Defining Capacity Building

Capacity Building is much more than training. Therefore, capacity building includes the following:

• Human resource development, the process of equipping individuals with the understanding, skill and access to information, knowledge and training that enables them to perform effectively.
• Organizational development, the elaboration of management structures, processes and procedures, not only within organizations but also the management of relationships between the different organizations and sectors (public, private and community).
• Institutional and legal framework development, making legal and regulatory changes to enable organizations, institutions and agencies at all levels and in all sectors to enhance their capacities.