EMPOWERMENT

The goal of supporting local empowerment underlies all of World Neighbors work. The people in the areas we work in define their most urgent priorities and set their own agenda. Planning methods are used to ensure that all concerned groups in a community, including women from these groups, have a voice. World Neighbors program leaders help communities recognize the root causes of their problems and develop appropriate plans of action. Our goal is to encourage and empower people to succeed by acting together to solve their problems.

Additional Resources

What would women say if they could catch the ear of world leaders? WOW! and World Neighbors were invited by openSummit to participate in their "Women Talk to the G8" blog. OpenSummit covered the G8 process from a women’s perspective and invited debate on key issues such as aid, globalization, climate change and health. Read posts by many, including WOW! and World Neighbors.

Read the WOW! issue briefs "Muslim Women and Social Justice," "'A Different World Is Possible': The 2007 World Social Forum" and "A New Century for Timor Leste."

The current "World Neighbors In Action" focuses in detail on savings and credit groups.

World Neighbors In Action