Capacity Development
Capacity is the ability of people, organisations and society as a whole to manage their affairs successfully. Capacity development is the processes whereby people, organisations and society as a whole unleash, strengthen, create, adapt and maintain capacity over time.
At ADEPT, we do our best to offer impact-oriented capacity development programmes using a peer-to-peer approach, based on the needs of our beneficiaries. We aim to empower African Diaspora Development Organisations (ADDOs), by providing our members and networkers the following services:
Technical Support
Financial Support
Training
Technical Support
We provide technical support to our members according to their needs and fields of activities, by :
- Providing expertise via our pool of consultants.
- Creating consortiums (groups of organisations with the same objectives) to jointly answer calls for proposals.
- Providing the space for working groups to flourish, by hosting discussions and networking opportunities amongst members.
Financial Support
Although ADDOs are active in Africa and Europe, their work is often hindered and limited by an interrelated mix of capacity constraints, such as the lack of funding, a minimal operational capacity or the lack of professionalised processes and services.
Our funding programmes are designed to address these challenges. They help professionalize ADDOs, strengthen their expertise and reinforce their skills in project management, fundraising and organisational management. Skills that will ultimately help them answer calls for proposals.
Seed Funding for projects in Africa
This funding is dedicated to supporting ADDOs led initiatives in Africa and offers a stepping stone in the implementation of their initiatives, by providing expertise from the diaspora via :
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- Train the trainer programmes,
- Research projects,
- Participation in events to position the African diaspora as a development actor,
- Pilot initiatives in the fields of development.
It is also an interesting way to learn about Africa-based organizations’ concerns, preoccupations, and needs while helping them develop and strengthen their network building in Africa.
Seed Funding for projects in Europe
This funding is aimed at providing support to ADDOs led projects and initiatives in Europe, in order to undertake actions or projects such as:
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- Training, replication of training or training of trainers,
- Conferences that raise diaspora issues and initiatives,
- Research projects to document the practices of the African diaspora and its organisations,
- Projects that take into account African diasporas’ socio-economic issues in Europe,
- Networking events to facilitate the sharing of good practices and successful initiatives.
Training
ADEPT has chosen to focus on training as a core strategy to help enhance the capacities of the ADDOs in their different fields of action. Therefore, we offer physical training, as well as e-learning content, available online or during training sessions. Training themes are as follow communication, project management, lobbying and advocacy, diaspora engagement.