The Capacity building training is one of the strategic objective of SN.

Various training both national and international are being conducted in cooperation with various international networks such as: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok; Asian Chakra Network; CASDIN (Kazakhastan); We Citizens (Russia); Asian Rural Institute; AsiaDHRRA etc.

Capacity Growth

• Appreciative Inquiry Approach (AIA)
• Capacity Growth of CBOs, NGOs and Development Partners
• Community Based Disaster Management
• Community Mobilization and Self-Help Development
• Conflict Transformation
• Environmental Planning and Project Management.
• Financial Planning, Financial Analysis and Management
• Gender, Development and Empowerment
• Good Governance
• Human Development and Management
• Impact and Result Based Management (RBM)
• Leadership and Management
• Learning Organization
• Logical Framework Analysis
• Management Information Systems
• Micro-Finance, Savings and Credit and IGA
• New Business Creation
• NGO/CBO Management
• Organizational Analysis and (OD)
• Participatory Community Assessment: PRA; CAP; SARAR etc.
• Participatory Impact Monitoring (PIM)
• Project Design, Planning and Management
• Public/Social Audit
• Result Based Management
• Strategic Development and Planning
• Survey Research, Operation Research, Market Research; Opinion Polling
• Monitoring & Evaluation Studies and Assessment
• TNA and development of training manuals
• Training of Trainers (TOT)

Highlight of some accomplished capacity building works in chronological order :

• Pilot NGDO Management Training Workshop in Bangkok- AIT Bangkok
• NGDO Management Training -SCF-UK
• NGDO Management Training of Asian NGOs,-AIT/NGDO, Dhudikhel
• Financial Management Training from NGOs & INGOs-staff College
• Human Resource Development Training to HRD Officers-SNV-Nepal
• Institution Dev. and Capacity Building Training for Women-IIDS/ADB
• NGDO Management Development T. in Far Western Region-UNDP/DDS
• NGDO Management Development Training in Nepalgunj-UN/DDC/SWC,
• NGDO Management Training in Loreto College-RDRS, Darjeeling
• NGDO Management Training, University-PhilDHRRA, Manila
• NGDO Management Training to Sr. Staff -SARVODAYA, Sri-Lanka
• Capacity Building, Networking and Exposure T. to PDP II-Dhudikhel
• Financial Management Training from Various organization-Kathmandu
• Livestock Management Training to Staff of PDP II-PDP
• Micro Enterprise Development i.e. Metal Training-Kuntabesi, Kavre
• NGDO Management Training to Sr. Level Staff-RDRS, Kalimpong
• Participatory Rural Appraisal to Staff of PDP II- PDP
• Peer Group Evaluation Training To Staff of PDP II-PDP, Dhudikhel
• Strategic Management Training in Loreto College-RDRS, Darjeeling
• Training of Trainer(TOT) to in Loreto College-RDRS, Darjeeling
• Capacity Building Training - ACAP, Pokhara
• Institution Development Training in Mustang-Canadian Cooperation,
• Monitoring and Evaluation T. from various Organization-Staff College
• Participatory Project Planning Evaluation Training-KCAP/WWF
• Participatory Rural Enterprise Development Training -Jawalakhel
• Phase out Monitoring training to Staff of PDP II- PDP, Dhudikhel
• Monitoring & Evaluation Training Workshop, ACAP Staff College
• Institutional Development Training- Canadian Cooperation
• NGDO Strategy Management T. -CASDIN,Kazakistan
• Training Impact Assessment on NGDO M.,TOT & S M- RDRS, Bangladesh
• Community Based Disaster M.and Strategic Mang. T.- RDRS, Bangladesh
• Financial Management Training Workshop, SCF--Norway
• Institution and Program Management-Canadian Cooperation
• International Financial Management Workshop- RDRS, Darjeeling
• Gender & Empowerment Training -RDRS, Darjeeling
• Global Micro Finance Workshop- RDRS, Bangladesh
• Strategic management Training Workshop- jiri technical school
• Building Capacity Financial Management T. Workshop- Action Aid
• Project Design & Management Training Workshop- WWF/NGO-FP GTZ
• Community Organizing & CBO’s OD Training Workshop, LDTA
• NGDO Management training workshop, Care Nepal
• Log frame Workshop – Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone, WWF
• Social Leadership Development Workshop, KCAP/WWF Conservation Area Project) in the workshop.
• Organizational Development Training Workshop, Sagarmatha Community Agro-Forestry Project/WWF
• Proposal and Report writing Training Workshop, Women Development Officers from DACAW, UNICEF.
• Proposal and Report writing Training Workshop to Department of Women Development and Women Development Officers, JICA
• Enhancing capacity of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in RDRS Programme Sites in North Bangladesh, RDRS Banagladesh
• Training Skill Transformation, Programme Officer from various organizations RDRS CBO Training-Hotel Marsyangdi, RDRS-Bangladesh
• Training for Transformation and Empowerment, Pokjarab
• Regional Financial Management Training, RDRS-Bangladesh
• Monitoring and Evaluation Training, WWF
• Community Mobilization and Facilitating Training, Base-Bardia

  International Training in 2006
  Empowering Societies to Mitigate Effects of Earthquake from 1st March – 8th March 2006 in Kalimpong and Darjeeling, India. Participants were from RDRS Bangladesh, Bangladesh, LWF Nepal and Darjeeling NGO Networks , India.