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 Issue  34 | August 2008

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CD Networks

Capacity.org is more than just a professional magazine. This section of the website provides links to a wide range of organizations and professional networks working in the field of capacity development. The list of organizations presented here will be extended over time. If you wish your organization to be included in this section, please send the link to your website and a brief description (35 words) to editor@capacity.org .

  • Based in Kampala, Uganda, the CDRN provides training, research and advocacy services to build the capacities of its partners, mostly small NGO and CBOs involved in community development work.

  • The ACBF, based in Harare, Zimbabwe, was established in 1991 by three multilateral institutions – the African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Bank and UNDP – African governments and bilateral donors. The site provides access to occasional papers, lessons notes and the findings of operations...

  • Capacity 2015’s ILN is a network of network (meta-network) that is being developed to leverage knowledge in poor and transitional countries meet the MDGs. Regional networks in Africa, the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the CIS, and Latin America will be launched soon.

  • This Extranet site enables members of both CIDA’s network on PBAs and the international Learning Network on Program-based Approaches (LENPA) to share information and analysis on programme-based approaches and initiatives. Requires user registration.


  • The capacity development (CD) extranet site provides access to information and analysis on capacity development in development cooperation. The audience includes CIDA’s CD network, other CIDA personnel involved in CD, and development partners in Canada and abroad. Requires user registration.

  • CDNet is a virtual workspace for dialogue, exchange and learning on capacity development. Registered users can create their own discussions, working groups and libraries on CD topics. The site offers ‘resource corners’, syntheses of research and analysis, tools and guidelines, and a library of...

  • The DAC is a key forum of major bilateral donors, and is the principal body through which the OECD deals with issues related to cooperation with developing countries. Subsidiary bodies of the DAC that address CD issues include: •    Network on Governance (GOVNET) •    Fragile States Group...

  • Hosted by PACT, the Impact Alliance is a global capacity building network that brings together the know-how of hundreds of organisations from all sectors of development. The Resource Center offers access to publications, websites, events and other resources related to capacity building.

  • The Praxis Programme was launched by INTRAC in April 2003 and is funded by the Dutch Foreign Ministry for four years. Praxis catalyses the sharing of experiences and supports the development of innovative practices in the field of organisational capacity building. The outcomes are disseminated...