Women Empowerment & Livelihood Enhancement

Women Empowerment mentions increasing and improving the social, economic, political, and legal strength of the women, to ensure equal-right to women. Women empowerment helps women to control and benefit from resources, assets, income, and their own time, as well as the ability to manage risk and improve their economic status and wellbeing. Many of the barriers to women's empowerment and equity lie ingrained in cultural norms. Empowering women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors is essential to build stronger economies, achieve internationally agreed goals for development and sustainability, and improve the quality of life for women, men, families, and communities.

The Livelihood Initiatives for empowermentwere designed to empower vulnerable women for better income generation with dignity restored. There are many situations in which livelihoods must change. The circumstances of such change are diverse and often seemingly unconnected. In many cases, however, the people who manage or facilitate the change have developed ways of fostering and supporting it. Although these have been developed under different circumstances, most broadly try achieving the same thing. They are helping to understand livelihood change needs, define potential change options and facilitate the change process. Some of these approaches provide suggestions and lessons that can be applied to the development of a systematic approach to livelihood change capable of enhancing the livelihoods of people who depend on coastal resources.