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This paper examines the World Bank Institute’s (WBI’s) first multiyear capacity enhancement program in the field of parliamentary strengthening. Seven lessons have emerged: (a) strong domestic political support is necessary, (b) parliamentary strengthening activities should complement broader governance reform efforts, (c) training activities should be integrated into broader parliamentary capacity-building initiatives, (d) training activities need to reflect the evolving...WBI Capacity Development Briefs 2004
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With accession to the European Union (EU) local governments in Bulgaria have been gradually developing capacities in areas required under European Union benchmarks. This included capacities for the administration of decentralized social services, under the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (MLSP). The country needed to shift from highly centralized and government-funded social services, often unable to reach the most vulnerable in rural areas, to a decentralized, community-managed system...Other collections 2010
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El Gabinete Social de la Presidencia es la instancia coordinadora de las políticas y programas sociales. Operativizar esta tarea requería una estructura mínima y adecuada al desafío. PNUD brindó asistencia técnica para diseñarla y acompañar el proceso de instalación de la misma. El Gabinete Social está constituido institucionalmente por 23 Instituciones estatales, cuyas prioridades corresponden a diversos ejes de la problemática social: salud, vivienda, educación, etc. La situación de...UNDP Capacity is Development knowledge fair 2010
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This project began in April 2007 as a training initiative in which agricultural growers would learn about beekeeping. The project means to diversify production and broaden economic horizons; beekeeping has already turned out to be a fruitful business. Francisco Sánchez is a native grower of Chilamatillo community, located in Tipitapa, Managua city. He says he has been farming the land as long as he can remember. Today, nine of his children help him in farming. This 52 year-old man begins to...UNDP Capacity is Development knowledge fair 2010
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NAM CSSTC--in cooperation with the GoI, and JICA/GoJ—has implemented a training programme on microfinance for African region since 2004.The Batch I (2004-2006) focused on the operational aspects of microfinance, whilst the Batch II (2007-2011) emphasized the establishment and management of microfinance institution (MFI). The idea is also based on positive feedbacks expressed by the alumni of the past TCTPs.South-South Opportunity 2010
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Before the inception of this South-South cooperation project, the countries in the Latin American region were searching for a collaborative mechanism that would allow them to deal with high levels of crime and violence through the implementation of preventive and control public policies. Therefore, the South-South cooperation project consisted in the design and implementation of a regional system of 19 standardized indicators to measure levels of criminality and violence affecting the citizens...South-South Opportunity 2010
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This paper aims at reflecting on the rationale and success factors of the implementation of different approaches to community participation in water, sanitation and hygiene programs and community mobilisation for best practices in Mozambique. The paper will serve as a means to document experiences gained during the implementation of the different approaches. That reflection will involve SNV Mozambique’s WaSH team, the government’s water sector and the implementing agencies of the...SNV Case story collection 2009
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As articulated in the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005), country capacity is at the core of sustainable development. The concepts of capacity and capacity development (CD) are so all-encompassing, however, that practitioners have often found it difficult to make operational sense of them. According to the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD/DAC), practitioners should begin by asking "capacity for what?" and...WBI Capacity Development Briefs 2006
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This case study looks at the experience of the Environmental Action (ENACT) programme, a collaboration between the government of Jamaica and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). ENACT's mandate was to work with Jamaican organisations in the public, private and non-profit sectors to improve their capabilities to identify and solve national environmental problems. The design of the ENACT programme began in 1990 but activities in the field only got under way with the...ECDPM Discussion Papers 2005
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The national budget of the Government of Rwanda (GoR) is highly dependent on external funding or aid, from donors and other sources. In 2007 the net Official Development Assistance (ODA)1 was USD 713 million. Following the aftermath of the 1994 civil war and genocide, the government looked towards its multilateral partners for support in developing a system to more effectively manage and coordinate aid. The UN were perceived as an appropriate trusted, neutral partner for (i) the provision of...UNDP Capacity is Development: Stories of Institutions 2010
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A police to police arrangement between the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and the Australian Federal Police commenced in 2008. The approach is different focusing on joint venture using behavioural change and improvement in service delivery. The focus is not on what is done, but how it is done. The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) is the national police force of Papua New Guinea and while many associate contemporary law and order problems with lack of resources and low police...UNDP Capacity is Development knowledge fair 2010
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Case about “institutionalization of decentralized planning and monitoring processes, with clear orientation to inclusion and poverty reduction”. (MLD official) “Baseline assessments contributed to inclusive and pro-poor planning and to indicator based monitoring of district development process. Capacity of local stakeholders was enhanced in the process". (DDC official, Jumla district) In 6 of Nepal poorest and most remote mountainous districts the settlement pattern is...UNDP Capacity is Development knowledge fair 2010
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Información y conocimiento. Conectar, compartir, intercambiar, visibilizar, desarrollar capacidades y conocimientos para promover la igualdad de género en Latinoamérica y El Caribe. Este es el principal objetivo del Proyecto Regional del RBLAC/PNUD América Latina Genera: gestión del conocimiento para la igualdad de género. En las dos últimas décadas, los avances en la región en materia de igualdad de género han sido considerables, pero discontinuos, heterogéneos y a menudo unidos a ciertos...UNDP Capacity is Development knowledge fair 2010
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Professional Communities (PCs) represent an innovative, locally-driven development approach supporting capacity development among Jordanian management professionals. The PC approach is highly sustainable and has the potential to transform the very nature and impact of donor support for capacity development. Jordan has the fundamental underpinnings of a market economy in place. While far from perfect, policies and institutions support a free market economy and quasi-democratic political system....UNDP Capacity is Development knowledge fair 2010
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The Organizational Self-Assessment and Transformation Program represents a fundamental departure from top-down, expatriate-driven capacity building. Empowering Iraqi Government officials with the tools and knowledge to improve their skills, pursue excellence, and transform their organizations from within, it has achieved unprecedented success and expanded five-fold since inception. The Iraqi Minister of Oil has seen immense challenges these past years as his Ministry has struggled to reinvent...UNDP Capacity is Development knowledge fair 2010
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As Indonesia is one of the most prone countries to disasters, DRR efforts have to be implemented in a systematic and holistic approach. It has to be integrated into development process including on education. Thus, mainstreaming DRR into national education system is a must to build the capacity of community. Indonesia is a country with great potential to sustain geologic, biologic, hydrometeorologic, environmental, technological and social disasters. Global climate change has also begun to show...UNDP Capacity is Development knowledge fair 2010
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The Puente in the Caribbean is a horizontal cooperation initiative which seeks to strengthen social protection strategies in CARICOM countries, by transferring the knowledge and lessons learned on the Chile Puente Program through capacity building activities. It was launched in June 2007 as a pilot program, involving Jamaica, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago and is in its second phase with four additional countries. It is financed by CIDA and the Government of Chile.South-South Opportunity 2010
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La experiencia es el desarrollo de la asociación de cooperación Paraguay-Chile-España en el proyecto “Fortalecimiento de la gestión y el desarrollo de las personas en el sector público de Paraguay” que actualmente está en ejecución. El caso se centra en las etapas de identificación y diseño del proyecto. El proceso se ha caracterizado por el apoyo político y por un aprendizaje, técnico e institucional conjunto, que lleva consigo la construcción de un modelo de relación y trabajo.South-South Opportunity 2010
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A South-South Network to improve policies and practices related to paddy (rice) agricultural systems in Monsoon Asia. INWEPF holds annual general meetings and more frequent meetings of the three working groups focusing on (1) technical issues, (2) policy and awareness, and (3) development cooperation, plus a regular e-newsletter...South-South Opportunity 2010
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This initiative aims to contribute to protecting the social security rights of migrant workers of the MERCOSUR countries, through the creation of a Single Data Base for Social Security Institutions (SDSI) in the MERCOSUR region. The purpose is to integrate the social security systems of the MERCOSUR countries by through developing and implementing a Data Transfer and Validation System (DTVS) to process retiree benefits under MERCOSUR’s Multilateral Social Security Agreement. The...South-South Opportunity 2010
This catalogue includes 676 case stories from the following collections:
- UNDP Capacity is Development knowledge fair: 175 stories
- South-South Opportunity: 112 stories
- Princeton Innovations for Successful Societies: 92 stories
- SNV Case story collection: 74 stories
- UNDP Ownership Leadership and Transformation: 47 stories
- USAID Local Capacity Development Summit: 41 stories
- Other collections: 32 stories
- WBI Capacity Development Briefs: 20 stories
- UNDP Capacity is Development: Stories of Institutions: 19 stories
- ECDPM Discussion Papers: 16 stories
- LenCD "Capacity: Results": 15 stories
- ADB Capacity Development in the Pacific: 15 stories
- FAO Good Practices Case Study Series: 12 stories
- UNDP Developing Capacity Through Technical Cooperation: Country Experiences: 4 stories
- WBI Capacity Development and Results: 1 stories
- Capacity.org: 1 stories
