Capacity Assessment Manual for National Human Rights Institutions Chapter 4: From capacity challenges to strategies and actions Being with a team with international capacity was a good experience and my findings are as follows: 1. For me it was a very nice experience to see how international treaties could be implemented in different countries with different cultures and beliefs and also to see that human rights values are the same everywhere even with different cultures and beliefs. 2. It opens a window to the person in the capacity assessment team to see human rights from different perspectives and learn to assess human rights values and also helps the assessment member to gain new experience and knowledge. 3. It gives a wider perspective to local staff with limited authorities who are in the team (like me), to see human rights global responsibility and challenges and transfer the knowledge to the areas of their responsibilities. QADER RAHIMI Herat Regional Director, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Team member on CAs of the NHRIs of Sri Lanka 2012 and Philippines 2018 The findings from the CA provide the starting point for formulating a CD response for the NHRI. They lead to the proposed strategies and actions to address the core capacity issues. Generally, the core capacity issues identified in the CA are related and inter-dependent. A CD response will be more effective if it combines actions for improvement across more than one of the issues. So, one strategy or action may address several capacity issues, building on existing strengths and on additional ones over time. For example, developing and implementing a performance appraisal scheme for all staff will address capacity issues in relation to management ability, staff accountability, human resource development and the performance of general functions and specific tasks. The CD strategies and actions, therefore, should respond to the core capacity issues generally and not attempt to be a one for one match, with each capacity issue having a single exclusive response. A CA report to an individual NHRI is confidential to that NHRI (its leaders, senior managers and staff), unless it decides to release it publicly. This manual, therefore, does not provide examples of specific strategies and actions in reports to particular NHRIs. However, it can provide examples of the kinds of strategies and actions frequently proposed so that NHRI leaders and staff can be aware of the common kinds of strategies and actions for improvement that can arise from a CA. 43