iREACH

2010 ◽  
pp. 302-328
Author(s):  
Helena Grunfeld ◽  
Seán Ó Siochrú ◽  
Brian Unger ◽  
Sarun Im
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Capacity Building ◽  
Participatory Monitoring ◽  
Challenging Environment ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
Evaluation Approaches ◽  
Ict Policy

Cambodia is for various reasons a challenging environment for ICT development. This did not deter IDRC (Canada) from funding an ambitious and ground-breaking project designed ultimately to influence ICT policy in Cambodia but initially to establish two pilot community-owned networks in poor rural areas. Each comprises both a cluster of local telecentres (10 in each area), and a mini telecoms enterprise run by the communities. Begun in May 2006, with initial funding of USD1.3 million the project runs to May 2010 when the question of sustainability comes to the fore. Additional support is likely to be needed. iREACH‘ experiences are being fully documented and lessons are emerging around community capacity building and empowerment; technical challenges in a rural environment; developing relevant and appropriate services; creating a community based enterprise; deploying a range of participatory monitoring and evaluation approaches; and working within a centralised and fluid political context

scholarly journals Capacity Building in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation on Sustainability of Food Security Irrigation Projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-102
Author(s):  
O. Rogito ◽  
T. Maitho ◽  
A. Nderitu
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Participatory Monitoring ◽  
Irrigation Projects ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Project Sustainability ◽  
Main Food Source ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Abstracthealth-related problems and even death among animals and human beings. Agriculture is the main food source; thus, many interventions are made such as that of irrigation by the local county and national government initiated through the National Irrigation Board (NIB). Despite the irrigation projects food insufficiency still persists, therefore their sustainability is questionable. One such approach to improving the sustainability of irrigation projects is participatory monitoring and evaluation which leads to ownership and then higher sustainability. In the study, the objective was to asses if taking corrective action after participatory monitoring and evaluation (PME) influence project sustainability. The study used a descriptive survey and correlation designs to collect data from 316 respondents selected using stratification sand purposeful with strict randomization. Questionnaires were administered and interviews were conducted on selected sample respondents on appointed dates. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25.0 to get descriptive statistics, correlations coefficients were obtained to test association and degree of strength. Testing of the hypothesis was done using linear regression. The study findings were that a large number of respondents were between ages 31 to 40 years and most were female with their highest level of education being primary school. The influence of PME capacity building on the dependent variable and irrigation projects sustainability found that the farmers were not taken for exposure visits and project officers were not accountable for money use. Age, gender, and education level have very minimal influence on PME capacity building. PME capacity building had a weak positive influence of r = 0.290 and it explained only 8.4% of irrigation projects sustainability in Kitui County. The study recommends that to improve project capacity building: project revenue must be controlled on use, farmers must be taken for exposure visits to learn from successors, project officers should be accountable for funds use, and project guidelines should be improved to increase sustainability. Implementation of these recommendations will reduce the loss of Arid and Semi-Srid Lands (ASALs) and attain higher and longer sustainability in food projects, thus, reducing the recurrence rate of food shortage, improve and hasten the implementation of irrigation projects, show the need to involve primary stakeholders in project monitoring and appraisal for sustainability, better and efficient decisions by policymakers to increase chances of project’s success.

scholarly journals Pre-capacity building in loosely-coupled collaborations: Setting the stage for future initiatives

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl A. Hyde ◽  
Karen Hopkins ◽  
Megan Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Community Research ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Capacity Building ◽  
University Partnerships ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Loosely Coupled

This article examines the benefits and limitations of ‘loosely-coupled’ research collaborations between university faculty and 12 grassroots community-based organisations (CBOs). The authors assert that community-based research projects that develop the knowledge base within CBOs, and can be described as ‘pre-capacity building’ work, can be an important stepping stone to the subsequent development of more formal and strategic capacity-building partnership ventures. However, such projects must be approached carefully with a clear understanding of the ‘threshold dimensions’ that must be met before proceeding with any collaboration. Written as a cautionary tale, the authors identify some of the problems that arise when the threshold stage is poorly executed, and more generally speak to the dangers of initiating even loosely-coupled collaborations in the absence of an explicit and well-established campus commitment to and support for community engagement and partnerships. Keywords: Community capacity-building, community-university partnerships, community research, collaboration

scholarly journals Emerging Leaders Project: Connecting University Resources to Community-Based Organizations Supporting Refugee Resettlement

10.18060/2514 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 613-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemarie Hunter ◽  
Kara Mileski
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Salt Lake ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Capacity Building ◽  
Emerging Leaders ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Service Delivery Systems ◽  
Lake City

In recent decades, populations seeking refuge have underscored the limitations of what have been standard approaches to resettlement. Shrinking resources, post-9/11 increase in security measures, and the diverse needs and assets of new arriving populations have exacerbated existing weaknesses in U.S. social service delivery systems and challenged neighborhoods inexperienced in these areas with complex issues of integration (Kerwin, 2011). In response to these issues, the University of Utah, the Utah State Refugee Services Office, and Salt Lake City Community College started an initiative to support the development of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and provide leadership and organizational training to existing leaders within these communities. The project created a shared space for community capacity building and integration as a two-way process. This paper will describe the formation and impact of the Emerging Leaders Project, a community-based participatory action research (CBPR) project focused on capacity building with new arriving communities in Salt Lake City.

scholarly journals MODELS OF COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING FOR HOMESTAY MANAGEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 247
Author(s):  
Ilham Junaid
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Community Capacity ◽  
Community Capacity Building ◽  
Building Model ◽  
Capacity Model ◽  
Marketing Principles

Tourists' visits to rural areas are increasingly experiencing growth. However, the community has not taken advantage of tourism as an opportunity to increase income. The research aims to identify the factors driving and inhibiting homestay management by the community, analyze the community's capacities and opportunities for homestay management, and propose a community capacity-building model for homestay management. This research employs a qualitative approach through a case study in Maen Village, Likupang, North Minahasa Regency. The research was carried out in 2020 through two periods of visits with interviews with residents and observation. The research reveals that the community had not yet optimized their house as a homestay. Residents' houses only serve as lodging for mining workers. However, residents do not mind providing their house as an accommodation based on homestay management principles. The strategic location of Maen Village, the hospitality of the residents, and the use of people's houses as lodging are the driving forces for homestay management. A weak understanding of homestay is a challenge for most residents. Community capacity still needs to be improved with various training programs. This study proposes two homestay management models and development, including, entrepreneurial-based community capacity model and a homestay management model based on digital marketing principles. This research validates the concept of community capacity through homestay management. In addition, the paper provides an insight on how to utilize the opportunities possessed by the local community to obtain alternative income through homestay management. 

scholarly journals Educating Dropouts in Rural Areas: Capacity Building of Teacher Trainers

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (IV) ◽  
pp. 64-72
Author(s):  
Rukhsana Durrani ◽  
Humaira Akram Akram ◽  
Shamsa Kanwal
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Subject Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Enhancement ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training ◽  
And Mathematics

This study was designed to explore the effectiveness of training, which was arranged for the capacity building of trainers of teachers. These trainers were further responsible for the training of teachers who were teaching dropped out girls in the rural areas of Pakistan. This capacity-building training consisted of the trainers' professional development and subject knowledge enhancement. The training sessions were monitoring and evaluation, communication skills, Gender and protection, adult psychology, and teaching techniques of language, science, and mathematics of elementary level of education of dropped out learners. All 125 trainers were selected for obtaining the responses. It was mixed-method research, and data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. The data results revealed that the training workshop sessions remained very fruitful for trainers, and it increased their learning about the teaching profession and teaching to dropped out students in marginalized areas

scholarly journals Community capacity building for culturally sensitive prevention and control of NCDs

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Z Pardoel ◽  
V Widyaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Capacity Building ◽  
General Capacity ◽  
Post Test

Abstract   In Southeast Asia, it is common practice to have community-based interventions targeting health promotion, prevention and management of diseases. Often interventions developed by WHO or health programmes in the regions are copied. From literature it is known that community-based interventions are more effective when tailored to the local language, including the lingo, and custom traditions and adapted to preferences, needs, values, interests, religion, and other sociocultural specific aspects. Cultural and contextual adaptation of an intervention is difficult and dynamic, and to date there is no practical and scientific base how to do this. In this presentation the developing of contextual and culturally sensitive and responsive capacity building materials for health promotion and screening by community volunteers and community groups will be elaborated by the following topics: Development of general capacity building methods and curricula, taking into account local training needs of community workers Tools for pre-test post-test of training to assess the level of understanding by participants Tools for measuring contextual and cultural sensitivity of training modules and training activities Tools for adjustment of training and materials to context and culture, building on the findings in the previous tools   The presentation will show the application of these tools and the final outcome when applying them in practice.

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