Capacity development can be an
integral part of any strategy for meaningful participation. This is also
highlighted in the international legal framework that addresses youth. The UNDP
approach to capacity development “reflects the viewpoint that capacity resides
within individuals, as well as at the level of organizations and within the
enabling environment.”[i] These three levels form an integrated system, as illustrated in the figure below.[ii]
UNDP
systemic approach to capacity development. Source: UNDP, ’Capacity Development:
Practice Note’, 2008
[ii] UNDP, “Capacity Development: Practice
Note.”
