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Capacity Building 

 

Local leadership development, disaster preparedness, stronger regional health systems—these are all ways to make a longer-term impact in communities around the world. Donors can support capacity-building efforts either by funding direct-service organizations or by funding intermediaries that partner with local people and organizations.

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examples of ways to support capacity building
  • Support disaster preparedness and mitigation
  • Support economic development, social enterprise and access to credit
  • Improve health access and systems
  • Support social entrepreneurship and leadership development

RESOURCES IN CAPACITY BUILDING

The Seattle Foundation evaluated organization
International grantmaking through community foundations more than doubled between 2002 and 2006.
Success Story
Agros International Provides Economic Opportunity for Chili Farmers
More than 75 percent of people living in extreme poverty around the world are living and working in rural areas where economic opportunities are limited. Through leadership and technical training, infrastructure development, enterprise loans and land ownership, Agros International helped families in six Agros communities in rural Nicaragua to cultivate and grow Tabasco chili peppers. The villagers then applied the training they received from the Agros technical staff to pursue and negotiate a contract with Chilies of Nicaragua, a major supplier to a U.S. pepper sauce company. Learning new techniques, gaining experience negotiating with an exporter, and receiving a fair price for their crops has contributed to increased confidence and income for the chili farmers and their families.
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General Resources for Global Giving
General resources selected by The Seattle Foundation to help you learn more about international issues and global giving.
World poverty seen falling sharply but patchily
The share of the population of developing regions whose people live in extreme poverty is expected to fall to 15 percent by 2015, down from 46 percent in 1990, according to the United Nations. The gains stem largely from robust economic growth in countries such as China and India, the world's two most populous countries.
Getting Smart on Aid
How can we most effectively break cycles of poverty?
Learning the Lessons of the Millennium Development Goals
In September 2011, the UN general assembly will meet to discuss how the pace can be accelerated to meet the 2015 deadline for the millennium development goals, and what should replace the current framework after 2015. The task of ending poverty is far from over; one in four people in developing countries is still living on less than $1.25 dollars a day.
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