Local NGO surveys in many contexts have repeatedly identified repetitive and burdensome capacity assessments as a concern. At the same time, a lack of rigor or consistency in international NGO practices makes it impossible to accurately assess local NGO capacity and support them to grow their skills or take on a leading role in programming – reinforcing the traditional, inequitable partnership model. To address this concern, in 2023-4 CCD, with the support of the DEC, developed a harmonised tool that was piloted by five INGOs (Actional Against Hunger, Concern, Oxfam, Save the Children; World Vision) and their partners in Turkiye, North West Syria and Ukraine.

 

The project was well-received, with users praising the tool and quickly expanding it to new contexts. It has now been approved as a CCD tool by the CCD Localisation Working Group and is available along with its accompanying guidance in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Turkish and Ukrainian. There are also available training resources in the form of a video and slides.

 

Further materials, including learning materials produced as part of the project, are available via the publications tab. Alongside the Cash Capacity Asesssment Harmonisation project, CCD carried out a separate project on Due Diligence harmonisation. This project is now archived with learning materials available. Follow up on the project will be via the Due Diligence Community of Practice.