Capacity Building of local communities may take many forms but the concept stems from the truth that successful development depends on local people.

AA International Ltd staff have extensive experience in the establishment of rural-based networks, institutions, and institutes covering all aspects of human endeavour ranging from technical training and the provision of finance to establishment of rights and the enabling environment for initiatives to succeed. Notable successes of our staff include:

• Technical assistance for the development of practical agricultural training courses in 5 rural institutes in the Philippines; EU funded with Doxiades Associates, Athens;
  
• Technical Assistance to Mekelle Dry Land College of Agriculture (now Mekelle University), a World Bank funded programme implemented through CAZS-NR, Bangor, Wales (since 1996);
  
  Rural Banks: 16 created in Eritrea through a EU/World Bank funded programme implemented through ACORD. Peter James, fonder member of AA International Ltd directed and supported this programme in Eritrea managed by Hasabenebi Kafal from its beginning in 1993 to its handover in 2007. Such expertise is now available through AA International Ltd.
  

Do you have experience that you would like to share with development projects? We are looking for experienced professionals to work with TechTalk, our  online question and answer service for rural development projects.

AA International Ltd trained MoA and FAO-SIFSIA crops and food supply assessors prior to an Assessment conducted in Nov/ Dec 2009. The Assessment Mission Report was written by AA International's Director, Ian Robinson, from the information obtained by the trained teams and from reports prepared by FAO-SIFSIA, Khartoum. The Mission Highlights are given here and access to the approved version of the report may be found in the Crop and Food Supply Assessments Section of the website: