New Zealand Aid Tools Glossary 

Glossary

Consultant

A consultant or contractor is an independent person (or legal entity) who provides services to NZAID.

Empowerment

Empowerment is individuals acquiring the power to think and act freely, exercise choice, and to fulfil their potential.

See Gender Analysis.

Extreme poverty

Extreme poverty is an inability to meet basic needs.

See Poverty Analysis.

Poverty of opportunity

Poverty of opportunity is where opportunities to participate in economic, social, civil and political life are seriously limited.

See Poverty Analysis.

Sector Wide Approach

A sector-wide approach is a way of providing development assistance that strengthens national ownership, and helps build nationally managed systems, with the support of development partners and lenders.

Vulnerability to poverty

Vulnerability to poverty is where individuals, communities and countries are particularly vulnerable to circumstances likely to damage their: - livelihoods - ability to meet basic needs - ability to participate in economic, social , civil and political life.

See Poverty Analysis.