Innovative Capacity Building

Presenter: Danielle Darrow de Mora

AIDS 2012 - Turning the Tide Together

Introduction & OverviewLocal Partners Capacity Building Project (LPCB)– Project Dates: May 2008 – June 2013– Location: Zambia, nationwide– Goal: Improve overall capacity of selected local organizations to ensure

efficient and effective expansion of their programs so that quality HIV/AIDS services are delivered in Zambia.

– Partners: 107 organizations, 3 capacity leaders

Enhancing Nigerian Capacity for AIDS Prevention (ENCAP) Project– Project Dates: April 2010 – April 2015– Location: Nigeria: FCT, Bayelsa, Benue, Ebonyi, Rivers, Taraba– Goal: to facilitate behaviors that will decrease HIV transmission in Bayelsa,

Rivers, Benue, Taraba, and Ebonyi states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

– Partners: 25 organizations

Capacity Building Operating Model

Selection of partners

Capacity assessment of each partner

Capacity Development Action Plans

Core capacity trainings

Release of competitive RFA for

grants to support service delivery or capacity building

Implementation of grants and/or

Continuous capacity building

Certificate of participation (partners

without grants) or graduation (grantees)

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s OD

Repeated assessments and planning

Unique Characteristics of LPCB/ENCAP Model

– Sustainability: Develop capabilities and expertise of local Capacity Leader (CL) organizations and individual organization development facilitators (IODF) to become sustainable institutional strengthening service providers for local organizations; strengthen collaboration between partners and government

– Active engagement: Annual self assessment tool leads to individualized improvement plan with appropriate goals, fostering ownership and accountability, tracking of progress

– Capacitated grant management: Partners trained in OD and HIV technical topics prior to competing for grants; better able to successfully manage grants and implement improved HIV services

– Graduation categories: Graduation, Completion, Participation

Critique of the ModelBenefits• Real commitment to CB, since

grants are not guaranteed

• Training prior to funding• Availability of phased funding • Competitive RFA • CB from peers and local

resources = sustainability• Opportunity for growth based

on performance• Networking and recognition

Challenges• Risk of reverting back to original

state once funding/partnership ends

• Small CBOs vs. intermediate sized organizations or integrated networks

• Creation of unsustainable salary/benefit structures and infrastructure

• Limited opportunity for technical updates and quality assurance post-partnership

• USG specific