Today, the international community is experiencing rapid change all over the globe and questions of development are becoming more complex and controversial than ever before. It is also true that during the last decade we have seen unparalleled development in many areas with regard to communication and new technologies which offers new possibilities to deal with the burning issues of our time. Yet many of the problems of poverty and inequality remain seemingly intractable. It is obvious that both financial stringency and a pervasive scepticism about development impact is putting organisations under increasing pressure to demonstrate results and effective performance to a variety of stakeholders Capacity building is now of fundamental importance, if our organisations and institutions are to address effectively the pressing issues of our time both locally and globally.
