Voice.Global website

  • Organisation

    Street Project is a social enterprise conceived as an intervention to myriads of youths living under the poverty line. Youth restlessness, lack of direction and opportunities to develop their skills are limitations to their development and empowerment, hence the need to harness their talents.

    Our Vision: We see a world with a critical mass of Transformational Youth Ambassadors making a sustainable living doing what they love.

    Our Mission: To facilitate opportunities for youth employment and engagement using creative arts as a tool.

    Our objective is to raise transformational youth ambassadors for Africa.

    Our Flagship initiatives are the Creative Youth Boot Camp, The Talent Hub, Project Raw and Reflection series.

    Areas of Expertise:
    # Social and Emotional Learning SEL
    # Youth Advocacy
    # Cross Cultural dialogue and Understanding.

    Board of Trustees:

    Mrs Rita Ezenwa-Okoro
    Founder,
    Street Project Foundation
    reo@streetproject.org.ng
    +234-8037128799

    Mrs Eduvielawhe Olutimayin
    Director of Operations,
    Street Project Foundation
    eduvie@streetproject.org.ng
    +234-8177403222

    Mr Ezenwa Okoro
    Consultant/Volunteer Program Manager,
    Street Project Foundation
    ezenwa@streetproject.org.ng
    +234-8020994158

    Ms Kelechi Okeahialam-Olawoyin
    Head, Human Resources, Administrationand Communications
    Transport Services Limited TSL
    kenikins2001@yahoo.com
    +234-8039791051

    Mr Ugochukwu Enwereji
    Special Projects Manager,
    Globe Broadcasting <(>&<)> Communications Ltd
    iczeluv@yahoo.com
    +234-8032176202

    Mr Wole Oguntokun
    Artistic Director,
    Theatre Republic and Renegade Theatre
    laspapi@yahoo.com
    +234-8023013778

    Mr Tolulope Ajayi
    Head of Branded Content,
    Insight Communications Ltd
    tolu.ajayi@gmail.com
    +234-8023135972

    Mr Paul R. Sachs
    Executive Director,
    Merakey-Philadelphia
    PSachs@merakey.org
    +1-215-4981703

    • Organisation

      Street Project is a social enterprise conceived as an intervention to myriads of youths living under the poverty line. Youth restlessness, lack of direction and opportunities to develop their skills are limitations to their development and empowerment, hence the need to harness their talents.

      Our Vision: We see a world with a critical mass of Transformational Youth Ambassadors making a sustainable living doing what they love.

      Our Mission: To facilitate opportunities for youth employment and engagement using creative arts as a tool.

      Our objective is to raise transformational youth ambassadors for Africa.

      Our Flagship initiatives are the Creative Youth Boot Camp, The Talent Hub, Project Raw and Reflection series.

      Areas of Expertise:
      # Social and Emotional Learning SEL
      # Youth Advocacy
      # Cross Cultural dialogue and Understanding.

      Board of Trustees:

      Mrs Rita Ezenwa-Okoro
      Founder,
      Street Project Foundation
      reo@streetproject.org.ng
      +234-8037128799

      Mrs Eduvielawhe Olutimayin
      Director of Operations,
      Street Project Foundation
      eduvie@streetproject.org.ng
      +234-8177403222

      Mr Ezenwa Okoro
      Consultant/Volunteer Program Manager,
      Street Project Foundation
      ezenwa@streetproject.org.ng
      +234-8020994158

      Ms Kelechi Okeahialam-Olawoyin
      Head, Human Resources, Administrationand Communications
      Transport Services Limited TSL
      kenikins2001@yahoo.com
      +234-8039791051

      Mr Ugochukwu Enwereji
      Special Projects Manager,
      Globe Broadcasting <(>&<)> Communications Ltd
      iczeluv@yahoo.com
      +234-8032176202

      Mr Wole Oguntokun
      Artistic Director,
      Theatre Republic and Renegade Theatre
      laspapi@yahoo.com
      +234-8023013778

      Mr Tolulope Ajayi
      Head of Branded Content,
      Insight Communications Ltd
      tolu.ajayi@gmail.com
      +234-8023135972

      Mr Paul R. Sachs
      Executive Director,
      Merakey-Philadelphia
      PSachs@merakey.org
      +1-215-4981703

    • Project

      ARTvocacy stands for “an ARTiculate Rant For A New Nigeria”  a concept brought by old grantee of Voice- Street Project Foundation. The current project aims at supporting young people to become social change influencers and content creators advocating for progressive societal change. This concept -Artistic activism is activism that doesn’t look like activism and art that doesn’t look like art. The ability of artistic activism to surprise us – to show up in unlikely places (e.g., not a gallery) or take on unfamiliar forms (e.g., not a protest march) provides an opportunity to disrupt people’s preconceived notions of art and protest, and their predetermined ideas about the messages we are trying to communicate. Whereas traditional forms of protest, like marches, need to constantly increase in size or scope, or descend into violence, to become noticed (and newsworthy), the creative innovation at the heart of artistic activism provides something uncommon, or out of place, that can attract attention and become memorable. The boundary slippage of artistic activism works equally well in repressive regimes where overt political protest is prohibited, yet artistic practices are tolerated. Slipping under the radar, artistic activism is not identified as “politics” to authorities while still being able to communicate a social message to the public.

      With the support of VOICE, rightsholders will be able to grow the New Nigeria Movement to become more robust enough to influence people using various artistic forms and channels.
      1. Online Community Engagement
      2. Tactical Community Engagement
      3. Direct Engagement with Public Servants

      ONLINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
      We will produce two short films and a 26-episode podcast serial that will be viewed on YouTube and aired on Soundcloud respectively. The essence of producing this social media content isto galvanize an online community of youths and activate them for political participation in a compelling fashion.

      TACTICAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
      In the bid to build the New Nigeriamovement at the grassroots level, Community Theatre and Community Visual Art Creations on Billboards will be used to express the desires of the youth. It will become an avenue to rant and voice out their frustrations about their social welfare. It will also become an avenue to propose solutions to raging problems in the community.

      TACTICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH PUBLIC SERVANTS
      As a strategy to get the message of the youth in the faces and tables of public servants so they can engage positively with the demands of the youth, a coffee table book will be produced. The content of this book will be a compilation of Street photography and digital storytelling. This socially conscious product will give stakeholders the opportunity to feel the pulse of young people’s state of mind and influence their policies as regards youth political participation in Nigeria.

      In order to get this movement going, a Strategic Youth Community Convening will be organised to herald these activities where 50 selected youths including those living with disabilities across project locations (Abuja and Enugu) will co-create and produce these contents that speak to their quest for a New Nigeria. Street Project Foundation will provide a safe space for movement building, creative thinking and problem solving through the lens of artistic activism.

  • Project

    ARTvocacy stands for “an ARTiculate Rant For A New Nigeria”  a concept brought by old grantee of Voice- Street Project Foundation. The current project aims at supporting young people to become social change influencers and content creators advocating for progressive societal change. This concept -Artistic activism is activism that doesn’t look like activism and art that doesn’t look like art. The ability of artistic activism to surprise us – to show up in unlikely places (e.g., not a gallery) or take on unfamiliar forms (e.g., not a protest march) provides an opportunity to disrupt people’s preconceived notions of art and protest, and their predetermined ideas about the messages we are trying to communicate. Whereas traditional forms of protest, like marches, need to constantly increase in size or scope, or descend into violence, to become noticed (and newsworthy), the creative innovation at the heart of artistic activism provides something uncommon, or out of place, that can attract attention and become memorable. The boundary slippage of artistic activism works equally well in repressive regimes where overt political protest is prohibited, yet artistic practices are tolerated. Slipping under the radar, artistic activism is not identified as “politics” to authorities while still being able to communicate a social message to the public.

    With the support of VOICE, rightsholders will be able to grow the New Nigeria Movement to become more robust enough to influence people using various artistic forms and channels.
    1. Online Community Engagement
    2. Tactical Community Engagement
    3. Direct Engagement with Public Servants

    ONLINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    We will produce two short films and a 26-episode podcast serial that will be viewed on YouTube and aired on Soundcloud respectively. The essence of producing this social media content isto galvanize an online community of youths and activate them for political participation in a compelling fashion.

    TACTICAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    In the bid to build the New Nigeriamovement at the grassroots level, Community Theatre and Community Visual Art Creations on Billboards will be used to express the desires of the youth. It will become an avenue to rant and voice out their frustrations about their social welfare. It will also become an avenue to propose solutions to raging problems in the community.

    TACTICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH PUBLIC SERVANTS
    As a strategy to get the message of the youth in the faces and tables of public servants so they can engage positively with the demands of the youth, a coffee table book will be produced. The content of this book will be a compilation of Street photography and digital storytelling. This socially conscious product will give stakeholders the opportunity to feel the pulse of young people’s state of mind and influence their policies as regards youth political participation in Nigeria.

    In order to get this movement going, a Strategic Youth Community Convening will be organised to herald these activities where 50 selected youths including those living with disabilities across project locations (Abuja and Enugu) will co-create and produce these contents that speak to their quest for a New Nigeria. Street Project Foundation will provide a safe space for movement building, creative thinking and problem solving through the lens of artistic activism.

Whistleblower

Voice is committed to providing safe spaces filled with integrity and respect for ALL people as well as for financial resources.

Click here for more information on our Whistle-blower policy & Procedure
Disclaimer