Building Post-Crisis Capacity in the Solomon Islands
This capacity development brief summarizes the results of a multi-donor team review of four examples of post-crisis capacity development interventions in the Solomon Islands in 2005-08 whose performance was frequently cited as successful by local s...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/16262768/building-post-crisis-capacity-solomon-islands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9495 |
| Summary: | This capacity development brief
summarizes the results of a multi-donor team review of four
examples of post-crisis capacity development interventions
in the Solomon Islands in 2005-08 whose performance was
frequently cited as successful by local stakeholders.
Although not based on post-project evaluations, the review
found a number of patterns and potential lessons: (1)
responding to immediate needs fosters national ownership;
(2) 'quick wins' can lay the basis for wider
system impact; (3) being clear on 'capacity for
what' is key to project success, (4) critical mass in
capacity means taking a team approach; (5) training must be
grounded in time-relevant and actively operational tasks;
(6) a coaching and partnering style is essential and,
certainly, not optional; and (7) leadership becomes
catalytic in capacity development when a broader coalition
is engaged, and in some cases supports a 'heroic
individual' as its leader. |
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