Table 1 Steps in country-owned capacity building framework

1.

Conduct an organizational self-assessment to find areas of strength and weakness

i) Define the impact of identified weaknesses on performance

ii) Prioritize weaknesses for intervention

iii) Break down weaknesses into manageable ‘challenges’

2.

Identify challenge and define indicators to measure success in addressing that challenge

3.

Choose approach to address challenge

4.

Choose tools to address challenge

5.

Describe and carry out activities and tasks to address challenge

6.

Collect data throughout to monitor and evaluate effectiveness of intervention

7.

Conduct an organizational reassessment and repeat cycle