, ▁ 1 9 9 9 ). ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁especially ▁true ▁in ▁an ▁age ▁when ▁resources ▁are ▁limited ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁competition ▁between ▁organizations ▁for ▁certain ▁projects ▁to ▁be ▁prior it ised ▁over ▁others ▁( L ouw , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ). ▁ ▁Emp ower ment ▁evaluation ▁ ▁Emp ower ment ▁evaluation ▁makes ▁use ▁of ▁evaluation ▁concepts , ▁techniques , ▁and ▁find ings ▁to ▁fost er ▁improvement ▁and ▁self - det erm ination ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁program ▁aim ed ▁at ▁a ▁specific ▁target ▁population / program ▁participants . ▁Emp ower ment ▁evaluation ▁is ▁value ▁orient ed ▁towards ▁getting ▁program ▁participants ▁involved ▁in ▁bringing ▁about ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁programs ▁they ▁are ▁target ed ▁for . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁focus es ▁in ▁emp ower ment ▁evaluation ▁is ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁the ▁program ▁participants ▁in ▁the ▁conduct ing ▁of ▁the ▁evaluation ▁process . ▁This ▁process ▁is ▁then ▁often ▁followed ▁by ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁critical ▁reflection ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁In ▁such ▁cases , ▁an ▁external / outs ider ▁evalu ator ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant / co ach / fac il it ator ▁to ▁the ▁program ▁participants ▁and ▁see ks ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁program ▁from ▁the ▁perspective ▁of ▁the ▁participants . ▁Once ▁a ▁clear ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁participants ▁perspective ▁has ▁been ▁gained ▁appropriate ▁steps ▁and ▁strateg ies ▁can ▁be ▁de vised ▁( with ▁the ▁valuable ▁input ▁of ▁the ▁participants ) ▁and ▁implemented ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reach ▁desired ▁out comes . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁F etter man ▁( 2 0 0 2 )