Building Capacity in Ethiopia to Strengthen the Participation of Citizens’ Associations in Development

This study maps the organizations that citizens associate with, have access to, and participate in; examines the nature of these organisations; analyses the relationships or level of interaction; identifies empowerment and capacity building needs of these organizations, and examines their implications for the design of the Civil Society Capacity Building and Empowerment Programme (CSCEP) of the World Bank. Primary data was collected in nine woredas using extensive survey instruments. In total, twenty households in each kebele were interviewed and 536 questionnaires were completed.