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Understanding and operationalising empowerment (pdf 390kb)

This paper presents an overview of the different definitions and approaches to empowerment, and provides practical guidance on how to operationalise empowerment on the ground, with a focus on women.

It addresses a number of issues including:

- The history of debates surrounding empowerment
- Empowerment as a process and outcome
- Understanding power
- The agency and structure approaches to empowerment
- Empowerment and implications for partnerships

 

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