This report discusses a pilot that aimed to test the Voice and Accountability evaluation framework, and in particular the five key components (enabling environment; institutional, organisational and individual capacities; V&A channels and mechanisms; changes in power, policy and practice; and broader development goals) to ensure that they are conceptually coherent, resonant with key informants and programme managers working on V&A and function in a variety of country contexts. This report specifically looks at the case of Nicaragua.