Toolkit for research capacity strengthening in fragile and shock-prone settings

This toolkit (which you can download here) offers practical guidance for designing, implementing and sustaining research capacity strengthening activities in fragile and shock-prone settings. It is based on the experience of the ReBUILD for Resilience research consortium.

In fragile and shock-prone settings, where crises, political instability and weak institutions are common, strengthening capacity is not just about skills. It is about trust, adaptability, ethics and relationships that can withstand shocks. This toolkit aims to help research teams and institutions embed these principles in their daily work.

Who is this toolkit for?

• Funders to plan and support investments in lasting capacity strengthening efforts
• Research teams seeking to further develop their interest or remit in capacity strengthening
• Consortium and country leads/programme managers to design, implement and monitor capacity plans
• Research organizations and administrators to embed learning and organizational growth within their systems
• Early career researchers and mentors to engage in skills building, mentorship and peer learning
• Community actors and embedded researchers to bring local perspectives, strengthen their capacity at the local level, and drive evidence-based, context-driven approaches

Download ReBUILD’s research capacity strengthening toolkit here.

Image: Female Community Health Volunteers in Nepal learning to produce a film about their lives.