1. Partners’ Participatory
Capacity Assessment
ຎະເມີຌ຃ລາມ຦າມາຈ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌ
ແຍຍມີ຦ໞລຌຩໞລມ
CARE International in Lao PDR
ຨົຄກາຌແ຃ຣ໌ ຌາຌາຆາຈ ຎະ຅ໍາ ຤າລ
Phetsoulaphonh N. Choulatida,
Bharat Raj Gautam,
ເພັຈ຦ຸ຤ະພົຌ ຅ຸ຤ະຊິຈາ
ຍາຩັກ຋໌ ໂກຉໍາ
26 May 2015 26 May 2015

2. • ຎະ຅ຸຍັຌ ຨົຄກາຌແ຃ຣ໌ ເ຤ິໆມມາໃວໟ
຃ລາມ຦ົຌໃ຅ ໃຌກາຌເຩັຈລຽກ
ກັຍ ຍັຌຈາ຦ະມາ຃ົມຉໞາຄ໅
• ຢູ່຤າລມີຎະມາຌ 100 ຦ະມາ຃ົມ
• ຨົຄກາຌແ຃ຣ໌ ຎະ຦ົຄຩໞລມລຽກ
ແ຤ະ ຦ະໜັຍ຦ະໜຌ຦ະມາ຃ົມ ໃຌ
຤າລ
• ກາຌພັຈ຋ະຌາ ຨາຈ຅ະຄໞາງຂື໇ຌ,
ໄລກລໞາເກົົ່າ ແ຤ະ ງືຌງົຄ ຏໞາຌກາຌ
ເຎັຌ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌ຋ີໆມີຎະ຦ິ຋ິຏົຌ
• CARE’s partnership with NPA
recently started
• About 100 NPAs in Laos
• We hope to work &
strengthen civil society in
Laos
• Social change could be
easier , faster and
sustainable through effective
partnership
Why are we motivated about it?
ເຎັຌວງັຄ ພລກເຩົາ຅ຶໆຄຢາກໃວໟພລກເ຅ົ໇າຩໟ ?

3. • ຎະກຨຍມີ 7 ຦ະມາ຃ົມ ຋ີໆກໍາ຤ັຄ
ເຩັຈລຽກຩໞລມຨົຄກາຌແ຃ຣ໌:
• ຦ະມາ຃ົມເພືໆຨກາຌພັຈ຋ະຌາ
• ຦ະມາ຃ົມຆຸມຆົຌ຦ີຂຽລ
• ຦ຌພັຈ຋ະຌາໄລໜຸໞມ
• ຦ະມາ຃ົມກະ຦ິກໍາງືຌງົຄ
• ຦ະມາ຃ົມ຃ົຌພິກາຌແວໞຄຆາຈ຤າລ
• ຦ະມາ຃ົມເພືໆຨ຦ຸຂະພາຍ
• ຨົຄກາຌຩໞລມມືກັຍຎະເ຋ຈ຤າລ
• Altogether seven partners
including:
Participatory Partner’s Capacity Assessment
ຎະເມີຌ຃ລາມ຦າມາຈ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌແຍຍມີ຦ໞລຌຩໞລມ
Social Development Alliance (SODA)
Green Community Alliance (GCA)
Vientiane Youth
Center (VYC)
Committee de Cooperation
pour le Laos
Sustainable Agriculture & Environment
Development Association
LAO Disabled People Association
Lao Positive Health Association

4. • ຅ຸຈຎະ຦ົຄໃຌກາຌຎະເມີຌ຃ລາມ
຦າມາຈ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌແຍຍມີ຦ໞລຌ
ຩໞລມ ເພືໆຨ
• ກໍາຌົຈ຅ຸຈແຂຄ ແ຤ະ ຆໞຨຄລໞາຄຂຨຄ຃ໞ
ຩໞລມຄາຌ ຋ີໆມີຢູ່
• ຆຨກວາແຌລ຋າຄໃຌກາຌຎັຍຎຸຄຩໞລມ
ກັຌ ແ຤ະ
• ຦ໟາຄແຏຌພັຈ຋ະຌາຨົຄກຨຌ
• The objective of
partners participatory
capacity assessment
was to
• Identify strengths and
gaps
• Identify the improvement
areas and
• Develop action plan for
institutional capacity
development
Objectives ຅ຸຈຎະ຦ົຄ

5. • ຎະເມີຌຨົຄກຨຌ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌ
• ຆຨກວາ຃ລາມຏິຈຏາຈ ແ຤ະ ວື
ລິພາກລິ຅າຌ
• ຎຽຍ຋ຽຍກັຍຨົຄກຨຌຨືໆຌ
• ຦ະເໜີໃວໟຨົຄກາຌແ຃ຣ໌ ເພືໆຨເຩັຈ
ກາຌຉັຈ຦ິຌລຽກໃຈໜືໆຄ
• Evaluate partner
organization
• Find the faults and /or to
criticize
• Compare with other
organizations
• Share or present the
findings at CARE to make
any decisions
The capacity assessment was NOT to
ກາຌຎະເມີຌ ແມໞຌພລກເຩົາ຅ະຍໍ່ເຈັຈຂາຈໄຎ

6. • ຌໍາໃຆໟຩຍພາຍເຎັຌ຦ືໆ
• ກໍາຌົຈ ຃ລາມ຦າມາຈຂຨຄ຦ະຊາຍັຌ
ຨົຄກຨຌ - ລິ຋ີກາຌກລຈ຦ຨຍໃຌ
ກາຌຍົົ່ຄມະຉິພະງາຈຂຨຄຨົຄກຨຌ ໃຌ
ຌາມ ຋ໞາຌໝໍຏໟໜືໆຄ ?
• ຦ໞຨຄແ຦ຄຉົລເຨຄ
• ຦ືຍວາ
• ຆຨກວາຂຨຈແກໟໄຂ
• ຩັຍຩຨຄເຨົາຌໍາກັຌ
• ໃວໟ຃ະແຌຌຉົຌເຨຄ ແ຤ະ ຩໞລມລິເ຃າະ
຦ະພາຍກາຌ
• ຦ໟາຄແຏຌຎັຍຎຸຄ
• Used pictures
• Identification of
institutional capacity
areas – how would you
examine the health of your
organization as doctor?
• Self Review
• Critical
• Constructive
• Consensus
• Self scoring based on
defined criteria & joint
analysis of the findings
• Action plan
Methodology ລິ຋ີກາຌຎະເມີຌ

7. Use of pictures ຌໍາໃຆໟຩຍພາຍ

8. Use of pictures ຌໍາໃຆໟຩຍພາຍ

9. Use of pictures ຌໍາໃຆໟຩຍພາຍ

10. • ຏໟຌໍາ຦ະມາ຃ົມ ຎະກຨຍມີ ຍັຌຈາ
຃ະຌະຨໍາຌລງກາຌ, ແຏຌຄາຌ
ແ຤ະ ກາຌເຄິຌ
• NPA Leadership including
board members, program
and finance staff members
Involvement ເຂົ໇າຩໞລມໃຌຂະຍລຌກາຌ

11. Role of CARE Role of Partner
 Facilitation
 Help to
understand
the
standards
 Help to build
the
consensus for
scoring
 Assist to
develop
action plan
Discussion on the
standards and comparing
with current practice
Participation in the
assessment process ,
discuss on the standards &
scoring
Discussion on the findings
and action plan
Translation into Lao &
facilitation for deeper /
critical (both strengths and
gaps) analysis and
discussion in Lao
Role of Partners in assessment process
ພາ຤ະຍົຈຍາຈ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌ ໃຌ຃ະຌະ຋ີໆເຩັຈກາຌເມີຌ
ຨົຄກາຌແ຃ຣ໌ ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌ
ຨໍາຌລງ຃ລາມ຦ະຈລກ
ຆໞລງ຦ໟາຄ຃ລາມເຂົ໇າໃ຅ໃຌ
ມາຈຊາຌກາຌຎະເມີຌ
ຆໞລງ຦ໟາຄກາຌຩັຍຩຨຄເຨົາ
ໂຈງຏໞາຌກາຌໃວໟ຃ະແຌຌ
຦ະໜັຍ຦ະໜຌກາຌ຦ໟາຄແຏຌ
ຎັຍຎຸຄ
 ຎຶກ຦າວາ຤ືກໞຽລກັຍ
ມາຈຊາຌຉໞາຄ໅ ແ຤ະ
ຎຽຍ຋ຽຍໃ຦ໞພາກຎະຉິຍັຈ
 ຩໞລມໃຌຂັ໇ຌຉຨຌຎະເມີຌ,
ຎຶກ຦າມາຈຊາຌ ແ຤ະ ໃວໟ
຃ະແຌຌ
 ຦ົຌ຋ະຌາຍັຌຈາຎະເຈັຌ
ຉໞາຄ໅ ແ຤ະ ແຏຌລຽກ
 ແຎພາ຦າ ແ຤ະ ລິເ຃າະ຤ົຄ
ເ຤ີກ

12. • ຎະກຨຍມີ 163 ມາຈຊາຌ ໃຌ 6
ຂຨຍເຂຈ຋ີໆເຩັຈຎະເມີຌ:
1. ແຏຌງຸຈ຋ະ຦າຈ, ແຏຌຄາຌ
ພັຈ຋ະຌາ, ຃ຸໟມ຃ຨຄຍ຤ິວາຌຨົຄກຨຌ
ແ຤ະ ກາຌໃວໟຂຨຈຍ຤ິກາຌ
2. ກາຌຎົກ຃ຨຄ ແ຤ະ ຃ລາມ
ຩັຍຏິຈຆຨຍ
3. ຉິຈຉາມ ແ຤ະ ຎະເມີຌ
4. ຍົຈຍາຈງິຄ-ຆາງ ແ຤ະ ກາຌ
ຩັຍຏິຈຆຨຍ຦ັຄ຃ລາມ
5. ຤ະຍົຍກາຌເຄິຌ
6. ຆັຍພະງາກຨຌມະຌຸຈ ແ຤ະ ກາຌ
ຍ຤ິວາຌ຦ັຍ຦ິຌຨົຄກຨຌ
163 standards in six
different institutional
capacity areas including
1. Strategic Planning, Program
Development, Management &
Service Delivery
2. Good Governance &
Accountability
3. Participatory Monitoring and
Evaluation
4. Gender and Social Inclusion
5. Finance Compliance &
Financial System
6. Human Resource & Logistics
Management
Institutional Capacity Areas
ຂຨຍເຂຈ຃ລາມ຦າມາຈຨົຄກຨຌ ຋ີໆເຩັຈຎະເມີຌ

13. • ເຎັຌພຽຄກາຌແ຤ກຎູ່ຽຌ ແ຤ະ ຦ໞຨຄ
ແ຦ຄພາງໃຌເ຋ົົ່າຌັ໇ຌ
• ຍໍ່ໄຈໟຎຽຍ຋ຽຍກັຍ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌຨືໆຌ
• ເຎັຌ຋ັຈ຦ະຌະ຃ະຉິ ແ຤ະ ຂໍ້ມຌ
຋ຽຍຊາຌ ໃຌກາຌລາຄແຏຌ ແ຤ະ
ຉິຈຉາມໃຌຉໍ່ໜໟາ
• This is just for our internal
sharing and reflection
• This not to compare the
partners
• It is their own perception &
kind of baseline for their
planning and follow up in
future
Results ຏົຌກາຌຎະເມີຌ

14. 0
20
40
60
80
100
Strategic
Planning,
Program
Development..
Good
Governance &
Accountability
Participatory
Monitoring and
Evaluation
Gender and
Social
Inclusion
Finance
Compliance &
Financial
System
Human
Resource &
Logistics
Management
GCA SODA VYC LDPA LaoPHA CCL SAEDA
Percentage (%)
ງຸຈ຋ະ຦າຈ ຩັຍຏິຈຆຨຍ ຉິຈຉາມຎະເມີຌ ຍົຈຍາຈງິຄຆາງ ກາຌເຄິຌ
Results ຏົຌກາຌຎະເມີຌ

15. • ຃ລາມເໝາະ຦ົມໃຌກາຌຌໍາພາຎະ
ເມີຌ ຦າມາຈຆໞລງໃວໟເກິຈ຃ລາມ
຅ິຄໃ຅຅າກ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌ
• ກາຌຎະເມີຌຉົລເຨຄ ຌໍາພາໂຈງ
ຨົຄກາຌແ຃ຣ໌ ແມໞຌໄຈໟຩັຍກາຌ
ຉໟຨຌຩັຍ຅າກ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌ ແມໞຌແຉໞ
ຨົຄກາຌ຅ັຈຉັ໇ຄ຦າກົຌເຨຄ
• ເຎັຌກາຌຎະເມີຌຨີກຩຍແຍຍ ຋ີໆ຃ໞ
ຩໞລມຄາຌ຦າມາຈເຨົາໄຎໃຆໟໄຈໟ
• ເຎັຌກາຌຎະເມີຌ຋ີໆຈີ ແ຤ະ ເຎັຌ
ຎະໂວງຈ ຉໍ່ ພະຌັກຄາຌ, ຎະ຦າຌ
ຄາຌ຦ະໜາມ ແ຤ະ ຌາງໃວງໞ
• Proper facilitation can help
for (honest) self-assessment
by partners
• Self-assessment facilitated
by CARE is also welcomed
even by INGO partner
• It was a kind of capacity
building as partners could
adopt and use it
• It is better and helpful to
include all staff members
including field coordinators
and board members
• It has been a reminder for
partners in all aspects of
organizational capacity
Realization / learning
ຂໍ້຃ິຈ ແ຤ະ ຩຽຌຩໟ

16. • ແຎພາ຦າ (຦ັຍລິຆາກາຌ຦ະເພາະ)
• ເລ຤າ ຋ີໆໃຆໟໃຌກາຌ຦ົຌ຋ະຌາ
• ຂາຈກາຌງຶຈເ຦ັ໇ຌງຶຈ຦າງ
• ຍາຄມາຈຊາຌໄຎແຉະຉໟຨຄເ຤ືໆຨຄ
ພາງໃຌຂຨຄຨົຄກຨຌໂພຈ
• ກາຌໃວໟ຃ະແຌຌຉົລເຨຄ - ແຄໞ຃ິຈ
ໃຌກາຌລິເ຃າະແຍຍກົຄໄຎກົຄມາ
຦ໍາ຤ັຍ ຅ຸຈແຂຄ ແ຤ະ ຅ຸຈຨໞຨຌ
• ກາຌເຂົ໇າຩໞລມ (ງັຄມີ຃ລາມຢ້າຌ
ກົລ຋ີໆ຅ະລິພາກຨົຄກຨຌຉົຌເຨຄ)
• Translation (technical
terms)
• Time for discussion
• Lack of energizers
• Some of the standards
were inter-related
• Self scoring – ‘honest’
analysis thinking of both
strong and weak areas
• Participation (with
fearless environment)
What were the challenges
຦ິໆຄ຋ໟາ຋າງ ຋ີໆມີ຃ະຌະຎະເມີຌ

17. • ຃ິຈລໞາ ພລກເຩົາເຎັຌຨົຄກຨຌ
຋ີໆພຽຍພໟຨມແ຤ໟລ. ຍາຈຈຽລຌີ໇
ພລກເຩົາຩໟ຅ຸຈຨໞຨຌຉົລເຨຄ -
຃ະຌະຨໍາຌລງກາຌຂຨຄ ຦ະມາ຃ົມ
ເພືໆຨກາຌພັຈ຋ະຌາ
• ຂະຍລຌກາຌຎະເມີຌ ຉໟຨຄກາຌ
ລິເ຃າະແຍຍ຅ິຄໃ຅ແ຋ໟ໅ ຊໞາງ
຋ຨຈຨຨກ຅າກ຋ຸກຊໟຨງ຃ໍາຂຨຄ
ຨົຄກຨຌ - ຋ໞາຌ ຍຸຌ຤ັຍ ແຏຌຄາຌ
ພັຈ຋ະຌາ຦ິໆຄແລຈ຤ໟຨມ
- We were thinking
ourselves one of the best
organizations. Now we
know our weaknesses –
SODA Board Member
- “This process of capacity
assessment requires an
honest analysis /
expression of
organizational situation” –
Bounlap, Environment Program
Officer
Feedback from partners (selected)
ກາຌ຦ໞຨຄແ຦ຄ຅າກ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌ (຋ີໆຊຶກເ຤ືຨກ)

18. With Vientiane Youth Center (VYC)
ຩໞລມກັຍ ຦ຌພັຈ຋ະຌາໄລໜຸໞມ
VYC staff members, during capacity assessment, December 11-12, 2014, Vientiane

19. With LAO Positive Health Association (LaoPHA)
ຩໞລມກັຍ ຦ະມາ຃ົມເພືໆຨ຦ຸຂະພາຍ
LaoPHA staff members, during capacity assessment, November 27-28, Vientiane

20. With Lao Disabled People’s Association (LDPA)
ຩໞລມກັຍ ຦ະມາ຃ົມ຃ົຌພິກາຌແວໞຄຆາຈ຤າລ
LDPA staff members, during capacity assessment, May 11-12, Vientiane

21. With Committee de Cooperation pour le Laos (CCL)
ຩໞລມກັຍ ຨົຄກາຌຩໞລມມືກັຍຎະເ຋ຈ຤າລ
CCL staff members, during capacity assessment, May 7-8, Vientiane

22. • GCA
learning
• SODA
learning
• LaoPHA
learning
• VYC
Learning
• SAEDA
Learning • CCL
Learning
• LDPA
Learning
Continuous learning and improvement
ຂະຍລຌກາຌຩຽຌຩໟ ແ຤ະ ຎັຍຎຄຢູ່າຄຉໍ່ເຌືໆຨຄ
applied applied
applied
applied applied
applied
•Less challenges &
improved facilitation
•More confidence
•More positive feedbacks
to CARE better feeling
(mutual)
Reflection on
experience
ເຍິໆຄຎະ຦ົຍກາຌ
ຏໞາຌມາ
We applied the feedback
/ ideas for improvement
ເຩົາໃຆໟກາຌ຦ໞຨຄແ຦ຄ / ແຌລ
຃ິຈເພືໆຨຎັຍຎຸຄ
•຦ິໆຄ຋ໟາ຋າງມີໜໟຨງ & ຎັຍຎຸຄ
ລິ຋ີກາຌເຩັຈຎະເມີຌ
•ເຆືໆຨໝັ໇ຌວາງຂື໇ຌ
•ກາຌ຦ໞຨຄແ຦ຄມີ຋ໞາຨໞຽຄຈີຂື໇ຌ
ຉໍ່ຨົຄກາຌແ຃ຣ໌

23. Together with partners - we could contribute more!
ຩໞລມກັຍ຃ໞຩໞລມຄາຌ - ພລກເຩົາຨາຈຎະກຨຍ຦ໞລຌໄຈໟວາງຂື໇ຌ

24. - - and become stronger for impact at scale !
- - ແ຤ະ ກາງເຎັຌ ຃ລາມເຂັ໇ມແຂຄ ເພືໆຨໄຈໟມາໃຌ຤ະຈັຍຏົຌໄຈໟຩັຍ

25. Thank You ຂຨຍໃ຅