Principles of Empowerment
10 Empowerment Principles
Give out reward and recognition
Listen and ask questions to the employees
Solve problems
Provide feedbacks to the work of employees
Delegate authority and tasks
Provide enough information for decision making
Give trust
Important objectives to be achieved
Feature the vision, mission, and strategic plan
Show appreciation
Advantages & Disadvantages of Empowerment
Disadvantages
High compensation for employees
Large investment for employees training program
Big investment for selecting employees
Advantages
Prompt creative ideas which increase the quality of good and services
Solidifies the relations between the employees and the clients
Increases work satisfaction
Time efficient in finishing tasks and serving the clients
Quick response towards the needs of the client
Basic Conditions for The Empowerment Implementation
Accountability
Access to information
Innovation
Participation
Principles of Empowerment
(Loretta Pyles, 2009)
Parallel development
Economic and social progress
Utilization of resources
Consistency policy
- Specific administrative arrangements
- Recruitment and training of personnel
- Mobilization of local and national resources
Government support
Self help projects require intensive and extensive government support
Trust towards women
- Strengthen development programs
- Establish the programs on a board basis and ensure long-term expansion
Enthusiasm and training
Identification, encouragement and local leaders
Participation
Revitalizing existing form of effective local government
Change in attitude
Cohesive and Integrated
Complete and balanced development of society demands
Needs
Activities that are carried out must be linked to the basic needs of the community
Principles of Empowerment
(Amdam, 2011)
Regulating community access to resources
Encouraging community participation and attempting to solve social problems with a power approach or overhauling the power structure that determines community goals
Empowerment as A Process
e. Capacity Building
Forms of capacity building
Study visit
Consultation
Assistance
Discussions, seminars
Apprenticeship
Workshop
Training for trainers
Capacity building that can be done by the telecenter
Capacity building for the community for aspects of community needs
Capacity building for the community to operate information technology
Capacity building for telecenter managers and volunteers for various operational and technical matters
f. Collaboration
Collaboration
Process
- Requires strong leadership, high levels of trust and productivity
- Equality in terms of expressing ideas and making decisions
- Intensive communication
Structure
- Decision making by consensus
- Determined roles, timing and evaluation
Purpose
- Shared vision and determined impact determination
- Building systems of interdependence to respond to issues and opportunities
Coalition
Process
- Shared leadership
- Decision making is carried out formally followed by all members
- Communication is the main factor and a priority
Structure
- All members are involved in decision making
- Relationships are established formally by written agreement
Purpose
- Share ideas and tend to try to draw resources from existing systems
- Commitment built at least three years
Partnership
Process
- Collective leadership
- Decentralized decision making
- Frequent and smooth communication
Structure
- Roles are applied
- Relationships are formalized
- The group develops new resources & combines funds
Purpose
- Meeting needs and provide coordination
- Share resources to work on common issues
Alliance
Process
- Leader is the facilitator
- Complex decision making
- Conflicts easily occur
- Formal communication only exists within the main group
Structure
- Semi-formal relationship
- Roles are not defined explicitly
Purpose
- Meeting needs and provide coordination
- Ensuring the parties work according to the plan
Network
Process
- Minimum leadership
- Minimum decision making
- Minimum conflicts
- Informal communications
Structure
- No hierarchical relationship
- Liquid
- Minimum role
Purpose:
- Dialogue and building mutual understanding
- Information Center (News agency)
- Creating basic support
g. Activity Steps
Based on its duration
Long-term
- Aimed for social change to fulfill the overall vision
- Implementation time ranges for about 5 years
Medium-term
- When short-term results are achieved, activities are development-oriented
- Implementation time usually lasts for about 3 years
Short-term
- Focus on certain (specific) services and are immediate
- Execution time usually in months
Based on charges
Based on the types of activities
Based on social groups
Education
Economics
Culture
Occupation
Age
Sex
Formulating Suggestions for The Telecenter Services
Choose and agreeing upon the actions
Collecting suggestions for actions
Arranging Goal Tree
Arrange the goal tree
Switch negative statements into positive statements
Serve the problem tree
d. Mental Process in Community Empowerment Process
Understanding
Feeling
Concern
Motivation
Perception
Trust
Knowledge
Awareness
c. Creation of Telecenter Services
Information Services
Sided with neglected groups
Daily
Continuity
Accessibility
Innovative
Community oriented
Suitability
Relevance
Telecenter Services
Activities in utilizing the various facilities that the
telecenter has
Cooperation
Activities to increase the capacity to access and utilize information
Collecting and disseminating information
Disseminating Information
Utilizing communication channels or media
Computer, internet, web
Poster
Folk art
Tape recorder
Print media (bulletin)
Radio
Communicating directly (horizontal)
Collecting Information
Re-discuss the various information collected, so that it can be understood and processed by the community
Acting as an "intermediary" that collects various information that are provided by the internet, community, or other sources
b. Infomobilization
Stages of Infomobilization
Planning of the details in short-term activities
Planning various telecenter services at the short term in detail so that the services would be ready to be deployed into the community
Planning of telecenter services
Independent village surveys
Communication Ecology
Social Relations
Social Groups
Various media used by the community
The problems, needs, and potential of the community
Study alongside with the community to find out the communication ecology.
Definition
The poor → those who have been excluded from the various advantages of technology information.
Activities to help telecenters understand community needs and provide services for life improvements, particularly for the poor.
a. Learning Activities
Social Participation
Defined as the voluntary involvement of the community in social groups and their activities.
Participatory Extension
To empower the community, we must position the community as an entity that is independent, has its own self-reliance, and has the potential to prosper, growing a better life.
Do not dictate
Community members are partners to the extension workers
Community members are not government employees so they are not to be ordered or forced to do everything that the government wants
Community Training
Community training needed to explore the individuals of the community, and also train and accustom them to being able and willing to participate in the learning activities.
Activities Stages
Evaluation
Implementing
Planning
