Capacity-building : an approach to people-centred development
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Capacity-building : an approach to people-centred development
（Development guidelines）
Oxfam, 1997
- : pbk
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-226)
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780855983666
Description
Capacity-building is an integral part of development theory and practise. However, aid agencies that ignore people's existing strengths may create dependency and so make people more vulnerable than before. This book considers specific and practical ways in which NGO's can contribute to enabling people to build on the capacities they already possess. It reviews the types of social organisation with which NGO's might consider working and the provision of training in a variety of relevant skills and activities. The particular importance of using a capacity-building approach in emergency situations and of the dynamic and long-term nature of the process is also emphasised.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Capacitity-building: where has it come from
- 3. What is capacity-building? 4. Whose capacities? 5. Investing in people
- 6. Investing in organisations
- 7. Investing in networks
- 8. Building capacity in crisis
- 9. Building the capacities of others: questions for donors
- Notes
- References
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780855983925
Description
Examines the concept of capacity-building and shows why it is such an integral part of development theory. The book considers specific and practical ways in which NGOs can contribute to enabling people to build on the capacities that they already posess, while avoiding undermining those capacities. The author reviews the types of social organization with which NGOs might consider working, and the provision of training in a variety of skills and activities for the people involved and for their organization. The particular importance of using a capacity-building approach in emergencies and the dynamic and long-term nature of the process, are also emphasized.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Capacitity-building: where has it come from
- 3.What is capacity-building?
- 4.Whose capacities?
- 5.Investing in people
- 6.Investing in organisations
- 7.Investing in networks
- Building capacity in crisis
- Building the capacities of others: questions for donors
- Notes
- References
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