Why does PSO support capacity building in developing countries?

In the development cooperation world we have come to the conclusion over the past few years that many activities do not produce an optimum effect. This is primarily due to the fact that local organisations - which were responsible for implementing these projects - are not able to do this properly. They just didn't have the capacity. We have decided that we need to place more importance on the role that local organisations can play in protecting the interests of their own community and influencing the policy-makers. A flourishing NGO sector in developing countries is an important catalyst for sustainable development.