Louw, MR2007-10-162007-10-162006-09Louw, MR. 2006. Empowerment impact assessment (EmpIA), a tool for poverty alleviation and capacity building. 3rd IRF/SARF Regional Conference for Africa, Durban, South Africa, 11-13 September 2006, pp 140620371056http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1334Empowerment impact assessment (EmpIA) is a quantitative and qualitative process, developed to evaluate the empowerment opportunities in civil engineering projects. It informs the design and construction processes of the projects and records the actual impact with regard to the economic empowerment, employment opportunities and training requirements of Historically Disadvantaged Individuals (HDIs), and local material and plant availability. The EmpIA should be seen as a tool to assist practitioners in unlocking opportunities by unbundling projects and designing infrastructure in such a manner that the participation of local communities, contractors and Affirmative Business Enterprises (ABEs) is maximised.enEmpIAEmpowerment impact assessmentPoverty alleviationCapacity buildingConstruction industryWestern Cape department of transport and public worksConference PresentationLouw, M. (2006). Empowerment impact assessment (EmpIA), a tool for poverty alleviation and capacity building. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1334Louw, MR. "Empowerment impact assessment (EmpIA), a tool for poverty alleviation and capacity building." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1334Louw M, Empowerment impact assessment (EmpIA), a tool for poverty alleviation and capacity building; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1334 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Louw, MR AB - Empowerment impact assessment (EmpIA) is a quantitative and qualitative process, developed to evaluate the empowerment opportunities in civil engineering projects. It informs the design and construction processes of the projects and records the actual impact with regard to the economic empowerment, employment opportunities and training requirements of Historically Disadvantaged Individuals (HDIs), and local material and plant availability. The EmpIA should be seen as a tool to assist practitioners in unlocking opportunities by unbundling projects and designing infrastructure in such a manner that the participation of local communities, contractors and Affirmative Business Enterprises (ABEs) is maximised. DA - 2006-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - EmpIA KW - Empowerment impact assessment KW - Poverty alleviation KW - Capacity building KW - Construction industry KW - Western Cape department of transport and public works LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 SM - 0620371056 T1 - Empowerment impact assessment (EmpIA), a tool for poverty alleviation and capacity building TI - Empowerment impact assessment (EmpIA), a tool for poverty alleviation and capacity building UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1334 ER -