In 1867, the chief engineer of the British Post Office said: “ The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys”. Thomas J. Warson, president of IBM, stated in 1948: “ I think there is a...
The September 2012 Communication from the European Commission, “The Roots of democracy and Sustainable Development: Europe’s Engagement with Civil Society in External Relations”, envisages the elaboration of Roadmaps at the...
Pictures speak. The results of a photo competition from across the globe ‘ Capacity development in pictures’ [1] illustrate different perspectives on capacity development ranging from individual empowerment to capacity development...
From 1 to 3 April 2014, the EuropeAid Unit for Civil Society and Local Authorities organised a seminar focusing on engaging with civil society in the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood. The purpose was to increase understanding on...
Targets for Capacity Development (CD) efforts largely depend on the CSOs’ a mbitions for organisational change. But how do CSOs show that they have embraced a need for change within their organisations? Besides the right...
No one needed to tell Megan. How many years had she been involved in capacity development of Civil Society organisations? Wasn’t she the one who went to seminars, read about it and talked to collegues? The one who adressed the...
(This article was published on the Euractiv website on the 20th May 2014: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/sound-development-p…) Europe needs a strong development...
Anyone who reads about development cooperation at local level will have noticed that authors frequently underline the importance for implemented actions to be chosen by the people concerned and reflect their needs as much as...
Save the date: Webinar on Media's Role in Strengthening Accountability Wednesday 21 of May 2014, 15:00 - 16:15 (Paris Time) Media are key to enable the development of sectors and state capacities in this interesting webinar the...
Setting direction for a more strategic engagement with civil society in partner countries - EU Country Roadmaps for Engagement with Civil Society The September 2012 Communication from the European Commission “The Roots of...
