Guidelines

The project of preparing and publishing this guidance manual on capacity building for local NGOs (nongovernmental organisations) has been a lengthy one involving many people along the way. The concept for the manual arose from groundbreaking work in CIIR/ICD’s Somaliland programme initiated in 2000. This work continues today through a long-standing programme of capacity-building support to the indigenous local NGO sector in Somaliland funded by Comic Relief.

The ideas and strategies offered in this guide have been developed from the collected experiences of NDI’s women’s political participation programs around the world and from the experiences of young women activists from North Africa who were a part of the “Youth of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow” initiative. Their ideas are combined with best practices and recommendations from NDI’s work with women leaders around the world.