INDICATORS TO ASSESS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES OF CHILDFUND INDIA IN THE RAJGARH PROJECT AREA

Abstract

Indicators of assessment serve as a tool for the measurement or assessment of any activity done. Indicators help assess whether the desired results have been measured. This paper traces the problems undergone by the youth of the Bhils tribe which necessitate youth development interventions. It puts forth relevant indicators to assess the youth-development activities of the INGO - ChildFund in the Rajgarh project area of Madhya Pradesh. It further highlights the
development of indicators, their process and methodology. This paper has been developed based on the authors' summer internship project and also documents the experiences of developing indicators to assess the activities of ChildFund India in Madhya Pradesh.