InterAction has just published it's latest Foreign Assistance Briefing Book, a relevant and timely resource created for the 113th Congress and the Obama administration as they make decisions with significant implications for the United States and the world. An extract from the report recommendations as regards more effective capacity building is below:
International assistance programs should support capacity building for local organizations to accelerate development and achieve aid effectiveness goals. To contribute effectively to development, civil society organizations must have the rights and freedoms to organize, secure resources, voice opinions, participate in agenda setting, operate effectively and help hold state institutions accountable for development results. Development assistance can be more efficient and effective if local capacity building is better integrated into ongoing programs. The following policy and program steps can help local organizations assume more effective roles in country owned development:
• Promote more capable, self-sufficient local organizations by supporting policies and programs that build a healthy enabling environment for nonstate actors.
• Make capacity building a higher priority and better integrate it into development and humanitarian assistance programs.
• Support and leverage established capacity building relationships between international NGOs and local NGOs.
• Increase the effectiveness and sustainability of local capacity building by supporting longer-term programs.
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