Case Studies of Successful Capacity Building in Developing Countries: Lessons for Practice and Policy
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Author: Dr. Anna Neya Kazanskaia
Publisher: NEYA Global Publishing
Journal: NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies (ERDO)
Year: 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-case-studies-2025
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About the Article
Case studies provide critical insights into the strategies that make capacity-building programs effective and sustainable. This article examines successful initiatives from Asia, Africa, and Latin America—including BRAC, One Acre Fund, Grameen Bank, the Green Belt Movement, Tostan, SEWA, Pro Mujer, and others—to identify the common factors behind their long-term success. The analysis highlights five recurring elements: community participation, integrated approaches, scalability, financial sustainability, and robust monitoring and evaluation. By synthesizing lessons from diverse contexts, the article offers a practical framework for practitioners and policymakers seeking to design and implement impactful capacity-building programs.
Key Topics:
- Comparative case studies of capacity building initiatives
- Community participation and ownership
- Integrated multi-sectoral approaches
- Scalability and replication of successful models
- Financial sustainability and diversified resources
- Monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive learning
- Regional insights from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Academic Value:
This article synthesizes global case studies to distill actionable lessons for development practitioners and policymakers. By highlighting convergent principles—participation, integration, sustainability, and scalability—it provides a framework that bridges diverse contexts. The study demonstrates that effective capacity building is grounded in locally rooted initiatives, financial resilience, and continuous evaluation, offering practical guidance for replicating success without imposing external models.
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