Women and liveability – Best practices of empowerment from Ethiopia
Authors
Amriah Buang
School of Social, Development and Environment Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Ratnawati Yuni Suryandari
School of Government, College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia & Urban and Regional Planning, Esa Unggul University, Jakarta,
Habibah Ahmad
School of Social, Development and Environment Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Kaseh A. Bakar
Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia
Hamzah Jusoh
School of Social, Development and Environment Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Abstract
How to survive and make ends meet and how to improve the quality of life are daily and persistent livelihood issues and liveability challenges preoccupying disadvantaged communities in underdeveloped and developing countries. In war torn and hazard ridden Ethiopia life struggles are extremely tough for womenfolk who more often than not are burdened with the task of coping with the aftermaths of such natural and man-made disasters. Through examining the findings from secondary information sources this paper illustrates three cases of how women helped make the best of empowerment projects geared to make the livelihood and liveability of their family and community worth salvaging – even celebrating - once more. It also highlights the institutional and organizational traits that were also the success factors of the empowerment projects.Keywords: empowerment projects, Ethiopia, liveability, livelihood, success factors, womenfolk
