Executive Summary CisD Knowledge Fair 2010

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The
 ‘Capacity
 is
 Development’
 Knowledge
 Fair
 collected
 experiences
 on
 policies,
 investments
 and
 programs
 that
 have
 proven
 successful
 in
 driving
 human
 and
 institutional
 capacity
 development
 in
 diverse
 settings
 around
 the
 world.
 The
 United
 Nations
 Development
 Programme
 –
 Capacity
 Building
 Group
 organized
 this
 knowledge
 fair
 in
 partnership
 with
 the

Learning
 Network
 on
 Capacity
 Development
 (LenCD)
 and
 the
 Impact
 Alliance.
 Official
 entries
 were
 received
 from
 all
 over
 the
 world
 via
 the
 fair,
 which
 opened
 on
 4
 January,
 2010
 and
 officially 
closed
 on 5
 February,
2010
 at 
6:00
 p.m. 
EDT.




Entries
 were
 accepted
 in
 the
 form
 of
 two‐page
 case
 stories,
 videos
 or
 images
 that
 demonstrated
 the
 impact
 of
 capacity
 development.
 To
 be
 considered
 eligible
 for
 the
 Fair,
 all
 contributions
 needed
 to
 “clearly
 reflect
 an
 emphasis
 on
 capacity
 development—policies
 that
 promote 
it,
 investments
 that 
financed 
it 
or 
programmatic 
approaches 
that
 developed 
it.”



The
 UNDP
 defines
 capacity
 development
 as
 the
 process
 through
 which
 individuals,
 organizations
 and
 societies
 obtain,
 strengthen
 and
 maintain
 the
 capabilities
 to
 set
 and
 achieve
 their
 own
 development
 objectives
 over
 time.
 In
 the
 context
 of
 the
 CisD
 Knowledge
 Fair,
 special

interest 
was
 given
 to
 gathering 
stories 
(in 
English, 
French 
and 
Spanish) 
from 
three 
priority 
focal
 areas:

Sub‐National
 Capacity
 Development: 
Local 
Solutions, 
National 
Strengths

Capacity
 Challenges 
in 
Post-conflict 
and 
Transitional 
Situations

Fostering 
the
 Rise
 and 
Resilience 
of 
Middle‐Income 
Countries


Website (URL): http://www.capacityisdevelopment.org/knowledgefair

Author(s): The Impact Alliance