Capacity Building
& Community Initiatives
Asia Catalyst’s Capacity Building & Community Initiatives team runs three major
programs: The Regional Rights Training program, The CBO Catalyst, and the Tailored
Coaching program. In 2015, Asia Catalyst provided substantial training and support for
twenty-two organizations in four countries via these programs.
An LGBT CBO from Hangzhou,
China completes a strategic planning
activity during a Tailored Coaching
workshop. The group learned volunteer
management and effective task division
from Asia Catalyst. Subsequently, they
successfully navigated a staffing crisis
and established a new official office
that increased collaboration and shared
resources with another local LGBT
organization.
Asia Catalyst photo, 2015.
Asia Catalyst evaluates training impact for a CBO in
Hangzhou, China. Asia Catalyst photo, 2015.
Our methodology
Asia Catalyst supports civil society
development and empowerment
through tailored capacity building,
research, and advocacy on issues
of most concern to marginalized
communities in Asia.
We use an innovative, responsive model
to ensure community voice and need
is at the heart of all programming.
We incorporate a training-of-trainers
methodology into all of our long-term
programs to ensure sustainability, and
continuously evaluate and adjust our
approach to maximize impact and
quality. We support our partners to
become leading advocates at the local,
national, and global levels
CBO leaders from Cambodia develop human
rights advocacy plans during Asia Catalyst’s
Regional Rights Training workshop. Asia
Catalyst photo, 2015.
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