This paper explores the theory and practice of organisational development, in particular, the process through which INGOs work in partnership with their local staff and leadership to help strengthen partners’ ability to serve as effective service providers, public advocates and leaders.

First her family were used as human shields by ISIS. Then they were killed by a coalition airstrike.

Engaging girls is important – to reduce their exposure to harm and to expand the vital role they can play in shaping their own lives and communities. This is the reason the International Rescue Committee brings together groups of girls to explore their power and potential and cultivate essential skills.

A group of fifteen women huddle around a stove in a brightly painted room in the Bekaa valley in the east of Lebanon. On the walls are messages of hope. Despite the plummeting temperatures, these women have made the journey to the International Rescue Committee’s women’s centre to participate in a somewhat unusual activity. They will join 'Hala' on her way to work, through the medium of a comic book.