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Telling stories about real experiences is one of the most helpful ways to become inspired and to learn. These case studies are drawn from a variety of research efforts and are not uniform in their approach and detail. They are presented in alphabetical order with some global experiences at the end.
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 Afghanistan: Local Capacity Grows Amidst Conflict and Collapse of Central Authority (UNDP 2003)2003Afghanistan
 
 Africa: Impact of HIV/AIDS on Public Sector Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa (ACBF 2003)2003Africa
 Africa: An Analysis of the Market for Skilled African Development Management Professionals (ACBF 2004)2004Africa
 Africa: Afrique en création supports cultural expression and exchange (UNDP 2003)2003Africa
 Africa: Private sector growth begins with better managers (UNDP 2003)2003Africa
 Africa: Action research teaches problem solving on the job (UNDP 2003)2003Africa
 Africa: Harvesting a new rice through south-south cooperation (UNDP 2003)2003Africa
 
 Asia: The growth of capacity in IUCN (ECDPM 2005)2005Asia
 
 Bangladesh: Applying technical cooperation to health and financial reform (UNDP 2002)2002Bangladesh
 
 Bhutan: A National Vision Guides Progress and Technical Cooperation (UNDP 2003)2003Bhutan
 
 Bolivia: The political context of capacity development (UNDP 2002)2002Bolivia
 Bolivia: Citizens Exercise Their Right to be Involved in the Aid System (UNDP 2003)2003Bolivia
 
 Brazil: COEP-Comitê de Entidades no Combate à Fome e pela Vida - Mobilising against hunger and for life (ECDPM 2004) 2004Brazil
 Brazil: Networking collaboratively - The Brazilian Observatório on Human Resources in Health (ECDPM 2005)2005Brazil
 Brazil: Bolsa Escola Helps Mothers Send Children to School (UNDP 2003)2003Brazil
 Brazil: How Participatory Budget-Making Can Improve the Quality of Life (UNDP 2003)2003Brazil
 
 Cambodia: Angkor Wat Combines Conservation with Community Participation and innovative development (UNDP 2003)2003Cambodia
 Cambodia: Decentralization lays a foundation for reconstruction and governance (UNDP 2003)2003Cambodia
 Cambodia: A framework to enter the arena of world trade (UNDP 2003)2003Cambodia
 
 Caribbean: Building capabilities for performance - The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) (ECDPM 2005)2005Caribbean
 
 China: Exposure visit for officials facilitates profound policy change (UNDP 2003)2003China
 China: Investing in pharmaceutical research capacity to compete globally (UNDP 2003)2003China
 
 East Timor: Volunteers ease the transition between war and reconstruction (UNDP 2003)2003East Timor
 
 Ecuador: National dialogue rallies consensus on sustainable development (UNDP 2003)2003Ecuador
 
 Egypt: Building private sector capacity through technical cooperation (UNDP 2002)2002Egypt
 Egypt: A confident community learns to manage its environment (UNDP 2003)2003Egypt
 Egypt: Governorate human development reports provide analysis at the community level Egypt
 
 Estonia: The innovative use of foundations to implement national policies (UNDP 2003)2003Estonia
 Estonia: Tiger leap brings the benefits of ICT to everyone (UNDP 2003)2003Estonia
 
 Ethiopia: Capacity building for decentralised education service delivery (ECDPM 2005)2005Ethiopia
 Ethiopia: A PRSP encounters the constraints and promises of participation (UNDP 2003)2003Ethiopia
 
 Ethiopia and Pakistan: Capacity building for decentralised education service delivery (ECDPM 2005)2005Ethiopia & Pakistan
 
 Europe & CIS: IPF initiative facilitates research and curbs brain drain (UNDP 2003)2003Europe & CIS
 Europe & CIS: A virtual meeting place for education reformers (UNDP 2003)2003Europe & CIS
 
 Guatemala: Coordination and flexibility help civil society broker trust after war (UNDP 2003)2003Guatemala
 
 Guinea Bissau: Building a research institution in an inhospitable environment (UNDP 2003)2003Guinea Bissau
 
 Honduras: Democracy trust backs national consensus amidst volatile politics (UNDP 2003)2003Honduras
 
 India: Citizen report cards to improve public service performance (UNDP 2003)2003India
 India: Public Hearings Arrest Corruption in Rajasthan (UNDP 2003)2003India
 
 Indonesia: Developing capacity for participatory development in the context of decentralisation (ECDPM 2004)2004Indonesia
 Indonesia: Decentralization starts with assessing current capacities (UNDP 2003)2003Indonesia
 
 Jamaica: Organising for large-scale system change - The Environmental Action (ENACT) programme (ECDPM 2005)2005Jamaica
 
 Jordan: Diving club evolves into influential actor on coastal management (UNDP 2003)2003Jordan
 Jordan: A non-threatening approach to interdisciplinary collaboration (UNDP 2003)2003Jordan
 
 Kyrgyz Republic: Developing new capacities in a post-transition country (UNDP 2002)2002Kyrgyz Republic
 
 Laos: A team approach aligned to the local decision-making style (UNDP 2003)2003Laos
 
 Malawi: Facing capacity erosion in the public sector (UNDP 2003)2003Malawi
 
 Malaysia: Raising the capacity of marginalized groups to facilitate class mobility (UNDP 2003)2003Malaysia
 
 Mongolia and Morocco: Microstart backs business plans of leaders with vision (UNDP 2003)2003Mongolia and Morocco
 
 Morocco: Clear decisions on telecommunications power economic growth (UNDP 2003)2003Morocco
 
 Mozambique: Post Conflict Study Report (ACBF 2003)2003Mozambique
 Mozambique: Provision of Technical Assistance Personnel (ECDPM 2007)2007Mozambique
 Mozambique: O Fornecimento de Pessoal de Assistência Técnica em Moçambique: Entre “fazer o trabalho” e a abordagem “não-interventiva” (ECDPM 2007)2007Mozambique
 Mozambique: Bringing back justice, law and order tests long-term commitment (UNDP 2003) Mozambique
 Mozambique: Effective budget support for post-flood reconstruction (UNDP 2003)2003Mozambique
 
 Consolidated Post Conflict Study Report, Some Lessons of Experience from Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Uganda (ACBF 2003) Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone & Uganda
 
 Pakistan: Capacity building for decentralised education service delivery (ECDPM 2005)2005Pakistan
 
 Papua New Guinea: Ringing the church bell - The role of churches in governance and public performance (ECDPM 2005)2005Papua New Guinea
 Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea's Health Sector - A review of Capacity, Change and Performance issues (ECDPM 2005) Papua New Guinea
 
 Philippines: Bringing civil society into capacity development (UNDP 2002)2002Philippines
 Philippines: Accenture’s strategy to attract and retain local talent (UNDP 2003)2003Philippines
 Philippines: Civil society puts a watch on public spending (UNDP 2003)2003Philippines
 Philippines: The long road to reliable agricultural statistics (UNDP 2003)2003Philippines
 
 Philippines and Canada: Local Government Support Programme - A case study of local government capacity development in the Philippines (ECDPM 2006)2006Philippines & Canada
 
 Russia: Strategic Positioning and trade-related capacity development (ECDPM 2006)2006Russia
 
 Rwanda: Post Conflict Study Report (ACBF 2003)2003Rwanda
 Rwanda: Developing capacity for tax administration (ECDPM 2004)2004Rwanda
 Rwanda: Ubudehe collective community action holds hope for rebuilding a shattered society (UNDP 2003)2003Rwanda
 
 Sierra Leone: Post Conflict Study Report (ACBF 2003)2003Sierra Leone
 
 Solomon Islands: Technical Assistance Personnel (ECDPM 2007)2007Solomon Islands
 Solomon Islands: Connectivity is the option for remote islanders (UNDP 2003)2003Solomon Islands
 
 South Africa: Summary of the NACWC case (ECDPM 2004)2004South Africa
 South Africa: Poor people fight for their space through organized fora (UNDP 2003)2003South Africa
 South Africa: Women analyse the budget, and parliament heeds the gaps (UNDP 2003) South Africa
 
 Sudan: Future search technique creates a vision for peace (UNDP 2003)2003Sudan
 
 Tanzania: Building the capacity for managing public service reform (ECDPM 2007)2007Tanzania
 Tanzania: From “top-ups” to sustainable incentives for civil servants (UNDP 2003)2003Tanzania
 Tanzania: Independent monitoring holds a government and its partners to account (UNDP 2003)2003Tanzania
 Tanzania: Twinning institutions with trust and equity (UNDP 2003)2003Tanzania
 
 Turkey: City dwellers transform municipal governance Turkey
 
 Uganda: Post Conflict Study Report (ACBF 2003)2003Uganda
 Uganda: Resilience and high performance amidst conflict, epidemics and extreme poverty (ECDPM 2004) Uganda
 Uganda: Driving technical cooperation for national capacity development (UNDP 2002)2002Uganda
 Uganda: Developing the capacity for decentralization and local governance (UNDP 2003)2003Uganda
 
 Ukraine: Leadership transforms awareness and roles in the fight against HIV/AIDS (UNDP 2003)2003Ukraine
 
 Venezuela: The oil industry flourishes, along with national capacities to serve it (UNDP 2003) Venezuela
 
 Vietnam: Technical Assistance (ECDPM 2007)2007Vietnam
 
 Yemen: PRSP preparation paves the way for inclusive policy-making (UNDP 2003)2003Yemen
 
 Global: A note on capabilities that contribute to the success of non-governmental organisations (ECDPM 2006)2006Global
 Global: A balanced approach to monitoring and evaluating capacity and performance: A proposal for a framework (ECDPM 2007)2007Global
 Global: Capacity Development in Fragile States (ECDPM 2007)2007Global
 Global: Corporate social responsibility at the body shop (UNDP 2003)2003Global
 Global: Training moves in new directions thanks to ICT (UNDP 2003)2003Global