Directions for SMC’s Work With Organisational Development and Capacity Building

This document was created by the Swedish Mission Council (SMC), an ecumenical body of Swedish Churches, missionary organizations, and development organizations. It describes the SMC policy for organizational development and capacity building. 

SMC’s work with organizational development is aimed at developing strong, independent organizations with good self-insight, a self-critical attitude, and competence and capacity to act for change both within their own organization and in the surrounding society.

That being said, this document presents a basic approach to organizational development and capacity building while, at the same time, coupling to theological perspectives and doctrine. 

A Swedish version of this document is available here.