Quotes about CHART

"With CHART we have a hard time in the beginning with the villagers, but later when the villagers understand, it is easy. Whereas in former style, we are easy in the beginning because we come with power, but later we face a lot of difficulties with the villagers as things are not going smoothly"
CHART Round 1 participant

The Evaluation Team noted that in the villages where the staff has worked sincerely and effectively to build relationships and to facilitate the development of people’s self awareness, the practical decisions about how much the people should contribute is not as influencial a developing or obstructing factor. When relationships are good, resources can be distributed without disturbing the sense of independence. The opposite would also seem to hold true: ‘Forcing’ people to contribute without relationships or without having build the foundational understanding within self, does very little for the development of authentic independence or self reliance.
Betty Langeler, Consultant (from: Evaluation Report - Village Level Impact CHART, p. 15)

In many ways CHART remains difficult to define in succinct ways that give neat answers to questions arising from the prevailing log-frame approach to development. It is a complex interweaving of many different ideas and ideals, of different concepts and tools, all underpinned with a deep exploration of beliefs, values and feelings. It holds the need to understand and work deeply and respectfully with Cambodian culture in tension with the need to challenge the Cambodian participants to see their culture with new eyes and be willing to let go of what is not helpful to development. This tension is a big challenge for everyone involved.
Jenny Pearson, Director VBNK (in her introduction to the publication “Facilitating Change – The CHART Project”by Nigel Goddard (2006)