Capacity development comprises some or all of the following six components:
1) Human capacity: This involves the development of human skills capacity, and the effective use of managerial, professional and technical staff, and volunteers. It includes identifying the right people to be trained; developing and delivering training strategies that are responsive to the needs of the target audience; providing an appropriate learning environment for training and education; ensuring in-service/field supervision for continued skills transfer; and, especially in the case of HIV/AIDS, longer term mentoring for directional, emotional and moral support in FBOS.
2) Organizations and their management: This addresses how FBOs, their culture and management styles influence the use, efficiency and retention of skilled human resources for HIV/AIDS care, mitigation and prevention.
3) FBO institutional context: It includes the roles and responsibilities of different sectors of FBOs in the context of decentralization.
4) Networks and linkages: This includes multi-sectorial alliances and networks of different faith-based organizations to optimize resources and broaden the coverage of actions.
5) Social capital and community participation: Social capital refers to the processes between FBO leaders that establish networks, norms and social trust, and facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutual benefit. Community organization and participation concern complementarily of action, and strengthening social accountability and advocacy systems.
6) Contextual environment: This refers to the socioeconomic, cultural and political settings in FBOs that facilitate or constrain the functional capacity of individuals and organizations. One example is the degree of political acknowledgment and support for HIV/AIDS activities in FBOs.