October - December 2012 - National Institute of Rural Development

MYRADA’S Capacity Building Intervention .... 387SAG Vision ChartThe above photographs depict that theWMA and SAG members have developed thecapacity to build vision for their members,group and village. The planning, facilitatesthem to act together for a common purpose,be it construction of village road, treeplantation, improving village school, cleaningcommon water tank and drainage, organisingawareness camps on health, legal and socialrelated issues, and lobbying for electricity.Again, capacity building and creation of socialcapital seem to be simultaneous moments. Itis not that first the capacity building takesplace, and once this process is over, thensocial capital is formed. Over the last twodecades, there has been a paradigm shift indevelopment as external change agents haverealised that capacity building is neitherbringing in new technology nor externalconsultants. As a result, MYRADA is investingdirectly in affinity groups as social capitaltools, which in turn interact with other factorsfurther enhancing social capital.Figure 3: Model Showing Reciprocal Relation Between Capacity Building and Social CapitalTool Factors OutcomeCBOsSocial CapitalScaling up of CBOsCapacity building interventionSocial CapitalCapacity building trainingNumber of stakeholders’ involvementDifferent levels of stakeholders’ involvementProcess of capacity buildingCreation of enabling environmentSocial CapitalJournal of Rural Development, Vol. 31, No. 4, October - December : 2012