The power of education: A qualitative study to the role of NGO education programs in the empowerment of young women in La Paz, Bolivia
Summary
Although female enrollment rates in higher education are increasing worldwide, there are groups that
stay behind. In the Bolivian context, socially and economically disadvantaged young women are still
at disadvantage to complete their schooling. This is where certain NGO education programs step in. In
this research the following question is central: How do NGO education programs like Helping Hands
support the empowerment process of young women in La Paz, Bolivia? Education is an important tool
in the process of empowerment. However, education alone is not enough to fully empower a woman.
Additionally, as gender relations are culturally specific and differ across contexts, it is important to
consider cultural contexts when looking at strategies to foster empowerment. As studies on the role of
NGO education projects for women empowerment are lacking, especially in the Bolivian context, this
study is empirically relevant. Additionally, it can be helpful for NGO projects to see what dimensions
are effective to support processes of empowerment. The research has been conducted in La Paz, the
administrative capital of Bolivia. Qualitative methods like conducting in-depth interviews and
conducting participant observation were used to gain understanding of the lived experience of the
participants.
This study states that a holistic approach is needed to support the empowerment processes of
young women in La Paz, Bolivia. In this, four important dimensions of empowerment are presented.
These are 1) the economic dimension, 2) the health dimension, 3) the social dimension and 4) the
personal dimension. The study concludes by stating that NGO education programs are a great way to
bring individual change from a grassroots level. However, structural barriers are not necessarily
removed by these programs.
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