This paper describes an evaluation of Children's Clubs in Nepal, a countrywide system of children's groups that involve child-to-child training, discussion forums and other activities. How the clubs are structured and their activities are discussed, along with the impacts they have had on personal development and the teaching of new skills.

This article was published in PLA 42: Children's Participation – Evaluating Effectiveness (October 2001). Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) is the world's leading series on participatory learning and action approaches and methods. PLA publishes articles on participation aimed at practitioners, researchers, academics, students and activists. All articles are peer-reviewed by an international editorial board.

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