Empowerment Approach Research Articles

The Women’s Empowerment Model Based on Cultural Literature to Realize Tourism Aware Villages in Sustainable Development

The aim of this research is the theoretical development of cultural values to understand the unique human differences from the women's empowerment approach, implementing strengthening of the cultural literacy-based women's empowerment model in order to create a tourism-aware village in sustainable development. Employing a virtual ethnographic approach, the study involved an online search for digital literacy materials related to women's empowerment and literacy, applied specifically to women residing in the Serdang Bedagai tourist area. The model applied here blends with virtual data to derive contemporary findings. The empowerment model integrates educational, cultural, and health therapies to bolster literacy awareness and foster development, particularly targeting students in the Serdang Bedagai area. Educational therapy trains women in providing training on how to provide special services to tourists from the country and abroad. When cultural therapy is applied, it is adapted to the local culture through the introduction and training of rhymes and traditional Malay games. Furthermore, for health therapy, women are trained to do traditional kusuk, which can be developed in the Serdang Bedagai tourism area.

Dynamics of leadership, interpersonal relations and commitment to change in the Tunisian healthcare context: toward effective transformation of healthcare institutions?

PurposeThis article aims to elucidate the effect of transformational leadership on commitment to change, assuming the existence of mediating variables (Leader–Member Exchange) influencing this relationship.Design/methodology/approachData was collected through a survey based on a sample of 240 observations (Tunisian context with respondents from the healthcare sector). These findings were processed using SPSS and AMOS 23 software, employing exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling.FindingsResearch results affirm that leader–member exchange plays a mediating role between leadership styles and commitment to change.Research limitations/implicationsMethodologically, the sample choice lacked diversity. Only hospitals were encompassed in this study. Hence, the generalizability of the results might be questioned. It is crucial to acknowledge that outcomes could vary based on culture and organizational type (Yu et al., 2002; Hechanova and Cementina-Olpoc, 2013). Moreover, our assessment of commitment to change relies on a unidimensional measurement scale focused on affective commitment. However, a multidimensional approach (Herscovitch and Meyer, 2002) could provide a more detailed understanding of the relationship between transformational leadership and different dimensions of commitment to change, including affective, normative and continuance commitment.Practical implicationsOn a practical level, the outcomes of this study hold significance for the healthcare domain, especially concerning change management and leadership within healthcare institutions. Grasping how transformational leadership can positively influence commitment to change through leader–member exchange offers healthcare managers concrete strategies to foster employee adherence to change initiatives. This understanding can be particularly crucial in a constantly evolving environment, where practices and protocols need adaptation to meet new requirements and medical advancements.Originality/valueThis research clarifies how transformational leadership influences commitment to change through leader–member exchange. Furthermore, this study guides organizations toward cultivating transformational leaders. The strength of transformational leadership lies in its ability to channel and transform energies to evoke enthusiastic motivation for achieving anticipated goals (Bass, 1985). However, it's pivotal to recognize that transitioning from a manager-directed approach to an empowerment approach presents inherent challenges (Manz et al., 1990). Investing in leadership development, as underscored by this study, can yield tangible enhancements in commitment to change.

A COMPARISON OF ZAKAT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION IN EAST LOMBOK, TEGAL AND PADANG PANJANG DISTRICTS

This study aims to analyze the differences in the implementation of zakat management in three different regions, namely East Lombok, Tegal, and Padang Panjang districts. Different approaches, such as economic empowerment, information technology, and integration with local government programs, underlie the implementation of zakat in each region. The research method used is a qualitative approach with data collection through in-depth interviews and document analysis. The results of zakat implementation in the three regions reflect variations in community empowerment. In East Lombok Regency, the economic empowerment approach has successfully increased the economic independence of zakat recipients through business training. In Tegal, information technology is used to facilitate zakat collection and distribution, creating efficiency and transparency. In Padang Panjang, the integration of zakat with local government programs resulted in the synergy of broader empowerment. The determinants of successful implementation include regional context, commitment to zakat institution, and community participation. Similar research by Muhammad Zumar Aminudin, Lila Pangestu Hadiningrum (2019) has described zakat approaches in different contexts, providing in-depth insights into variations in zakat implementation. The theoretical implication of this research highlights the importance of a contextual approach in zakat implementation. The practical implication provides guidance for zakat institutions, local governments, and communities in improving the effectiveness of zakat programs. In conclusion, the successful implementation of zakat requires an in-depth understanding of regional characteristics, selection of appropriate approaches, and adaptation to social and economic dynamics.

Structural empowerment, personal initiative, and job satisfaction in service employees: Exploring the mediating role of psychological empowerment.

This study explores how empowering human resource management (HRM) practices based on structural empowerment (access to opportunities, resources, support, and information) affect both personal initiative and job satisfaction of service employees through individual-level factors (psychological empowerment). We conducted a cross-sectional survey study and collected 439 valid responses from service employees in Spain. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) with confidence intervals based on 10,000 resamples (i.e., bootstrapping technique). Our results showed that psychological empowerment partially mediated the relationship between structural empowerment and job satisfaction. It also fully mediated the relationship between structural empowerment and personal initiative at work. These findings emphasize the importance of HRM practices that can empower employees as key determinants of job satisfaction and personal initiative at service companies. Furthermore, a structural empowerment approach is a valid theoretical framework for studying and understanding employees' affective evaluations of work and, more specifically, their personal initiative.

Development of water hyacinth as an alternate biomass source for power generation: Saguling Reservoir Case Study

Abstract Energy security consists of three aspects: the availability of energy sources, the affordability of energy supplies, and the sustainable development of new renewable energy. This paper proposed to help overcome energy problems while solving environmental problems using water hyacinths at Saguling Dam in West Java province, Indonesia. Using an integrated community empowerment approach, the scheme for using water hyacinth is to be developed into an energy source for electricity generation or other thermal energy sources. This scheme is a new concept in developing water hyacinths as an alternative to renewable energy. To ensure the sustainability of this scheme, community support and financial benefits must be established. The results showed that the scheme to use water hyacinth as a source of heat energy is a new scheme in addition to benefiting the community by encouraging local economic development and solving the problem of water hyacinth that disrupts the operation of the Saguling Dam. Utilizing water hyacinth as an alternative energy will improve the community’s economy, which will contribute to increasing the economic activities of a region. This paper steps to develop a design scheme for the use of water hyacinth as alternative energy, especially in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries. Finally, using water hyacinth as alternative energy can guide local communities to encourage them to use biomass resources as an incentive for regional economic prosperity.

Community-Based Participatory Workshop on Recycling Construction and Demolition Waste for the Empowerment of Women and Low-Income Communities in Colombia

This case study presents a community-based, integrated solution to mitigate the environmental impacts of construction and demolition waste (C&DW) as well as empower women and low-income communities in Colombia to find decent and safe work by gaining skills in extracting value from what is traditionally seen as waste. Utilizing a primarily qualitative, participatory mixed method approach to understand the neglected knowledge, expertise, and goals of a low-income community as well as the complex systems that shape their lives, this case study presents a humanitarian engineering project aimed at collaborating with women in low-income communities in Colombia to manage and extract value from C&DW. The objective of this investigation is to connect C&DW management, empowerment, and sustainable community development by utilizing a participatory, community-based workshop. This study is significant as it depicts an inclusive urban mining project with the aim of contributing to sustainable community development methods in community-based engineering projects. Furthermore, this study also contributes to the study of women’s empowerment approaches by demonstrating the use of contextually situated empowerment approaches. Ultimately, although not conclusive, this study is offered as an example of an inclusive urban mining, community-based project, with the hope that it may inform future efforts of this type and promote interdisciplinary collaboration aimed at C&DW management for the empowerment of communities.

Model Metode Asuhan Keperawatan Profesional (MAKP) Tim Berbasis Structural Empowerment terhadap Kualitas Kehidupan Kerja Perawat

This research aims to develop an effective Team MAKP model to improve the quality of nurses' work life using a structural empowerment approach. The method used is a systematic review by collecting articles using the Scopus, Science Direct, Proquest and PubMed databases, to search for keywords using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) system related to relevant articles in this research. Initial research results produced 547 articles (Scopus, Science Direct, Proquest Pubmed and Google Scholar). Articles were narrowed down based on the last 5 years and did not include literature reviews and 127 articles were filtered. Articles with completeness assessed for article suitability were 29 articles. The final results of the 16 articles analyzed show that team MAKP with a structural empowerment approach can help improve the quality of nurses work life. The conclusion of this research is that the results of the systematic review provide it was found that the MAKP Team was able to provide quality work life for nurses with a structural empowerment approach. Explain empowerment in the care unit, especially the climate within the care team with structural empowerment, so that nurses/team members and team leaders feel satisfied with their work experience. Keywords: Quality of Work Life, Team MAKP,Nurse, Structural Empowerment.

Covid-19: Lessons from the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa relevant to the WHO IA2030 vaccination agenda

While the global need to promote vaccination against viral illnesses is recognized, there are fundamental reasons for the failure of many programs. The World Health Organization has emphasized that the causes of low vaccine use must be understood and addressed in order to increase people’s demand for immunization services, and such understanding is central to promoting vaccine acceptance, as called for in the current WHO IA2030 initiative. Immunization programs remain fundamental to both pandemic preparedness and robust health systems. But, to achieve the goals of IA2030 requires improved targeting and reach to protect against viral illness and other global pathogens, hence the need for creative and innovative community engagement to increase vaccine uptake, and the relevance of learning from past pandemics. In sub-Saharan Africa, important lessons were learned during the Covid-19 pandemic; many of these are now broadly applicable to enhance current programs to promote vaccine acceptance such as the WHO IA2030 initiative. Strategies that helped increase vaccine uptake in Africa included six approaches to health promotion called for by the 2017 Lancet Commission on the future of health in sub-Saharan Africa. (Adoption of a community empowerment approach; Use of inclusive, people-centered strategies; Provision of innovative education; Creation of novel and improved tools; Training personnel to be mindful of, and responsive to, local needs; and Endorsement of non-traditional avenues to engage and inform). This commentary describes the principles underlying these six approaches, and summarizes ways in which their use contributed to programs working to increase vaccine uptake in sub-Saharan Africa that are applicable in a global context.

Local Government Empowerment and Collaborative Approaches in the Electricity Sector: A Constitutional Analysis

This article explores the constitutional provisions and legislative aspects governing the role of local governments in generating and distributing electricity in South Africa. It encompasses the constitutional framework, which grants municipalities specific powers and responsibilities, highlighting the significance of these "original powers" derived directly from the Constitution. The article emphasises the need for intergovernmental cooperation at national, provincial, and local government levels to effectively address the complexities of electricity provision, taking into account related services such as water, sanitation, and environmental rights. The article further assesses recent amendments to the Electricity Regulation Act 4 of 2006, which grant municipalities greater involvement in electricity generation and procurement from independent power producers. While these amendments are seen as positive, the article highlights the need for financial resources and technical capacity building to empower municipalities to undertake these new responsibilities effectively. Ultimately, it emphasises the critical role of local governments in ensuring a sustainable and reliable supply of electricity for their communities while calling for comprehensive support from higher government levels to realise this goal.

Social Impact assessment: An empowering approach towards achieving India’s Social Welfare Objectives

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Constructing Disability and Special Education: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Punjab Special Education Policy 2020

Utilizing a framework of critical discourse analysis (CDA), this paper focuses on the Punjab Special Education Policy 2020 to evidence how disability and special education are discursively produced or positioned within the broader policy context of Pakistan. This paper analyzes this policy document, using Mullet’s (2018) CDA framework to explore the linguistic dimension and discursive strategies employed and their ideological underpinnings. That study finds a move to the social model of disability and rights-based education rather than traditional medical or charitable models. However, the analysis also highlights restrictions and inconsistencies in the policy’s inclusive and empowerment approach for persons with disabilities. This study exemplifies this point, and it illustrates how language and rhetorical methods can depoliticize power and render inclusion an inevitable process rather than an ongoing social battle. The findings offer an essential contribution to the broader field of disability and education in Pakistan, further informing our understanding of policy discourse as a mobilizing force behind enhancing rights and inclusion for people with disabilities. The research concludes by discussing the implications for policy and practice and suggesting areas for future research to further explore the implementation and impact of the policy. Keywords: , , , ;

Design of an interdisciplinary training program for interprofessional collaboration in health and social services in patient partnership: contribution of an empowering approach reinforced by instructional design

Interprofessional education (IPE) has been a key area of research and teaching practice for the past twenty years in both university and practice settings in the health sciences and social psychology. IPE training opportunities arise when students from multiple health professions interactively learn together about interprofessional collaboration and how to improve care outcomes for the community at large. It has been proven that the design of care is of higher quality when healthcare professionals understand each other's respective roles, facilitating their communication and teamwork. However, this type of pedagogical approach to interdisciplinary training is fraught with problems, such as communication barriers, synchronization of schedules and logistics, as well as the compartmentalization of professions, which can lead to prejudice despite the educational efforts made. What's more, these courses are attended by large cohorts of initial university trainees, and their pedagogical design may lack authentic anchors, thus diminishing the ability of individuals to mobilize interprofessional collaboration in care partnerships. This article proposes a theoretical model based on an enhanced capability approach, including the use of pedagogical design for student success, to design this type of training by overcoming.

Understanding the Travel Decision-Making Behaviors of Ethnic Minority Tourists: The Moderating Role of Psychological Empowerment

Grounded on the concept of ethnicity, this paper explores the travel consumption and decision-making behaviors of ethnic minority travelers through the lens of psychological empowerment. Employing a quantitative-dominant concurrent nested mixed-methods approach, 951 surveys (404 white and 547 ethnic minority participants), 6 focus groups, and 10 semi-structured interviews (with ethnic minority travelers) were conducted in the UK. The findings reveal the existence of prejudices and discrimination experienced by ethnic minorities during international and domestic travel, with ethnicity being a key factor. The paper identifies the need to adopt a multi-level empowerment approach, where psychological empowerment is found to be key to understanding how negative experiences and perceived risks are accepted, feared, and/or transformed into sources of interactional and intrapersonal empowerment. This has significant positive impacts on international and domestic travel intentions of ethnic minorities. The theoretical, methodological, and management implications of the study are discussed.

Introduction of Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) approach as an innovative agricultural extension model

Agricultural extension in developing countries faces many challenges. The main challenge for public institutions, the implementers of agricultural extension services, is that they have weak implementation systems to support farmers. On the other hand, the main challenge faced by beneficiary farmers is low agricultural productivity and income. Against this backdrop, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) launched an initiative to promote “agriculture as a business” by strengthening the agricultural extension systems of developing country governments, beginning with a technical cooperation project implemented in Kenya from 2006 to 2009. The agricultural extension method developed in this project is the Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) approach. The SHEP approach is supported by two theoretical pillars: promoting farming as a business (economics) and empowering and motivating people (psychology). A series of activities fulfilling these two pillars is the innovative originality of the SHEP approach. These activities are practiced according to four steps to promote market-oriented agriculture while motivating smallholders to improve their farming operations. In Kenya, horticultural income of target farmers increased through the practice of “grow to sell.” Following this result, the SHEP approach has spread across Africa through the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), benefitting 256,546 small-scale farmers in 30 countries to date. In countries where the SHEP approach was implemented, in addition to the outcomes of increased horticultural productivity and income, many impacts were identified that contributed to improved farmers’ livelihoods, including repairing or building houses, purchasing mobile phones and vehicles, installing electricity in homes and funding children’s education. Since TICAD VII in 2019, JICA has been working with African governments, development partners, private companies and relevant organizations to promote the transition to profitable agriculture through the SHEP approach with the goal of achieving better lives for one million smallholders by 2030. This has led to the utilization of the SHEP approach in various forms, and its effectiveness and versatility has been recognized. However, inadequate government agricultural extension budgets and farmers’ high expectations for the provision of agricultural inputs raise the bar for intervention in the SHEP approach. The SHEP approach, however, is not a “panacea” that can solve all agricultural extension challenges in developing countries. Nevertheless, in order to continue agricultural and rural development programs/projects that promote farmers’ self-reliance, it is essential to continue to extract the outcomes and impacts of the SHEP approach at the field level and disseminate the effectiveness of the approach widely. Key words: agricultural extension, market-oriented, SHEP approach, smallholder, JICA, technical cooperation, Kenya, income

Empowerment of individuals in Iranian health systems: a qualitative study using the Z-cognitive map approach

The empowerment of people is considered as one of the most effective approaches in national healthcare systems. Identifying the effective criteria for this empowerment approach can be useful for planning enhancements. Therefore, studying and researching different aspects of people empowerment, and identifying the various relationships among related factors are of great importance. In this study – after identifying and extracting the effective factors in empowering individuals/insured persons, and interviewing health insurance and healthcare experts through content analysis – a causal model examining variables and their impact intensity through cognitive mapping is designed and drawn up. In modeling the concept of empowerment, to cover the ambiguity of expert comments, a combination of the Z-number approach with cognitive mapping has been used. Results demonstrate how various factors relate to insured empowerment. According to the results of empowerment strategies, the insurance participation strategy with the highest central index was determined as the most effective strategy, and the appropriate component for individuals gained the highest score in the centrality index. The results of this article help a lot to policy making in medical insurance.

Pelatihan Pemberian Makanan Tambahan dalam Pencegahan Stunting melalui Edukasi Cara Produksi Pangan Olahan yang Baik (CPPOB)

Stunting is a common nutritional problem caused by various risk factors and is considered a chronic nutritional problem because it occurs over a short period of time. Several farmers in Maesan District, especially in Sumberanyar Village, grow various types of food crops, including dragon fruit, which is rarely used for making food. processed. For this reason, training and education on the use of local materials is carried out with a community empowerment approach. This activity aims to spread knowledge about nutrition and equip mothers with young children and cadres with skills in providing additional feeding (PMT) based on local food, namely dragon fruit pudding. Participants consisted of 18 people, including mothers of toddlers and Posyandu cadres, which was held at the Sumberanyar village hall. This community service consists of two activities, namely CPPOB education and training. It can be seen from the pretest results that 61% of posyandu cadres and mothers of toddlers had a good level of knowledge and 39% had sufficient abilities before participating in training activities. Furthermore, the posttest results after carrying out training in providing additional food in preventing stunting through education on Good Processed Food Production Methods (CPPOB) showed that the number of posyandu cadres and mothers of toddlers who had a good level of knowledge increased to 89% and the level of sufficient knowledge became 11%. The pretest and posttest results show that on average the training participants experienced an increase in knowledge about CPPOB. Research and community service to utilize local ingredients as a solution to nutritional problems through a community empowerment approach. And it can increase the skills of posyandu cadres and mothers of toddlers in preparing additional feeding (PMT) based on local food, namely dragon fruit pudding.

Pendayagunaan Dana Zakat, Infaq, dan Shodaqoh Melalui Pemberdayaan Program Layanan Kesehatan: Studi Kasus Padalembaga Kesehatan Madani Rumah Sehat Madani Yayasan Dompet Sosial Madani Provinsi Bali

The use of Zakat, Infaq and Sadaqah (ZIS) through the Madani Social Wallet in Bali plays a strategic role in alleviating poverty, increasing social welfare and building a sustainable community economy. Dompet Social Madani as the manager of ZIS is responsible for collecting, distributing and using funds effectively in accordance with Islamic Sharia principles. The use of ZIS in Bali is carried out through several stages starting from identifying mustahik, raising funds to implementing empowerment programs. Mustahik is the main beneficiary of ZIS distribution which includes the poor, orphans, widows and other vulnerable groups. Transparency and accountability in reporting fund management are important foundations for building public and donor trust in Dompet Social Madani. Madani Bali Social Wallet also integrates an economic empowerment approach in ZIS management. The empowerment program includes vocational training, support and business capital so that mustahik can be economically independent. In addition, part of the ZIS funds are allocated for the development of social infrastructure, such as building schools and other public facilities, to provide long-term benefits for the community. Collaboration with government, the private sector and other organizations is essential to increase the positive impact of ZIS. This collaboration optimizes resources and increases the efficiency of program implementation. Public education about the importance of zakat, infaq and shadaqah is also an integral part of the Bali Madani Social Wallet's efforts to expand reach and increase community awareness and involvement. One form of utilizing ZIS through the Madani Social Wallet in Bali is by establishing a Madani Health Institution which is realized in the form of a Madani Healthy House by not only collecting funds for aid, but also providing health services directly to the poor and underprivileged.

Improving Skills Through Training in Freshwater Fish Farming and Crystal Guava Jam Production (Bantarjaya Village, Bogor Regency, West Java)

Fish farming is a type of fishing that involves cultivating various fish on land. Fish farming success can be influenced by site characteristics, water quality, fish suitability, and care. Crystal guava processing is a production utilization innovation. This has the potential to raise the value of crystal guava commodities, which can be consumed directly but are also processed into various derivative products. The community groups will be divided into two foster groups: the MSME group that makes crystal guava jam and the foster group that grows fish in irrigation ponds. This empowerment approach involves the creation of supporting infrastructure such as ponds in irrigation canals and the production of crystal guava jam. Then, using the t-test on the dependent mean and Principal Component Analysis, integrated training was carried out, including socializing and field practice, to quantify statistical development in abilities. As a result, the target community's understanding has increased. The target group (community) can increase their abilities in fish cultivation, the production of novel products (commodity derivatives), and marketing across various phases with the creation of supporting infrastructure.

Women workers and the contestation of gender roles in Vietnam’s new rural factories

ABSTRACT In Vietnam garment factories are increasingly moving to rural areas, encouraged by government incentives and labour shortages. Many factories predominantly employ women, and in this article we examine the experiences of 12 women working at a factory in their home village in northern Vietnam. Factory work, because it is in the formal sector, has made visible to the women’s families and their communities that they are ‘workers’, in contrast to the invisibility of domestic and family agriculture work. Taking an empowerment approach to frame this study, we argue that their new financial resources and visibility as workers led them to challenge gendered roles in their households in important ways, including around financial decision-making and the distribution of domestic work. They also felt their status within the community was elevated. However, our findings show that empowerment is conditional, incremental and constrained by patriarchal familial dynamics and gendered societal scripts. As with elsewhere, the tensions between factory work as a form of empowerment and as a form of exploitation are inherently linked, and women’s gendered identities shape the ways factory owners are able to create a cheaper factory workforce in rural Vietnam.

Exploring of the gender variations in 4Cs skills among primary students

The development of 21st-century learning skills must prioritize collaborative problem-solving abilities. These include critical thinking, creativity, cooperation, and communication (4Cs) and the gender-based difference in the proficiencies of these skill have been reported in literature. The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences in 4Cs skills between males and females among the primary students after the execution of an informal program. This research provides an example of a STEM program that uses a problem-solving methodology to encourage students interested in environmental sustainability. The research was conducted with 43 female students and 93 male students. The study used a mixed-method involving qualitative observations of facilitators feedback, quantitative paired t-test and SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis to evaluate students’ 4C skills. Results of the study revealed that there were statistically significant differences between males and females. The Shapiro-Wilk test for normality revealed that the data did not have a normal distribution, non-parametric analysis, such as the Mann Whitney U test, Spearman's Rho correlation were used. Findings from the Mann-Whitney U test illustrated that males received significantly greater mean score than females on the critical thinking and communications after the program. The females received more score than males on the collaboration and creativity (p < 0.05). The Spearman's Rho correlation analysis reveals that there is a positive correlation between students’ critical thinking and creativity (both male and Female) (p < 0.001). The development of advanced thinking abilities and creativity through facilitation is argued in this study. In summary, a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis has demonstrated the effective use of the 4Cs skills throughout the duration of a week-long course. It, thus, can be concluded that the Integrated Problem-solving approach can be used as an alternative approach for empowerment of students’ 4Cs skills. Future research should look at the effects of participants' 4Cs on long-term development in formal education.