The Blame Game

Empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social,
or economic strength of individuals and communities. It often
involves the empowered developing confidence in their own
capacities. Sociological empowerment often addresses members of
groups that social discrimination processes have excluded from
decision-making processes through - for example - discrimination
based on disability, race, ethnicity, religion, or gender. The
process which enables individuals/groups to fully access
personal/collective power, authority and influence, and to employ
that strength when engaging with other people, institutions or
society. Empowerment includes the following, or similar,
capabilities:- The ability to make decisions about
personal/collective circumstances The ability to access information
and resources for decision-making Ability to consider a range of
options from which to choose (not just yes/no, either/or.) Ability
to exercise assertiveness in collective decision making Having
positive-thinking about the ability to make change Ability to learn
and access skills for improving personal/collective circumstance.
Ability to inform others’ perceptions though exchange, education
and engagement. Involving in the growth process and changes that is
never ending and self-initiated Increasing one's positive
self-image and overcoming stigma Increasing one's ability in
discreet thinking to sort out right and wrong