Participatory Rural Analysis (PRA) is a method for empowering rural or other low tech communities by giving them the tools to analyze their own communities. Such analysis is often much more accurate and insightful than that done by outside professionals from the academic world. The process of analysis also provides local villages and other communities with the basis they need to interact effectively with government and other outside business and institutional organisations.
Training and Capacity Building
Facilitating the increase in capacity of our partners through building on existing local knowledge, and creating greater understanding of how to appropriately support local initiates, are core value of SDIA and the Network.
Capacity building for local NGOs: A guidance manual for good practice this comprehensive manual on capacity building for local non-governmental organisations can be used for training and development or by local NGOs as a self-help manual. There are eight chapters: Governance, Strategic Planning, finances, managing projects, to fundraising. Each chapter can be downloaded separately. This manual was published by the Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR) in 2005. You can get this at the CIIR website.
Capacity Development: Definitions, Issues and Implications for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. A lucid summary of the concept of capacity development that emerged in the 1980s and a comparison with its conceptual predecessors. This manual provides insight into the issues at stake. By Charles Lusthaus, Marie-Helene Adrien, Mark Perstinger. (Download)
CIDA's Capacity Development Toolkit: CIDA's toolkit contains what is probably the web's best collection of tools and key texts on capacity development. "The audience for the Tool Kit have diverse interests and needs for capacity development materials. They include Project and Program Managers, Program and Policy Analysts, Executing Agencies, academic researchers and students. Some readers have considerable knowledge and experience with capacity development concepts and programming. Others may be new to the field. To respond to this diverse audience, the Tool Kit contains a wide variety of materials."
CIDA is the Canadian International Development Agency.
Community Empowerment: Encouraging, developing and measuring capacity. GO
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2003 - Participatory Rural Analysis (PRA): How to Become a True Believer
2008 - A Community Guide to Environmental Health
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Training and Capacity Building
A comprehensive, illustrated guide for activists, community leaders, development workers, and health promoters with examples, "how-to" plans, and background information on a wide range of environmental issues affecting people in both village and urban settings.
2009 - UNDP: Capacity Development
Capacity development is the process through which individuals, organizations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain the capability to achieve their own development objectives. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helps people to access the knowledge, experience and resources they need to build better lives.
SPOTLIGHT on SD NATIONALS: Building a Board
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Training and Capacity Building
The advantage of having a Susila Dharma board is to have a face and a
body to speak with, several people to allocate the work to,
several shoulders to bear the burdens, and an address. You will appreciate having partners with different
expertise like finance, fundraising or marketing, especially when
dealing with donations.
SPOTLIGHT on SD NATIONALS: Communication
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Training and Capacity Building
Communication is central to effective relationships in any organisation.
The purpose of communication within Susila Dharma is to inform and
promote. Informing donors about how you are being diligent in the use
of their money; and that projects are doing what they said they would
do; promotion of the work of Susila Dharma to members and outside Subud.