empowerment

Empowerment is a process that strengthens the abilities, confidence, analysis and power of poor and excluded people and their organisations so they can challenge unjust and authoritarian power relations, make their own choices, speak out on their own behalf and control their own lives or situations.

Style information: Can also be used as a verb, to empower.

Source: ActionAid Critical Webs of Power Glossary (PDF) and GenderIT.org

A vision for transformational global communication that heals inside and out

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 18:01

The movement building skills and ability of the Occupy Wall Street Protesters have been a ray of hope for people around the globe. This movement is building in every major city in America, and the mainstream media outlets are finally mentioning the protests.

How much energy does one web search expend?

Submitted by Federico on Sat, 10/04/2010 - 16:50
Uruguay

Recent documented studies has shown that computing and networking electricity direct and indirect (air conditioning of data centers represent 50% of the total power supply bill) consumption account for a global warming impact comparable to that of civil aviation. Most of this consumption is linked to the use of the Internet and global powerful applications such as search engines.

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Freedom of access to information in South Asia

Submitted by bnnrc on Wed, 10/09/2008 - 05:08
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Freedom of access to information in South Asia
Muhammad Zamir

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