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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=ruglucia@PAHO.ORG
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<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"><SPAN class=heading21><B><FONT
face=Arial color=#993300 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #993300; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Empowerment: An
overview, Summary of discussion paper in preparation
</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN class=heading21><B><I><FONT face=Arial
color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN></FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN
class=heading21><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cecilia Luttrell
<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">, </SPAN></I>December,
2006</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"><SPAN class=default1><FONT
face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This two pager gives
an outlook on the overview paper on empowerment that is being prepared under the
backstopping mandate and available on this platform as from April 2007. This
introduction briefly highlights the history and debates surrounding empowerment
and outlines the four power dimensions as a framework for differentiating power
and empowerment: the dimensions <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">of power to,
power with, power over and power from within</SPAN></I>. Further it briefly
points up different activities enhancing empowerment and the issue of how to
measure empowerment <A
href="http://www.poverty-wellbeing.net/document.php?itemID=921&langID=1&langID=1&officeID=25"><B><FONT
color=#333399><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #333399">Download</SPAN></FONT></B></A><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial color=#333399 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Empowerment is seen
an outcome or a process. These can be summarized
as:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1.
Participation: empowerment as the more active participation of previously
excluded groups in the design, management and evaluation of livelihood
activities and policies.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2.
Organisational capacity building: empowerment as increased individual and
organisational capacity to take some form of
action.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3.
Economic enhancement: empowerment through economic improvement and increasing
access to economic resources.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><SPAN
class=default1><FONT face=Arial color=#993300 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #993300; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title="[en] Empowerment Annotated Bibliography"
href="http://www.poverty-wellbeing.net/document.php?itemID=931&langID=1&langID=1&officeID=25"></A></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=heading21><B><FONT face=Arial color=#993300 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #993300; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Empowerment: A
Selected Annotated Bibliography</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN
class=heading21><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <BR>Sitna Quiroz (
November 2006)</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN class=default1><FONT face=Arial
color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<A
href="http://www.poverty-wellbeing.net/document.php?itemID=931&langID=1&langID=1&officeID=25"><FONT
color=#333399><SPAN style="COLOR: #333399"> </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT
color=#333399><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #333399">Download</SPAN></FONT></B></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The annotated
bibliography on empowerment compiles a wider range of literature on the theme.
It starts with clarification of concepts of empowerment and the different power
dimensions. The bibliography then looks at different perspectives of empowerment
in terms of gender, ethnic minorities and education. Further it provides
resources with regard to policy analysis and the different approaches towards
implementation of empowerment<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Contents<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1.
Conceptualizing Empowerment<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1.1.
Empowerment definitions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1.2.
Power <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2.
Empowerment Perspectives <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2.1.
Gender <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2.2.
Ethnic minorities<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2.3.
Education <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3.
Policy analysis<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4.
Implementing Empowerment <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4.1.
Rights and Empowerment <BR>4.2. Sustainable
Livelihoods<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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