本研究探討國際非政府組織（International Non-Governmental Organizations, INGOs）在利比亞復原期促進女性賦權所扮演的角色。利比亞長期受到政治不穩定、制度薄弱、安全威脅、經濟脆弱，以及根深蒂固的父權規範所影響。2011年革命及格達費政權垮台後，利比亞進入漫長的轉型期，在此過程中，國際非政府組織逐漸成為支持女性的重要行動者，並透過能力建構、倡議、心理社會支持、法律意識提升、領導力培訓，以及與當地公民社會組織建立夥伴關係等方式，推動女性賦權。本研究採用質性研究設計，資料來源包括六位專家的半結構式訪談，其中包含線上訪談與書面回覆，藉此分析國際非政府組織對女性經濟、社會與政治賦權的貢獻、影響計畫執行的主要障礙，以及提升長期永續性的可能策略。研究分析以Kabeer所提出之「資源、能動性與成就」女性賦權架構為基礎。研究發現，國際非政府組織主要透過提供支持性資源、建立人際網絡、創造安全空間與參與機會，提升女性的自信、公共參與、領導能力與權利意識。然而，這些介入措施的成效仍受到政治分裂、安全風險、制度薄弱、社會文化阻力、地方自主性不足，以及捐助者短期資金模式等因素限制。因此，本研究主張，若要在利比亞實現永續的女性賦權，必須採取由地方主導、符合在地脈絡、具長期性，且能回應結構性問題的介入方式，在強化女性能動性的同時，也必須處理影響其參與的政治、制度、安全與社會文化條件。

This study examines the role of International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) in promoting women’s empowerment in post-recovery Libya, a context characterized by political instability, weak institutions, insecurity, economic fragility, and deeply rooted patriarchal norms. Following the 2011 revolution and the fall of the Gaddafi regime, Libya entered a prolonged transition in which INGOs became important actors in supporting women through capacity-building, advocacy, psychosocial assistance, legal awareness, leadership development, and partnerships with local civil society organizations. Using a qualitative research design, this study draws on six semi-structured expert interviews, including live interviews and written expert responses, to investigate INGO contributions to women’s economic, social, and political empowerment, the barriers affecting program implementation, and strategies for improving long-term sustainability. The analysis is guided by Kabeer’s empowerment framework of resources, agency, and achievements. The findings show that INGOs primarily contribute by creating enabling resources, networks, safe spaces, and opportunities that strengthen women’s confidence, public participation, leadership, and rights awareness. However, the effectiveness of these interventions is constrained by political fragmentation, insecurity, weak institutions, socio-cultural resistance, limited local ownership, and short-term donor funding. The study therefore argues that sustainable women’s empowerment in Libya requires locally led, context-sensitive, long-term, and structurally informed approaches that strengthen women’s agency while addressing the political, institutional, security, and socio-cultural conditions that shape their participation.

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