Practical knowledge
Knowledge that can be applied immediately rather than knowledge held in the abstract.
Skills & Capacity Building
Skills that make self-reliance a realistic prospect.
Skills development, knowledge and capacity-building initiatives designed to improve productivity and promote self-reliance.
Introduction
From assistance to independence
The Foundation provides human capacity-building programmes designed to equip individuals with the skills, knowledge and opportunities that enable them to become confident, productive and self-reliant.
This is the work that changes a person’s relationship with support altogether. Assistance meets a need as it arises; capacity changes what a person is able to do about the next one.
The Need
Why capacity building matters
People living with disadvantage are not short of capability. They are short of the means to apply it — a skill that is recognised, the confidence to offer it, and an opportunity in which to use it.
Where those three things come together, the effect extends well past the individual. A person who can earn supports a household, and a household that is not in crisis can keep its children in school and attend to its health.
Assistance meets a need as it arises. Capacity changes what a person can do about the next one.
Al Sa’eed Humanitarian FoundationOur Contribution
What the Foundation seeks to contribute
These are the outcomes this area of work is designed to move towards.
Skills development
Capability that is genuinely useful in the settings where people actually live and work.
Confidence
The self-belief without which a skill is rarely offered, let alone used.
Productivity
Support towards being able to contribute, earn and take part.
Self-reliance
A shift away from dependence and towards making one’s own decisions.
Sustainable opportunity
Openings that continue to matter long after a programme has ended.
Our Approach
How we approach this work
Four commitments that shape how this work is carried out.
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Build on what is already there
Capacity building starts from the ability a person already has, rather than treating them as a blank page.
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Useful before impressive
Priority goes to skills and knowledge with a realistic application in the person's own setting.
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Confidence is part of the curriculum
Capability that a person does not believe in will not be used.
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Measured by independence
The intended outcome is a person who needs the Foundation less, not more.
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Our other focus areas
Education & Learning
Free qualitative education and access to learning opportunities for disadvantaged and underserved people.
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Healthcare support, health awareness and the encouragement of positive lifestyles, particularly among youths and vulnerable members of society.
Read moreHumanitarian Care & Support
Practical support, relief, care and essential assistance for vulnerable individuals and families.
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