"The book reviews the types of social organisation with which NGOs might consider working, and the provision of training in a variety of skills and activities, for the people involved and for their organisation. The particular importance of using a capacity-building approach in emergency situations is emphasized." (Catalogue Oxfam 2000)
1 Introduction, 1
2 Capacity-building: where has it come from? 9
3 What is capacity-building? 23
4 Whose capacities? 50
5 Investing in people, 77
6 Investing in organisations, 106
7 Investing in networks, 146
8 Building capacity in crisis, 166
9 Building the capacities of others: questions for donors, 191