Capacity Building Centered in Equity

While capacity building is a critical part of our work, traditional models of capacity building do not always account for culture, systems, and power in their design, failing to keep equity centered in their approach. GEO’s latest publication, Reimagining Capacity Building, explores principles for centering equity in our capacity-building efforts, explores the way inequities can show up, and offers steps we can take to address and mitigate those inequities. This session will explore the practices highlighted in this resource and explore how you can apply these concepts to your own capacity-building programs.

• Explore the role of culture, systems, and power in planning capacity-building initiatives
• Identify ways they can adjust capacity-building efforts to better center equity
• Hear examples of the principles of equity-centered capacity-building programs