non-government organizations — Gender — PhD & MA in International Development Studies I Chulalongkorn University I Bangkok, Thailand

Cummings, K. (2009) Women's Empowerment in Bangkok Urban Poor Areas

Women’s empowerment is viewed as a valid contributing factor for development at a household, community, and countrywide level. NGOs around the world and in Thailand often develop projects and activities to encourage women’s empowerment. This study has two purposes. One is to determine if Duang Prateep Foundation (DPF), a Thai NGO in Bangkok is successful in empowering women in Khlong Toei Urban Poor Area; and the second is to determine how poor women define empowerment.The Literature Review was conducted with the aim of evaluating the current literature on the topic; to uncover a Knowledge Gap and to define Key Concepts.

Gender, Student Thesis, Thesis 2009MAIDSJuly 22, 2015BANGKOK, EMPOWERMENT, non-government organizations, POWER, Social conditions, THAILAND, Urban poor, Women, women's participation