HICD Desk Review: Recommendations from HICD Program Evaluations and Reports

These exploratory analyses draw from two loosely interconnected efforts:

• USAID’s Paper Series on Capacity and Capacity Strengthening, and
• A synthesis of recommendations from nine evaluations and final reports for Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) activities posted on USAID’s Development Experience Clearinghouse.

The first resource offers recommendations for improving the effectiveness of capacity development approaches drawn from past USAID capacity strengthening experiences. The second resource offers recommendations to enhance development practitioners’ own capacities to facilitate local capacity development, including those of USAID staff.