About LenCD

LenCD is an informal and open Learning Network on Capacity Development. It is a network of individuals and organisations sharing a common interest in improving capacity development practice.

The network aims to promote and facilitate sharing of lessons and learning on capacity development and promote changes for better practice at the global, regional and local levels.  Its specific strategic objectives are to:

• Strengthen evidence and facilitate dissemination of good practice
• Facilitate collective initiatives and processes needed to close “learning loops” and promote change
• Promote integration of CD into mainstream development policy
• Support regional and local initiatives to help change in CD practice on the ground

LenCD initiatives depend on energy from network members and partners, their shared interests and resources. Its initiatives include thematic and regional working groups, development of specific products, vetting of research and policy development, and sharing of knowledge through online resources, knowledge fares and other mechanisms.

The network emerged from several streams of research and conferences and was established in June 2004.  LenCD was instrumental in organizing a roundtable on capacity development as part of the Paris High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness and in helping to develop a widely agreed reference paper “The Challenge of Capacity Development: Working Towards Good Practice” adopted by the DAC in 2006.

Progress reports

• Progress report 2009-10

Governance

• LenCD Charter
• Steering group: NEPAD, Rwanda PSCBS, CEGAA, Acción Social Colombia, IBON, CD Alliance, OECD/DAC, UNDP, WBI, ACBF, GIZ, JICA, EC

Strategy and work plan

• Strategy 2009-11
• Work plan 2009-11

Events

• Partners' meeting 2011: Kigali, Rwanda (see also the photo gallery from the meeting)

Keeping in touch

• Follow LenCD on Twitter
• Join the Facebook group

Other communities

LenCD is one of many communities of people and organisations interested in capacity development.  The Capacity.org web site maintains a good directory of communities to help you find people interested in specific subject areas.