World Bank Institute

WBI’s Capacity Development and Results Practice (WBICR) provides advisory services, products, research and knowledge sharing that inform and support the design and management of results-focused capacity development strategies, policies and programs.

For more information, read our brochure or email capacity4change@worldbank.org.

Resources and Tools

Capacity Development and Results Framework
The framework guides the assessment, design, monitoring, and management of results-focused capacity development efforts.

Tools for Capacity Development Design, Management and Evaluation

Focus on Results animated video (3 minute clip overview)
Steps for Designing a Results-Focused Capacity Development Strategy
Strategy Design Slide Presentation
Guide to Evaluating Capacity Development Results
Reviewing Project Results Retrospectively Using a Results-Focused Approach to Capacity Development (how to review projects in a development portfolio)

Case Studies in Capacity Development and Results

Reference Studies and Reports for Learning about Capacity Development and Results

Materials from Workshops/Events

Forum on Ways to Build Africa's Capacity to Generate Better Development Results (May 2012, Washington,DC)
Workshops on National Strategic Planning (May and June 2011, Liberia)
Two-Day Workshop on Improving Capacity Development Results Management (September 2010, Colombia)
Forum on Improving the Results of Learning for Capacity Building (June 2009, Washington, DC)

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Comment by Debeli Geleta on June 28, 2011 at 12:03pm: this is my comment on designing sustainable development plan, which can be forwarded for this time and I will provide you details of my expereince with this regard.

Designing strategic planning for project/Development is the difficult task. The first step for designing strategic development planning is assessment of the need of the society/community to whom we design the plan. The need may be the reflection of the culture, thus culture can be described as the way by which the society share common language among itself. Therefore, understanding the cultural condition would provide us a clue to identify the need of particular target group.

Sometimes we observe that some of the development plan designed has failed to address the exact needs of the beneficiaries even though the project gives them an opportunity. This is because of the lack of critical assessment of cultural factors that hinders society to accept the project as really addressing their needs.

Critical investigation of cultural environment requires careful analysis of external and internal. The internal one is the organizational culture, i.e the way designer and implementer of the project/development share common language among themselves, their commitment to their organization and target group, prevalence of power distance between leader-follower, leadership /managerial style, communication etc..The external factors are those which exist in the society and foreign that are exert forces on the implementation of the development plan.
Sometimes we observe that most development project designed (at GOs and/or NGOs) are from the intention/wish or desire of the planner without critical consideration of the prevalent cultural condition/environment. People have prioritized their need based on their culture so that you go deep inside the community to whom you design the development plan. You have to understand their style, level of education, demographic, economic, aesthetic, social language and etc..

Designing strategic planning for project/Development is the difficult task. The first step for designing strategic development planning is assessment of the need of the society/community to whom we design the plan. The need may be the reflection of the culture, thus culture can be described as the way by which the society share common language among itself. Therefore, understanding the cultural condition would provide us a clue to identify the need of particular target group.

Sometimes we observe that some of the development plan designed has failed to address the exact needs of the beneficiaries even though the project gives them an opportunity. This is because of the lack of critical assessment of cultural factors that hinders society to accept the project as really addressing their needs.

Critical investigation of cultural environment requires careful analysis of external and internal. The internal one is the organizational culture, i.e the way designer and implementer of the project/development share common language among themselves, their commitment to their organization and target group, prevalence of power distance between leader-follower, leadership /managerial style, communication etc..The external factors are those which exist in the society and foreign that are exert forces on the implementation of the development plan.

Comment by Ahmed Abibeker Sh Omer on May 28, 2011 at 8:38am: as you awer somalia is non state country i would like to get assistant about you in order to enhance the capacity of somaliland NGO and staff

Comment by JOHN KILONZI KITONYO on April 23, 2011 at 12:00pm: Is anybody familiar with Community Capacity Building in regions where illiteracy levels are high