Abstract
Today, the main stream of development approach has changed from economic growth to social development, and not only international organizations but also non government organizations came to be core actors of development. ‘Gender and Development (GAD)’ is an important approach for development, especially ‘empowerment’ is a new key concept of GAD approach. However, there are still few reports on local women's NGOs working in developing countries. In this paper, through a case study of one women's NGO in Burkina Faso organized in 1975, I would like to focus on ‘empowerment’ activities done by this NGO and examine the possibility of this kind of empowerment approach.
