2007, CHF Partners in Rural Development
The CHF Capacity Building Approach document articulates CHF's philosophy and approach to capacity building. It is based on 45 years of development experience and lessons learned from designing and implementing hundreds of projects with developing country partners throughout the world.
The document has been organized in three main sections. Section 1, Understanding Capacity Building, looks at the evolution and practice of capacity building within the arena of international development assistance, some key concepts in current discourse, and the definition of capacity building that CHF uses. Section 2, Capacity Building at CHF, looks at the place of capacity building within CHF’s development philosophy and practice, describes the approach we use, and the types of capacity building assistance we provide. Section 3, What CHF Can Offer Our Partners & Key Lessons Learned, summarizes experience based on field testing over the past ten years. Specific references and capacity building tools are provided in annexes to this document. Finally, in this document the terms capacity building and capacity development are used interchangeably.
