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5 AREAS OF EMPOWERMENT: _____________ Empowerment _____________ Empowerment _____________ Empowerment _____________ Empowerment _____________ Empowerment. 5. 1. ECONOMIC Empowerment: Economics is the study of how people work to create wealth.
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5 AREAS OF EMPOWERMENT: • _____________ Empowerment • _____________ Empowerment • _____________ Empowerment • _____________ Empowerment • _____________ Empowerment 5
1. ECONOMIC Empowerment: Economics is the study of how people work to create wealth. Economic Empowerment is _______________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ People with less money may have fewer choices (less power) for things like food, shelter, clothing, and education. How can you become more economically empowered? (p.10) __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 6
2. POLITICAL Empowerment: • Politics involves all the things societies do • to organize themselves (eg. Government), • settle disagreements and make decisions. • Political Empowerment is _________________________ • __________________________________________________ • __________________________________________________ • To become more politically empowered, you can: (p.11) • Learn the issues and think about what’s best • Vote for political leaders • Work to convince others to do what you think is right. 7
CULTURAL Empowerment: Culture is a way of life – how you live (language, food, clothing, customs, beliefs…) Cultural Empowerment involves ____________________ _________________________________________________ To become culturally empowered: • ________________________________ • ________________________________ • ________________________________ 8
SOCIETAL Empowerment: Society: people that live, work and interact together in communities. Societal empowerment comes from __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ How can you become more societally empowered? (p.12) __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 9
5. NATIONAL Empowerment: Nation = country National Empowerment involves __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ • make its own laws • control its natural resources • make its own decisions (eg. go to war?) Empowerment is important for individuals, groups, and nations. 10