via Alan Hudson - Matt Andrews has a new blog.
Matt is the author of my favorite capacity-building as soccer metaphor, which crudely paraphrased goes something like this:
Much development capacity-building is a bit like sending Arsene Wenger to work with Accrington Stanley. A bottom league team with part-time players needs help with the basics - like making sure the players get to the game on time and maintain a basic level of fitness and organization. Bringing in the nutritionist, sports psychologist, and sophisticated data analysis used by the likes of Arsenal is kind of not really always appropriate.
Matt is the author of my favorite capacity-building as soccer metaphor, which crudely paraphrased goes something like this:
Much development capacity-building is a bit like sending Arsene Wenger to work with Accrington Stanley. A bottom league team with part-time players needs help with the basics - like making sure the players get to the game on time and maintain a basic level of fitness and organization. Bringing in the nutritionist, sports psychologist, and sophisticated data analysis used by the likes of Arsenal is kind of not really always appropriate.
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as a long disgruntled Arsenal fan I am sorely tempted to extend the Arsene Wenger analogy while at the same time having a go at much of what passes for "capacity development" ... But, I won't spoil Matt's rendition.
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