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Capacity building refers to assistance
to professionals from developing countries to develop
skill or competence, or for general upgrading of performance
ability. It has fast become a major issue of concern
and attention in developing countries. The Earth Summit
recognized capacity-building as one of the means of
implementation for Agenda 21. The chapter 37 of Agenda
21 urges particular focus to national mechanisms and
international cooperation for capacity-building in developing
countries. The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI)
called for enhancing and accelerating human, institutional
and infrastructure capacity building initiatives and
to assist developing countries in building capacity
to access a larger share of multilateral and global
research and development programs. Within this context,
Partners in Population and Development (PPD) which is
mandated to promote Reproductive Health, Population
and Development through exchange of experiences, good
practices, expertise among southern countries, conducted
since its inception a series of well intentioned programs
in Capacity Building. Currently with the support of
the People’s Republic of China, PPD opened on
23 April 2006 a Program Office in China. The Program
Office is located in the Premises of China Training
Centre (CTC) in Taicang City. The objective of the office
is to galvanize resources and spearhead a series of
program activities through Capacity Building for the
promotion of South-South Cooperation in RH, Population
and Development activities. Under the Memorandum of
Understanding signed between PPD and the Government
of People’s Republic of China, PPD is conducting
Capacity Building workshops for professionals from developing
countries.
The
China Programme Office though spearheading Capacity
Building programmes, also facilitates the transfer of
RH Commodities and Technologies between developing countries.
Developing Countries which are PPD Member States have
received RH Commodities from China.
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