Lessons from donor support to technical assistance programmes

This review discusses 5 best practices examples

Abstract

This review discusses 5 best practices where there is strong consensus in the literature, ensuring country ownership, recognising and responding to complexity, improving delivery of technical assistance, involving different levels of government, as well as non-state actors and focusing on results. The selected key sources in Section 4 provide further evidence and learning on capacity building effectiveness and impact

K4D helpdesk reports provide summaries of current research, evidence and lessons learned. This report was commissioned by the UK Department for International Development.

Citation

Timmis, H. (2018). Lessons from donor support to technical assistance programmes. K4D Helpdesk Report. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies.

Lessons from donor support to technical assistance programmes

Published 15 January 2018