Adding to the list, a new NGO Forum has started to promote NGO projects and seek funding from donors. If all five were to pool their energies and work together, they might play to each other's strengths and start to create the kind of synergy that the OSCE is seeking. This, in turn, would probably breathe some life into the OSCE's NGO resource center in Prishtina. Capacity building' has become, for many, a goal in itself. It is also one of the few activities sure to attract donor funding.
Some agencies even measure their success by the number of trainers they have trained.
This question is not asked often enough. It should be clear from the foregoing analysis that 'capacity building' does not happen in the abstract. In the first place, it only makes sense if those on the receiving end already have a capacity. That requires a goal. As a result, the first aim of 'capacity building' should probably be to help organizations set clear goals and define their mission.