March 3, 2026

Finding answers in the experience of young people organising with CESESMA in Nicaragua

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Empowerment emerges as a key benefit of children's participation, yet its definition remains unclear with various interpretations.
No standardized method exists to validate the claims surrounding empowerment in children's organizing experiences.
Observational analysis focuses on young people's experiences while engaging with CESESMA, fostering community engagement through participation.
Exploration aims to clarify empowerment's meaning in children's contexts, suggesting the need for unified definitions moving forward.

Abstract

"Empowerment" has been claimed as one of the important benefits of children’s participation (Kellett, 2010; White and Choudhury, 2010). This is an attractive and plausible idea, but there is no consensus among those working in this field on what the term means, and currently no way to validate such claims.

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