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Building Institutional Capacity to Improve Development
Date Published: 13 July 2008 Document Type: Briefs & Fact Sheets Issue: Capacity Building, Training Languages: English Purchase Method: Download |
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Building Institutional Capacity to Improve Development
Date Published: 13 July 2008 Document Type: Briefs & Fact Sheets Issue: Capacity Building, Training Languages: English Purchase Method: Download |
An essential target of development investments is a strong and viable civil society that can work hand-in-hand with government and international bodies to deliver quality services to the people in greatest need. Throughout the developing world, indigenous organizations are critical actors in development at all levels. They work selflessly to serve their communities and provide an appropriate response to local needs. Recognizing that the key to successful community development is local capacity both individual and institutional—the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) has invested in institutional capacity building in developing countries for more than 30 years. CEDPA engages organizations in a process of self-examination, strategic thinking, and operational planning in order to move towards the goal of becoming self-sustaining. Through a facilitated, self-guided approach, CEDPA engages all levels of the organization in assessing and planning capacity building interventions to ensure long term commitment to the process. CEDPA grounds its work in an appreciative approach in which partners identify and build upon their strengths and successes rather than focusing on their shortcomings and problems. As a result, newly strengthened indigenous organizations have helped ensure that their communities are better able to determine their own priorities and to lead sustainable efforts to improve their own societies.