Capacity Development

This topic is about the broad notion of Capacity Development (CD) as a change process at the level of individuals, organisations and societies.It concerns the many ways of supporting capacities, like Technical Cooperation, working with Non States Actors, promoting multi-stakeholders processes and knowledge sharing.

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Rapid Assessment for Capacity Development (RAC)

María Sancho Hidalga created a new WIKI page | 19 November 2013

The RAC is a non-invasive approach to assess Capacity Development outcomes Capacity development has become a strategic objective of aid and development. There is a common consensus on the need to have a capacity development perspective for development effectiveness and aid effectiveness. By...

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Group: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation
The Asian Development Bank on Knowledge Management

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 18 November 2013

EuropeAid is in the process of establishing a coherent Learning and Knowledge Management Strategy and, as part of a wider exercise, has consulted other organisations to learn about their experience and best practice. Last month, Senior Advisor for Knowledge Enterprise at the Asian Development Bank...

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Oz Hassan commented on an article | 15 November 2013

Developments in Mapping Civil Society Organisations

I saw in the video feed a document entitled Mapping and Society Assessments, and was wondering how I go about obtaining a copy -- if it is available? This would greatly help my work on civil society engagement.
Donor Approaches to Capacity Development: What We Are Learning

Vincent Chasteloux updated the Article | 8 November 2013

The Secretariat of OECD's Development and Assistance Committee has drawn up an inventory of existing approaches to capacity development among its member countries and multilateral donors. The inventory is a useful tool for comparing donors' capacity development policies, how those...

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Capacity Development After Accra: A Fashion with a Future?

Vincent Chasteloux updated the Article | 8 November 2013

The Accra Agenda for Action (AAA) mentions capacity development (CD) not less than 16 times. So CD certainly succeeded in securing a strong position on the agenda. But how do all these words get turned into action?

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DIIS Report "Capacity Development of Central State Institutions in Fragile Situations"

Daniele Di Pillo uploaded a new Document | 30 October 2013

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The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) report analyses foreign aid to capacity development in central state institutions in fragile situations. This report is part of the Research and Communication Programme (ReCom) on international development cooperation, funded by Danida (Danish...

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Group: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation
DIE Discussion Paper - Unfinished agenda or overtaken by events? Applying aid- and development-effectiveness principles to capacity development support

Daniele Di Pillo uploaded a new Document | 22 October 2013

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Discussion Paper published by the German Development Institute on applying aid- and development-effectiveness principles to capacity development support. Keijzer, Niels (2013) Unfinished agenda or overtaken by events? Applying aid- and development-effectiveness principles to capacity development...

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Group: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation
Virginia MANZITTI commented on an article | 3 October 2013

Developments in Mapping Civil Society Organisations

The question is interesting. The new generation of mapping integrates a comprehensive approach with a governance perspective, where CS actors are looked at in a broader perspective. There is also growing attention for new forms and emerging actors, including social movements, the scope of mapping...
Samuel Teshale Derbe commented on an article | 26 September 2013

Developments in Mapping Civil Society Organisations

It seems that the scope of the mapping is limited to civil society (as defined by EU in earlier documents). Or am I right in inferring that the EU is not going to conduct a mapping exercise of Non-State Actors, which is a far broader and more complex category? Civil Society is a concept that has...
Developments in Mapping Civil Society Organisations

Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 24 September 2013

It has been a year since the European Commission adopted ‘The Roots of Democracy and Sustainable Development: Europe’s Engagement with Civil Society in External Relations‘ Communication, which promotes a more strategic engagement of the EU with civil society. EuropeAid’s Virginia Manzitti reviews...

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