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Linda Janmaat
Kenya, South Sudan
02 December 20
Organisational Capacity Assessment Tool for Water Resources Users Associations, by Wetlands International Eastern Africa
The OCA Tool is used to conduct organisational capacity assessment which is a comprehensive and highly participatory approach to achieving organisational change, learning and development. It supports organisations to measure their performance, prioritize organisational challenges, and implement improvement strategies.
The tool is composed of 16 capacity areas and statements of excellence/indicators for assessing Water Resources Users Association (WRUAs), and a reporting template that identifies strengths and capacity gaps. A capacity building plan is developed with interventions to address the identified gaps with timeframes.
The tool was developed by Wetlands International in PfR in Kenya, and has been used in a number of rural counties to assess the WRUAs organisational and technical capacities to determine their contribution to collaborative water resources management and conflict resolution for decision-making. This was followed with recommendations on appropriate interventions to address the capacity gaps through development of capacity building plans to guide implementation of the interventions.
In South Sudan, the OCA tool helps assessing Water Resources Users Associations within Kinnaite watershed with the objective of strengthening them for co-managing water resources at local sub-basin level in Eastern Equatoria State. In late 2020, plans are underway to conduct OCA for the three WRUAs within Kinnaite watershed.