Assess and benchmark the status of NGOs/CBOs and to conduct their respective capacity assessments in Pakistan

Status: Completed
Start Date: 22 May 2013
End Date: 31 Dec 2013
Geographic Coverage: National – all four provinces
Focus Area: Institutional Strengthening
SDG Goal: –
Implementing Partner: SPO
Funding Partner: Greenacre Associates and DFID

Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) with the financial support of Greenacre Associates (GA) and DFID implemented this project.

The objectives of this collaboration were to;

Providing staff with resources that will be trained by GA to assess the benchmark status of NGOs who SPO is in contact with.

Work with GA staff on preparation of future capacity building materials and events.

During project period SPO staff initially evaluated 2000 NGOs with whom SPO has had dealings or have partnered with. This included contacting and completing a questionnaire for each NGO in a form provided by GA and entering all the details onto the GA database for capacity assessment of the organizations.