Economic well-being

The Empowerment Through Action’s economic programs are founded on the belief that enhancing economic livelihoods is crucial for building resilience in vulnerable communities. Our programs are centred on sustainable enterprise-oriented solutions.

Youth Livelihood and empowerment

The current generation of young people is the largest in history, with over 3 billion individuals, representing almost half of the world's population, being under the age of 25. It's crucial to recognize that nearly 90% of all young people reside in developing countries. Therefore, investing in young people can lead to significant social and economic benefits, promoting youth rights and transforming the youth population into a force for innovation, opportunity, and social change.

Our Youth livelihood and empowerment interventions include

Empowering Youth for a Dignified Future

Empowering marginalized youth by providing them with essential skills and knowledge for dignified and stable lives, with a focus on those lacking access to mainstream education and training, including girls, refugees, youth with disabilities, and those in hazardous work.

Supporting Entrepreneurial Ventures

Provision of small start-up grants, and establishing youth savings and loan groups.

Fostering Civic Engagement

Civic engagement by providing platforms and spaces where the youth can be engaged meaningfully in the development of their countries.

Women's Empowerment and Livelihood

Women are frequently discouraged and often effectively barred from economic engagement by disproportionate burdens of unpaid care, gender-based violence, underinvestment in their education, need for spousal approval for employment, and legal barriers to participation in certain professions. Some of the economic barriers faced by women stem from foundational limitations, such as laws that restrict women's rights to inherit, own property, or enter into contracts in their own name. Addressing these barriers and ensuring that women have the necessary legal and policy protections requires intentional efforts from the government, private sector, and civil society. At Empowerment Through Action, we believe that when women are economically empowered, they reinvest in their families and communities, producing a multiplier effect that spurs economic growth and contributes to global peace and stability.

Our economic opportunities activities include

Empowering Female Entrepreneurs

Empowering female entrepreneurs through training, provision of small start-up grants, and establishing women's savings and loan groups.

Boosting Income Through Household Gardens

Establishing household gardens that enable women to sell excess produce at the market to generate more income.

Promoting Women-Friendly Financial Services

Influencing financial institutions in developing countries to provide women-friendly loans, especially for women in business.

Encouraging Women’s Leadership

Supporting women to take up leadership positions, especially at the village level and the local government

Advocating for Decent Work and Recognizing Unpaid Labor

Advocate for decent work for women and recognize unpaid labor as work.

Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Women

Broadening access to resources and opportunities for women to achieve financial independence.