The Voice Programme has officially closed as of 31 December 2024.

This website, as its main public repository of information, tools and references, will remain available until December 2026. Feel free to browse through and look back at the work of our amazing partners and the impact the programme has achieved with them! The programme may have concluded, but we are certain that rightsholders will continue the onward journey to create responsive and inclusive societies for all of us!

Celebrating lives well-lived

A tribute to five members lost to COVID-19

By the Confederation of Older Persons Association in the Philippines (COPAP) and Voice

Amid the global health crisis, we are sad to share the unfortunate news that the Confederation of Older Persons Association in the Philippines (COPAP), an Empowerment grantee, lost five of their members to COVID-19. It is common knowledge that the elderly is one of the most at-risk communities of contracting the coronavirus. With the imposed mobility restrictions and a lack of an inclusive response in the country, they face multiple hurdles in accessing basic social and health services.

Today, we remember five members who have dedicated themselves to demand the fulfillment of elderly rights. Beyond remembering, we continue to stand with elderly people around the globe as they push for inclusion and the recognition of their rights and abilities. Together, we demand a proper crisis response that takes into account the specific needs of the elderly.