Civil Society Organizations

Capacity building is an often neglected aspect of our work in the social sector. This is especially so in the domain of education. Even in the work of those organizations which work on education in a focused manner, often the larger organizational and operational aspect of the work does not end up receiving that much […]

In “Professional development in the library”, Anandita Rao shares the experiences of her organization in running courses for other CSOs in which observation and practice are critical components.

In “Making the case: how to turn every donor into a capacity building champion”, Poonam Choksi argues for capacity building becoming an integral part of all our program interventions, and not a standalone initiative.

Surya Prakash Rai, in his piece, demonstrates how building capacities, and developing organizational focus with respect to work, go hand in hand.

Manimakalai Raja, in her piece on capacity building in English in her organization, shows how responding to the institutional context of government schools in which they work with, in an organic manner, has been such an integral part of this subject-specific capability development journey.

My career shift from the corporate sector to education brought in many answers on how I can contribute toward providing quality education to all children by being a part of the system. However, eventually it also made me realize that to be able to make a dent through my work, the efforts must be sustainable […]