This section is open for viewpoints and experiences on capacity development in general and is complementary to the themes in the quarterly newsletter. The submissions will be added to the databases containing background information and additional resources. For comments and reactions on these articles please use our Guestbook. To send us your contributions, please contact cb@ecdpm.org.
Mathias Hounkpe (in French): Le parlement et le renforcement des capacités : quelques leçons d’expérience
Caroline Szyber. Giving voice to the voiceless. A field study from India about capacity building towards women in Panchayats as an instrument for empowerment.
Bryane Michael and Yasmeen R. Hussain. What should central and eastern european policymakers do to develop their “capacities to govern”?
Sachin Gupta. Capacity building for rapid scale-up.
Richard Paterson. Capacity Development refers to more than just the government sector - a plea for more attention to civil society.
Sakhiwo Toto Gxabela. The reality of Community Work in South Africa.
Kedar Badu. On the Occasion of National Social Service Day. Capacity Building of Nepali NGOs: Agenda of the Day.
Sakil Malik NGO Capacity Building and Advocacy: Reflections from a practitioner (Capacity Building is Parenthood).
M.K. Cissé, Y. Sokona and J-Philippe Thomas. Capacity Building: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on a project executed within the framework of the UNDP/ Global Environment Facility, the authors' viewpoint is that effective capacity building relies upon the creation of institutional relationships that are capable of harnessing and exploiting local expertise.
Mark Schacter. "Capacity Building": A New Way of Doing Business for Development Assistance Agencies". Looking at the role of Agencies regarding the implementation of a "capacity building" approch, the author stresses that they must become better at adapting "their way of doing business" to the needs and circumstances of the countries they serve.
Trevor Robinson. Changing Institutions. The author is advocating for a clearer concept of institutional development, reflects on the impact of such initiatives and comes up with a number of recommendations on how to proceed when implementing institutional transformation.
Alex Matheson. Capacity building in Africa: Fad or focus for change? A contribution pointing at the risks of approaching the capacity building agenda in an unreflected manner.
Alan Fowler. The Importance of pre-conditions in capacity building interventions. A reaction to the discussion on operational approaches to capacity development (see archive issue no. 4).