2. Empowerment
The Five Types….

3. Empowerment
means to have the power and authority to make and carry through on decisions that will affect your lives.

4. Economic Empowerment
Economics is the study of how people work to create wealth.
It includes how we:
Produce
Distribute and
Consume goods and services

6. Political Empowerment
Politics is a general term for all of the things we do to organize ourselves, settle disagreements, and make decisions in our schools, communities and countries.
Political empowerment comes from having a say in how things are organized and how decisions are made.

7. These student council members are meeting to make plans for a special event at their school. How is belonging to the student council be a form of political empowerment.

8. Cultural Empowerment
Culture is a way of life. It is made up of every day things such as language, food clothing, as well as important ideas such as spiritual beliefs.
Cultural empowerment comes from being free to practice your culture no matter how large or small your culture is in society.

9. Colourful parades are one way that African-Canadians in Halifax celebrate their heritage during AfriCaribanza. What can you do to learn more about your culture and the culture of others?

10. Societal Empowerment
Society involves everything people do when they live, work, and play together in communities.
There are often many groups within our communities.
To make sure we have a fair society, it is important for people in authority to use their power wisely.
It is also important for individuals to speak up if they think something unfair has happened.

11. How is protesting a form of societal empowerment?

12. National Empowerment Nation is another word for country.
National empowerment comes from a nation having the power to make decisions for itself.
Each nation must be able to make its own laws, decide what to do with its natural resources, etc.
If there are conflicts in the world a nation must be free to decide for itself whether or not to go to war.
Nations need to try their best to be fair to their own citizens and other nations.

13. How can celebrations like Canada Day encourage National Empowerment?

14. It All Works Together
What does this graphic represent?