Empowerment is a multi-dimensional process that helps people gain control over their own lives and increases their capacity to act on issues that they themselves define as important. Collective empowerment is a process through which individuals and communities are able to express their needs, present their concerns, devise strategies for involvement in decision-making, and take political, social, and cultural action to meet those needs.[10] [10] PaSQ, adapted from Luttrell et al. 2009 and the Duque project (www.duque.eu)