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Local Organization Capacity Strengthening to Improve Performance: Reflections from Local Organizations and Subject Matter Experts

Tangible long-term development depends on local organizations having the necessary organizational and technical capacities to be both impactful and sustainable. NPI EXPAND conducted a qualitative research assessment to answer the question, “How does capacity strengthening contribute to improved organizational performance?” This paper captures the achievements and reflections of several NPI EXPAND sub-recipients, contextualizes them within current global thinking and best practices on capacity strengthening approaches, and provides some qualitative evidence on the effectiveness of capacity strengthening approaches and their implication for overall organizational performance improvement.