Social empowerment is understood as the process of developing a sense of autonomy and self-confidence, and acting individually and collectively to change social relationships and the institutions and discourses that exclude poor people and keep them in poverty.
Poor people’s empowerment, and their ability to hold others to account, is strongly influenced by their individual assets and capabilities of all types: human such as good health and education, social such as social belonging, a sense of identity, leadership relations and psychological (self-esteem, self-confidence, the ability to imagine and aspire to a better future). Also important are people’s collective efforts and capabilities, such as voice, organization, representation and identity.
Besides, psychosocial support is provided to the different groups of marginalization with most focus on persons with disabilities, children, young pregnant girls and child mothers, young women and victims of war through timely guidance and counseling, linking victims to gender based referral centers for more services.