Effectiveness and outcomes of WBI activities : results from 12 focus countries

Sustainable development requires capacity building at individual, organizational, and societal levels. The World Bank Institute (WBI) supports World Bank operations by providing learning activities, advisory services, and knowledge products that support efforts of client countries to achieve such development. To increase the relevance, effectiveness, and usefulness of WBl's learning products, WBI launched a new country-focused approach in FY02 to develop and enhance capacity in client countries. This approach tailors WBI activities to the needs and challenges of each country and aligns these activities with the World Bank's country assistance strategies and clients' development goals. This paper includes the following headings: The challenge. The response. Participants and response rates. Evaluation methods and instruments. Evaluation results. Implications and conclusions.