Capacity Building (2008)

The evaluation aims to clarify what IDRC actually means by “building capacity,” then looks back at the organization’s real work to gage whether – in its own terms – it has succeeded in doing so.

The strategic evaluation is made up of four phases. The fourth and final phase conducted six organizational case studies, a cross case analysis and a paper on capacity development results at the organizational level.

On October 29th and 30th, 2008, findings from the study were discussed at an internal sharing of findings workshop.

• Overview of documents and studies produced (Mindmap)
• Design Documents
• Phase I - Background Studies
• Phase II – investigates how IDRC staff understand capacity building and how they operationalize that understanding in their own work;
• Phase III – develops a framework for describing and analysing results of capacity building activities;
• Phase IV – conducts six organizational case studies and a cross-case analysis in order to explore issues of significance in more depth.

Documents from the Sharing of Findings Meeting - Strategic Evaluation on Capacity Development, 29-30 October 2008