"Capacity building is NOT about a training workshop. Building real capacity can be achieved when a combination of methods is used including supporting the practitioner within the organisation. This community based research project focussed on listening and learning from community practitioners, on what they are already doing well and their capacity needs."

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Sustainability? What is that!

Written by Mariette, Project Co-ordinator Tuesday, 02 February 2010 19:12

One of the things that we as development practitioners need to realise is that our practice has to change to include this new debate! Sustainability is not about being green. It's not about the learned academics debating. It touches us all and the poorest of the poor will suffer most.

Please watch this 20minute clip and we'll conitue our debate...

http://www.storyofstuff.org/

Let me know your thoughts

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Thank You to all

Written by Manda Mabeba, Project Officer Monday, 07 December 2009 09:19

We are pleased to approach the end of yet another productive year and we’d like to thank everyone who supported the project in some way or the other, the partners, the writers, website guru’s and the organisations who’ve registered and used the materials. We’d like to take this opportunity and reflect on the past year and what its store for the future.

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We are done!

Written by Mariette Williams, Project Coordinator Monday, 07 December 2009 08:41

We are pleased to announce that we are done! We promised you 23 sets of capacity building tools and we are delivering!

Our first drafts of training materials and standards are now available so please check the site. But remember that we are asking you to let us know when you’ve used them and where you’ve made adjustments. Feel free to contact us if you want Word versions for easy use. We’ll send them on.

Watch this space for further developments in the project. Watch this space...

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