During 2016, WISIONS funded Wind Empowerment with 4,500 EUR per WG in order to kick-start their activities with a key project. The association has seen its WGs progress towards their visions by achieving some concrete tasks, which are outlined below. Click on the project names to go to their specific page.
| Working Group | Project name | Participating organizations | Authors | Status |
| Measurement | Review of Standards for Small Wind Turbine Measurements and User Surveys | RurERG, Nea Guinea, INTI, Various WE member organizations | Nasos Vassilakis, Thomas Pazios | 100% |
| Technology | Design of a Simple Diversion Charge Controller | Ti‘eole, Various WE member organizations | Jay Hudnall, Clement Gangneux | 100% |
| Maintenance | Maintenance Manual and User Surveys | Tripalium, Various WE member organizations | Gaël Cesa, Marie Laure, Jérôme Stravilla, Luiz Fernando Villa | 100% |
| Delivery Models | Guide to the Delivery Models Applied by Wind Empowerment Member Organizations | 500RPM, RurERG, Various WE member organizations | Guillermo Pleitavino, Katerina Troullaki | 100% |
| Market Assessment | Small Wind for Rural Development in the Global South: Assessing the Market | Straclyde University, EWB-UK, I-Love-Wind-Power | Alfred Alsop, Aran Eales, Jon Sumanik-Leary, Jon Persson, Isabel Ruiz Almeyda | 100% |
| Education | A Digital Platform for Sharing Educational Material | Tiole Ecole, Wind Mobile | Aurélie Guibert, Guy Putz | 30% |