December 20, 2023
Tools for Field Staff›Guidelines
CRS Global Gender Strategy 2030
Gender equality and female empowerment are core development objectives, foundational for the realization of human rights, right relations and key to effective and sustainable...More
December 7, 2017
Research›Case Studies
Ukraine Crisis Response
In late 2014, instability spread to Eastern Ukraine when the Russian Federation annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and armed separatists took control of the Donbas region. The...More
November 30, 2017
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
What to Consider When Establishing a Strong Private and Public Partnership in Water Access and Management
From 2009 to 2013, Catholic Relief Services worked with private sector actors within two projects in Madagascar to improve access to safe water and sanitation services. This brief...More
November 30, 2017
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Short-term Capacity Strengthening Interventions Can Lead to Sustained Improvement
Sustained social change requires profound change among individuals, teams, institutions, and even the external environment. Enabling and strengthening the capacity of these actors...More
November 30, 2017
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Using CRS Partnership and Capacity Strengthening Approaches to Improve Early Childhood Development Service Quality
A CRS-supported project in Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania helped strengthen the capacity of ten local organizations to provide quality services to vulnerable children. This brief...More
June 3, 2014
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
How Capacity Strengthening Readied a Local Partner for Sustainability and Growth in Uganda
Comprehensive capacity strengthening helped a local partner to transform itself in Uganda. The organization tripled the size of its donor base and doubled its program value. It...More
March 20, 2014
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
How Capacity Strengthening Helped a Local Partner Grow by 4.1 Million in Ethiopia
This learning brief describes how Catholic Relief Services helped a local partner to reach 1.5 million more beneficiaries and increase its value by $4.1 million. The partner made...More
January 7, 2014
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Learning from Transitioning a Large Grant to Local Control in Tanzania
This learning paper describes CRS' successful transition of a large grant to local control in Tanzania.More
January 7, 2014
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Learning From Comprehensive Capacity Strengthening in Kenya
In Kenya, CRS selected 15 partners for capacity strengthening in comprehensive HIV and AIDS service delivery. The project produced changes at every level of the partners'...More
July 26, 2013
Research›Case Studies
Capacity Strengthening With the Catholic Church of Rwanda (Case Study)
This case study describes how CRS and the Catholic Church of Rwanda developed a particularly successful partnership. CRS provided technical assistance, accompaniment and...More
