By Anne Mulehi, Communications Officer, Voice In September 2024, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, became the stage for the final chapter of Voice—a program that, for the last eight years, has supported marginalized and rightsholder groups to amplify their voices, advocate for their rights, and create lasting change. The Voice Indaba, held over three days, marked […]
Voice multi-country grantee partners and rightsholders have a shared dream: that of an inclusive world where everybody accesses their rights and lives to their full potential. They all act towards that dream, in their own context and with their own means.
On the 5th of April 2023, Voice in Cambodia, operated by Oxfam in Cambodia, in collaboration with Live & Learn Cambodia, the country Linking & Learning Facilitator, organised the closure event for the Voice programme after eight years of impact and collaboration with grantee partners and rightsholders.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s bustling economic capital, provided the perfect setting for this momentous event. The city’s infectious energy, and its cultural melting pot mirrored the diverse range of participants and the very essence of the event’s focus: inclusion. Tanzania Linking and Learning and Closure Event took place from May 8th to 10th, 2024. The event wasn’t just about looking back., but a vibrant celebration of eight years dedicated to amplifying the voices of marginalised communities in Tanzania and where we are now.
Our journey began with a vision to excavate our culture and tradition, the rich cultural tapestry of the Kouy indigenous people, a community whose voice has been fading into the background of modernity.
For me, the journey to Vientiane, Laos, marks my first visit to another Southeast Asian country. I had the opportunity to witness the event and interact closely with Voice Laos’ grantee partners.
2024 is the year to celebrate and showcase the proud achievement of the grantee partners and rightsholder groups under the Voice programme. On April 5th, 2024 in Phnom Penh, the whole Voice Cambodia linking and learning team came together with all the grantee partners for a vibrant celebration of the programme’s closing, highlighting the grantee partners proudest achievements and impact stories.
Over the past eight years, the Voice programme has been supporting the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights. In a blog for Pride month, Kayla Lapiz and Ishita Dutta look back on some inspiring examples of local action as the programme comes to an end.
From a tender age of 12, I knew I was gay. In Kenya, my home country, homosexual acts are punishable by law. As a teenager, life at home and work became very difficult, and the societal pressure often drove me to hide and operate in privacy. Growing up, feeling different was challenging.
Pich is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, telling her story how she finds her way to overcome adversity, and pushing through challenges to embrace her identity. Below is a transcript of her storytelling session during the Pride Together event of Love is Diversity, and Empowerment grantee partner of Voice in Cambodia.
On June 4, 2024, we had the privilege to take part in the close out event of Voice Indonesia. Led by Pamflet, its Linking & Learning Facilitator, and the Voice Country Team under the Yayasan Humanis dan Inovasi Sosial, we spent a whole day of vibrance and togetherness with Indonesia Inklusi.
The Voice journey in Uganda started with a single step in April 2016 and to date, those who have walked that journey have not remained the same. The Voice in Uganda linking and learning and close out event on May 29-31 held in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, were a testament to the transformative journey Voice in Uganda, together with the linking and learning facilitators, have undertaken.
Eight years of hard work, eight years of making connections – yes, eight seasons of sharing and learning. With more than 45 local Grantee partners, Voice has shown that the impossible can become reality.
by Inez Hackenberg, Linking & Learning Coordinator, Voice How to express the gratitude and awe I feel! The amazing experiences while we are sunsetting the Voice programme, it feels so contradictory, but what I have been part of these last months leaves me humbled and full of hope that what people have really […]
Original article by Oxfam Novib Voice stands for an inclusive world where empowered rightsholders are able to express their views and demand their rights for responsive and inclusive societies. We do this by providing different type of grants for projects promoting diversity and inclusion of ALL in Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Laos, Cambodia, […]
It was such a journey for Voice in Laos! And in the Voices of Hope below, you will see snippets of reflections and takeaways from some of the grantee partners and rightsholders. Cheers to them and the efforts of the whole community that made Voice in Laos what it is!
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