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What makes Empowerment Work? 5 Key Tenets of EW's Holistic Approach: 1. Collaboration with other non-profits vs. Competition Rather than acting alone or in competition, EW advances the impact of other organizations. EW acts as a uniting force, and strategically engages optimal expertise, experience, and implementing capacity of complimentary local and global partners. In strategic collaborations we achieve holistic solutions which none could accomplish alone. EW further leverages the power of like minded groups in synergistic public awareness and action campaigns that address AIDS, Global Warming, and Global policy issues at the heart of many organizations. 2. Positive Alternatives to Corporate Globalization vs. Protesting We applaud the awareness raising protests against unjust economic policies of WTO, etc. In fact, these actions provide the foundation for EW to take corporate social responsibility to the next level. EW engages businesses in private/public partnerships that reverse the effects of economic globalization through the creation of livelihoods that protect indigenous heritage and promote cultural diversity. Our Partners in Empowerment network provides the critical mass to make this viable. 3. Comprehensive Solutions vs. Single Issue (Band-Aid) Rather than specializing in one issue or creating one program for all communities, EW specializes in an integrative process (7 Stages of Building Local Assets) helping diverse communities resolve their most critical challenge to a healthier future, fostering a better world for all. By staying focused on the big picture in each community we are able mobilize limited resources in integrative and balanced social, economic & health efforts to address the root causes of poverty. 4. Local Empowerment vs. Top Down When people are empowered, they find creative ways to resolve their own problems and better contribute to society and the world. EW empowers those most affected by critical challenges (AIDS, Economic Poverty, Drought/ Hunger caused by Climate Change), as primary agents of change in their communities. Local citizens are accountable to the communities they live in for the long-term and have a deeper investment in project success. 5. Investing in Economic Opportunities vs. Hand outs Each community we work with has unique human and natural resources that when invested in, with appropriate technology, access to markets, and capital, can resolve many issues at once. To this end, each EW country program is developed in concert with economic opportunities empowering local stakeholders to become self-reliant in meeting their needs. Top . . |
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