Difference between revisions of "Empowerment"

Difference between revisions of "Empowerment"

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* Ability to make meaningful choices, recognizing the existence of options,
 
* Ability to make meaningful choices, recognizing the existence of options,
 
* Opportunities that exist in the person's formal and informal environment.  
 
* Opportunities that exist in the person's formal and informal environment.  
Empowerment can either refer to a process or to the outcome of a process. Participation and empowerment are closely linked, the latter makes the former meaningful.<ref>[http://www.fao.org www.fao.org]</ref>}}
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Empowerment can either refer to a process or to the outcome of a process. Participation and empowerment are closely linked, the latter makes the former meaningful.<ref>[http://www.fao.org www.fao.org] (16 April 2008)</ref>}}
  
  

Latest revision as of 12:29, 21 July 2008

Term2.png EMPOWERMENT
Individual capacity to make effective choices and to effectively translate choices into desired actions and outcomes. The individual's capacity to make effective choices is conditioned by:
  • Ability to make meaningful choices, recognizing the existence of options,
  • Opportunities that exist in the person's formal and informal environment.
Empowerment can either refer to a process or to the outcome of a process. Participation and empowerment are closely linked, the latter makes the former meaningful.[1]



References

  1. www.fao.org (16 April 2008)