Empowerment

Empowerment refers to a process of providing individuals or groups with the necessary tools, resources, and skills to take control of their lives and make decisions that impact their well-being positively. The goal of empowerment is to enable people to have a sense of autonomy, self-efficacy, and agency in their lives. Empowerment can take various forms, such as social, economic, or political empowerment. For example, women’s empowerment aims to promote gender equality and ensure that women have access to resources, opportunities, and decision-making power. Similarly, community empowerment focuses on empowering communities to become self-sufficient and take control of their development. Empowerment is essential in promoting social justice and addressing inequality, discrimination, and marginalization.

 

Foundation gives free healthcare, educational support to Nigerians – FRCN HQ
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Foundation gives free healthcare, educational support to Nigerians – FRCN HQ

The year 2022 was a remarkable one for Emmanuel Osemota Foundation due to its life changing humanitarian activities, in September last year, the foundation successfully conducted a free medical outreach in Okabere Community, Benin City, Edo state, Nigeria. According to the report of the Foundation in 2022, a total of 205 patients received free medical…

'There are many forms': Local vigil raises awareness to human trafficking – WEWS
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'There are many forms': Local vigil raises awareness to human trafficking – WEWS

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month and although there are only a few days left, the efforts to raise awareness are ever-present. An instance of that effort was seen in East Cleveland on Saturday afternoon at a prayer vigil held to raise awareness of the issue facing Ohio at the Starlight Missionary Baptist Church. During…

‘There are many forms of trafficking’: Vigil held in East Cleveland to raise awareness about human trafficking
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‘There are many forms of trafficking’: Vigil held in East Cleveland to raise awareness about human trafficking

**WARNING: This story contains content about human trafficking and abuse that may be upsetting to some readers.** January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month and although there are only a few days left, the efforts to raise awareness are ever-present. An instance of that effort was seen in East Cleveland on Saturday afternoon at a prayer…

Laos in limbo heading into 2023 – East Asia Forum
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Laos in limbo heading into 2023 – East Asia Forum

Author: Kearrin Sims, James Cook University Laos experienced compounding social and economic pressures in 2022. The headline news story of the year was the country’s dire external debt. 2022 was also significant as it marked the 10th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone — a community development worker who provided successful alternatives to…

MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Sidewalk Soldiers fight human trafficking
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Sidewalk Soldiers fight human trafficking

It’s big news that in February, this organization is opening Miami Valley’s first drop-in center to serve folks being sexually exploited or participating in survival sex. The Drop In Center is in the heart of its outreach area on Xenia Avenue. “Sidewalk Soldiers operates on a meager budget, because it can be a challenge rallying…

Red Market and Black Gold Market are other names for organ trafficking – Sun Journal
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Red Market and Black Gold Market are other names for organ trafficking – Sun Journal

Human Trafficking Awareness Month continues: Sex trafficking and labor trafficking are more widely researched and discussed; another area of trafficking is organ trafficking. I first heard about “organ harvesting” in the early 2000s, but that was long before I heard about human trafficking. Honestly, it is such a grotesque, inhuman, heinous crime I couldn’t wrap…

Red Market and Black Gold Market are other names for organ trafficking
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Red Market and Black Gold Market are other names for organ trafficking

Human Trafficking Awareness Month continues: Sex trafficking and labor trafficking are more widely researched and discussed; another area of trafficking is organ trafficking. I first heard about “organ harvesting” in the early 2000s, but that was long before I heard about human trafficking. Honestly, it is such a grotesque, inhuman, heinous crime I couldn’t wrap…

For human trafficking survivors, "healing is a lifelong process" – Naples Daily News
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For human trafficking survivors, "healing is a lifelong process" – Naples Daily News

At an early age, Tammy Toney-Butler was a victim of human trafficking. “As a trauma survivor, we don’t have a whole lot of memories,” said Toney-Butler. “But I know that I was being victimized way back in kindergarten and probably earlier. My mother would have been considered my trafficker.” Toney-Butler, founder of A & K…

Survivors of human trafficking to receive economic empowerment – BusinessGhana
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Survivors of human trafficking to receive economic empowerment – BusinessGhana

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has, therefore, been signed between the International Justice Mission (IJM) and United Way, Ghana to create an effective community-based solutions to end human trafficking in the country. It is also to support the survivors whilst equipping them to fight against the menace A statement jointly signed by Madam Anita Budu,…

Anti-trafficking, human rights groups to reject amended sex trade bill – The Mail & Guardian
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Anti-trafficking, human rights groups to reject amended sex trade bill – The Mail & Guardian

A sex worker gestures flirtatiously to passing men as she stands outside a dilapidated multi-storey building on Nugget Street in Johannesburg’s Hillbrow area. “It’s not like a hotel, [there are] no bookings. They just come, we do business and they leave,” she said while waiting to do “business”. It has been a slow day, she…