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  2. Empowerment - Wikipedia

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    Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities. This enables them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. It is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.

  3. Empowerment evaluation - Wikipedia

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    Empowerment evaluation (EE) is an evaluation approach designed to help communities monitor and evaluate their own performance. It is used in comprehensive community initiatives as well as small-scale settings and is designed to help groups accomplish their goals. According to David Fetterman, "Empowerment evaluation is the use of evaluation ...

  4. Empowerment Plan - Wikipedia

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    The Empowerment Plan was established as a 501 (c)3 nonprofit corporation in 2011, by Veronika Scott, who was a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Beginning as a school project, Scott initially designed the sleeping bag coat, called "Element S (urvival)" from the Tyvek home insulation and wool army blankets to help the ...

  5. National Social Investment Program - Wikipedia

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    The National Social Investment Program of Nigeria is a social welfare initiative created by the federal government of Nigeria in 2015 under the direction of the National Social Investment Office. The program was established to promote a more equitable distribution of resources to vulnerable populations, including children, youth, and women.

  6. Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some ...

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    According to the Federal Trade Commission, small businesses should be on the lookout for phony invoices and unordered merchandise. Scammers send out fake invoices and hope businesses won't notice ...

  7. Punked for Profit: Beware of Social Media-Linked Ponzi Schemes

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    There's no such thing as a legitimate high-yield investment program, period. U.S. regulators recently issued an investor alert about Internet-based Ponzi schemes that purport to offer returns of ...

  8. Empowerment zone - Wikipedia

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    Program. The Empowerment Zone Program consists of three US congressional designations. The Renewal Communities (RCs), Empowerment Zones (EZs) and Enterprise Communities (ECs) are highly distressed urban and rural communities that may be eligible for a combination of grants, tax credits for businesses, bonding authority and other benefits.

  9. United Nations Democracy Fund - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) was created by UN Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan in 2005 as a United Nations General Trust Fund to support democratization efforts around the world. It was welcomed [1] by the General Assembly in the Outcome Document of the 2005 World Summit (A/RES/60/1, paragraphs 136–137) and was created by the UN ...