Community Transformation

“Transforming the communities where people live is pivotal to creating a context in which human potential and creativity are harnessed for wider national development.”

-Dr. Noel Woodroffe

EMPOWER Development is the sector within Congress WBN that coordinates human development projects initiated by residents from communities in different countries around the world.

EMPOWER identifies, designs, and administers select community projects and programs both locally and abroad. It also takes a primary role in locating and directing funds towards viable community projects.

EMPOWER project coordinators are local leaders who are acutely aware of neighborhood needs and are therefore able to identify appropriate, sustainable solutions for their communities.

EMPOWER ensures that all selected projects are administered in accordance with the very highest ethical standards thereby optimizing maximum impact on human development.

QUICK FACTS

• “E.M.P.O.W.E.R.” is an acronym which stands for ‘Energized’, ‘Motivated’, ‘Purpose-driven’, ‘Organized’, ‘Well-developed’, ‘Equipped’ and ‘Resourceful’.
• There are  currently fifty (50) EMPOWER projects under implementation in over 10 countries locally and internationally.
• Projects include an orphanage in Kenya; HIV/AIDS support projects in Zambia;  provision of health education and skills training programs in Nigeria; construction and equipping of a primary school in DR of Congo; Youth development initiatives in Jamaica; Career Development and Employability Skills Training Programme in Sangre Grande, Trinidad & Tobago .
• The Kernaham Trace community in Las Lomas #1 (Trinidad) has also been benefitting from EMPOWER’s community transformation efforts since 2003.

Facilitating Projects… Empowering Peoples…Transforming Lives