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Capacity.org is more than just a professional magazine. This section of the website provides links to a wide range of organizations and professional networks working in the field of capacity development. The list of organizations presented here will be extended over time. If you wish your organization to be included in this section, please send the link to your website and a brief description (35 words) to editor@capacity.org .

  • The Evidence Network website is an information resource provided by the Centre for Evidence & Policy at King’s College, London. The network was started in 2001, and should be of interest to anyone concerned with evidence-based policy and practice (EBPP) in the field of social and public...

  • ODI’s Civil Society Partnership Programme (CSPP) aims to establish a worldwide community of practice for think-tanks, policy research institutes and similar organisations working in international development, to promote more evidence-based, pro-poor development policies.

  • The Evidence-Based Policy in Development Network website, established in the framework of ODI's Civil Society Partnership Programme, has been designed as a community website that provides: knowledge on bridging research and policy, details of members of the network, a directory of training and...

  • The Global Development Network (GDN) is working in collaboration with 11 regional partners on the Global Research Project Bridging Research and Policy. The aim is to improve understanding of the links between research and policy, and to bridge the gap between researchers, policy makers and inte...

  • REPOA is a Tanzanian NGO that recognises that research is central to economic growth and the eradication of poverty, and a basis for making decisions and designing interventions. REPOA seeks to build the capacity of, and mobilise stakeholders to understand the importance of research, and to fac...

  • The increasing prominence of evidence-based principles has led to a need for government departments and agencies to have ways of accessing, harnessing and using the best available research evidence for effective policy making – and the first step in this is to review what is already known. Whil...

  • RAPID aims to improve the use of research and evidence in development policy and practice through research, advice and debate. The RAPID programme has been researching the interface between research and policy for several years, and running workshops, seminars and courses for a diverse range of...

  • The ICA is an independent organisation that unites, represents and serves cooperatives worldwide. ICA members are national and international cooperative organisations in all sectors. Currently, ICA has 225 member organisations from 87 countries, representing more than 800 million people worldwi...

  • AgriCord is a partnership of NGOs for development cooperation that have links to the farmers’ and rural members’ organisations in their home countries. All of these NGOs are funded or steered by organisations of farmers, rural women, young agrarians, cooperatives and agri-businesses. AgriCord f...

  • La Via Campesina is an international organisation of peasants, small- and medium-sized producers, landless, rural women, indigenous people, rural youth and agricultural workers from 56 countries around the world. Its principal objective is to develop solidarity and unity among small farmer orga...