Group 3:

Santillan, Jhusa
Abelgas, Bel
Unabia. Ivy
Badayos, Maria Rose
Malazarte, Gabriel
Dela Cerna, Dianne
What is Empowerment?

• It refers to the mechanisms that

individuals, organizations, and
communities gain to control life and
issues in economics, social,
psychological and political aspects
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
• requires collaboration, engagement and
involvement especially from
COMMUNITY MEMBERS

• COMMUNITY MEMBERS

+ They are the key actors in the commnunity

development process
• + Ensures the they are able to plan, make
decisions, implement and to execute
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

• the process of discovering, enhancing,

and expanding human ability
 The Concept POWER as an
Ability
Two Concept of POWER

+ Power can be referred to as the ability to

take actions
+ Power is a thing or something that can be
owned by individuals or groups
- Asnarul; 1997
 SCHOLAR DEFINITION OF POWER

POWER as a force is
ARENDT (1970) equivalent with human
ability

BROWNE ( 1995) POWER as the ability, energy

and potential

GIDDEN ( 1985) POWER as a capacity for

human transformation
•

‘POWER WITHIN’

‘POWER WITH’
‘POWER WITHIN’

• refers to a power in a person to develop

independence by not relying in others
and self-esteem

‘ POWER WITH’
explains that actions or other things
can be achieved if it is done collectively
and not individually
 SCHOLAR DEFINITION OF POWER

POWER as a person or collective

WEBER ( 1978) opportunity to realize their needs
even when they have to go against
others

POWER as an ability for any

TAWNEY ( 1993) individuals or groups to change
the behaviors of other individuals
or groups

MAC MILLAN ( 1978) POWER is in comparison with

influence
 ‘POWER OVER’

• Increase in power at a single stage whether

individual, organizational, or community levels
will lead to decrease to others. – Zimmerman
(1993) and Rowland (1998)
 SOURCES OF POWER

• Influential personality
• Wealth
• Knowledge
• Position
• Popularity
• Organization
- Galbraith (1983) Frence and Raven (1959 )
 EMPOWERMENT

• Empowerment as a social action process

promotes participation of people,
organizations and communities towards the
goal of enhancing individual community
control, political efficiency, improved quality
life and social.
EMPOWERMENT APPROACH IN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

• The importance of empowerment is to achieve a

better level of community life, particularly on
community competency, community capacity and
social capital.

• Issues like poverty, health, women, PWD, single

mother, youths and leadership organizations are
the most effective approach in solving issues by
empowering individuals or groups through
ability and potential development.
The processes for the Empowerment in
Community Development Program

According to Reid (2002):

Steps and Processes for implementing empowerment

approach in community development in which must be
done in sequence.

1. Building Hope

2. Widespread Participation
3.Building Relationship with Partners
4. Creating Visions
5. Establishing Work Plan
6. Finding Resources
7. Creating Success
8. Developing Community Capacity
9.Adapting Strategy plan
10. Development Towards Sustainability
 Community Empowerment occurs when they
have demonstrated to identify problems, obtain
resources, improve skills and experience, Implement,
lead and mobilize all community members to be actively
and involved in each program conducted for mutual
benefits

The communities with initiatives, clear goals, resilient

and resources are also the main attributes of
communities that are empowered to make changes and
developments within the community members can face
challenges and problems to ensure the well-being of
their lives