Abstract
An in-country assessment of the organizational capacity-building efforts of select PEPFAR/USAID partners was conducted September 13, 2011-October 6, 2011, by a team of two independent external consultants: a USAID Washington-based capacity advisor and a pair of Ethiopia-based health systems strengthening specialists. USAID Ethiopia developed the scope of the work (SOW), provided input to the assessment methodology and the assessment instruments, and participated in the site visits. The purpose of this capacity-building assessment is three fold: Assess the appropriateness of the various capacity-building tools and approaches used by the partners; Identify the effectiveness of local capacity-building interventions; Identify potential future directions for capacity-building interventions. The assessment examined the progress being made to sustain three integrated and reinforcing components of capacity-building: individual/workforce development: institutional strengthening and system development; and resource use/management and external organizational environment.