about former peacebuilding initiatives and identify "signals" that change had taken place.

Pros and cons for using indicators in peacebuilding projects.

Indicator development exercises.

Activities to develop indicators for your project or programme:
Here are some processes that can help you to develop indicators for your organisations peacebuilding enagagement (or for a team that you work with).