VOICE(s) CONNECTED & AMLIFIED: LINKING & LEARNING FACILITATION  

Is your organisation passionate about and adept at facilitating dynamic learning experiences with diverse groups of people? Do you have deep and extensive experience working with formal and informal groups, including unusual allies such as human rights defenders, artivists and techies across the Philippines? Do you practice participatory, creative, and transformative approaches in linking together communities online and offline? Do you regularly identify opportunities for collaboration and research? Are you inclusive in your approaches/keen on ensuring no one is left behind? 

If your organisation said yes to at least three of the questions above, then you are the organisation we are looking for! You may also apply in a consortium to enhance your competitive competencies.  

What are we looking for?  

Linking and learning is at the heart of Voice. We aim to boost the collaboration, connectedness, sharing, listening, learning, creativity, innovation, and application of new knowledge amongst our grantee partners as well as with the wider community. We hope that this process produces evidence and innovative solutions to catalyse transformative changes for the most marginalised and discriminated groups. 

The Voice Linking & Learning community has flourished over the last six years. Various connections have developed within, and across countries, learning exchanges have transpired, and the journey of creating a more inclusive tapestry of intersecting initiatives continue.  

We are seeking a dynamic learning organisation which will continue to facilitate the linking and learning between Voice grantee partners and other stakeholders within and beyond the granted projects.   

We accept proposals spanning 12 months with a maximum budget of €115,000. Organisations managed by one of the rightsholder groups listed below are strongly encouraged to apply. We are also open to applications from a consortia of organisations. 

These are the rightsholders Voice works with globally, and we are keen to have a Linking and Learning facilitator in the Philippines working with all the five groups; 

• People with disabilities;  
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people; 
• Women facing exploitation, abuse, and/or violence; 
• Vulnerable/elderly and/or youth; 
• Indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities; 

The successful organisation will support Voice in the continuation of the implementation of its linking and learning component and building on the work already in place in close collaboration with the Voice team in the Philippines. The organisation will further support to Voice grantee partners in developing and appreciating their own linking and learning trajectory. They will promote the participation of members of the Voice rightsholder groups and facilitate building communities of practice around issues, challenges, and opportunities that concern them. They will coordinate an online platform and facilitate offline meetings that support inclusive collaboration, including community members in geographically remote areas. They will organise events and meetings, develop thought-provoking pieces, and produce creative works in order to amplify the grantees’ voices at the local, national, regional, and global levels, where possible.