Empowerment is the process of enabling individuals or groups to gain control, authority, and influence over their own lives, actions, and decision-making. It involves providing them with the knowledge, skills, resources, and support necessary to make informed choices and take necessary actions.

• Control: Empowerment emphasizes granting individuals or groups autonomy and the ability to shape their own destiny.
• Authority: Empowerment involves conferring power and responsibility to individuals or groups, enabling them to make decisions independently.
• Influence: Empowerment includes the ability to affect the opinions, behaviors, or actions of others by utilizing one’s own knowledge, skills, or resources.

1. Knowledge: Providing necessary education, information, and awareness to individuals or groups about their rights, options, and potential.
2. Skills: Equipping individuals or groups with the necessary abilities, competencies, and capacities to effectively navigate challenges and achieve desired outcomes.
3. Resources: Offering access to tangible and intangible resources such as financial support, technology, networks, mentorship, and emotional assistance.
4. Support: Providing encouragement, guidance, mentorship, and a supportive environment to individuals or groups, fostering their self-confidence and resilience.