Capacity Building

Capacity building (or capacity development) is the process by which individuals and organizations obtain, improve, and retain the skills, knowledge, tools, equipment, and other resources needed to do their jobs competently. It allows individuals and organizations to perform at a greater capacity (larger scale, larger audience, larger impact, etc). "Capacity building" and "Capacity development" are often used interchangeably. This term indexes a series of initiatives from the 1950s in which the active participation of local communities’ members in social and economic development was encouraged via national and subnational plans.Community capacity building is a conceptual approach toward social and behavioural change …

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UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 12 November 2024 English

Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope met en lumière les actions entreprises par des universitaires en réponse à certains des appels à l’action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation. …

health. His research focuses on community capacity building in Indigenous mental health and research


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English

The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …

needed “longer-term, sustained approaches and capacity-building so we’re not in a crisis mode all the time need “longer-term, sustained approaches and capacity-building so we’re not in a crisis mode all the time


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 4 November 2024 English

The City of Kigali, in collaboration with SUNCASA and its local partners, launched the ‘#IgitiCyanjye’ (#MyTree) community tree planting campaign on October 26, with the goal of ensuring the long-term …

(South Africa). Focused on community-level capacity building and leveraging gender-responsive nature-based


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 28 October 2024 English

This brief debunks the popular myth that Canada should get credit toward its nationally determined contribution for its export of clean energy, specifically liquefied natural gas (LNG), under the Paris …

Article 6.2 deals to date, but they involve capacity building and/or investment in the activity that reduces assistance in the form of technology transfer, capacity building, or finance for buyer countries to convert have to spend money on technology transfer, capacity building, and/or finance to incentivize foreign coal could do the same, using technology transfer, capacity building, and finance to help users of coal convert


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 24 October 2024 English

This policy report addresses the critical issue of soil acidity in the East African Community (EAC) and provides actionable recommendations for EAC partner states, the EAC Secretariat, and other relevant …

HPAs, farmers will have access to knowledge, capacity building, and agricultural inputs that tackle soil providing rapid testing kits, combined with capacity-building initiatives on how to use the kits, agricultural non-governmental actors who can support the capacity-building efforts with existing or new extension agents could be trained by organizations providing capacity building on sustainable agricultural practices (e Through hands-on training sessions and capacity-building workshops, extension agents gain the expertise


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 October 2024 English

While IISD's reputation as a convenor, a trusted thought leader, and a go-to source on key issues within the sustainable development field is stronger than ever, the work happening outside …

registered for the centre’s recent 5-week capacity-building program. The protection and the restoration multifaceted approach to knowledge sharing and capacity building. To accelerate progress and scale up these


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 October 2024 English

Providing a comprehensive understanding of how different countries are navigating the complexities of maintaining a robust mining sector, supplying the world with critical minerals, and reducing emissions from coal mining …

be enabled by finance and technology and capacity building support’” (South Africa, 2021, p. 4) as stated


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 9 October 2024 English

Governments are increasingly recognizing the need for sustainability standards in global value chains (GVCs), as pressures from consumers and due diligence regulations in the Global North require businesses to address …

are met and provide support services like capacity building, training, and impact monitoring (Bermúdez


Prosper Canada · 27 September 2024 English

Design and administer an effective grant allocation process • Lead design of application review and assessment process, including grantee selection criteria, grant allocation formula(s) and guidance, and grant approvals process …

to people with low incomes and associated capacity-building initiatives. This role is critical to ensuring


PHABC: Public Health Association of BC · 19 September 2024 English

Moreover, a narrow focus on household food These manifestations of oppression are linked to a insecurity fails to account for the compounding effects misunderstanding and misdiagnosis of the causes of …

literature review and analysis of Community Capacity Building and Health (Blue Bird food system evaluation These considerations include: community capacity building; Smith, 1999). Exercise critical reflexivity distributive and This format supports the capacity building of food actors et al., Gusto and achieve their communities to Sovereignty Bird Jernigan, capacity building for indicators support and promote Indigenous sovereignty indicators for Indigenous community capacity building and health. Frontiers in Clapp, J., Newell


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