Capacity development is recognized as a prerequisite to development and needs to be addressed at three levels: individual, organizational and societal.
Ø Individual - Individual capacity is the ability of individuals to learn, gain knowledge and skills that can be expanded when new opportunities arise.
Ø Organizational - Organizational capacity is about people working together on a common cause, including building institutional capacity and reforms that are owned and driven by countries themselves. Organizations can be formal, such as a government agency or an NGO, or informal such as people's cooperatives, network of associations, and business or professional groups.
Ø Societal - Societal capacity refers to the overall incentive environment as well as the rules and norms under which people and organizations operate. This capacity also refers to the broader political and cultural environment, and the civil engagement of societal actors. It includes the ability of societies as a whole to allow and support the use and growth of individual people’s capacities and to prevent loss of skills or braindrain of countries.
Ø Capacity Development -- A Framework for Collective Action - View a comprehensive WBI powerpoint on capacity development.
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