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!
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Reflecting on the Learning Event for Youth Ambassadors By: Emma Mengo, activist from Initiative for Equality and Non-Discrimination (INEND), Kenya, and Ronald van Moorten, Researcher at Oxfam Novib. On the 19th of October 2019, Oxfam Novib and Voice co-hosted the Learning Event Youth Power: Making Space for Young Ideas to Create Social Change. Emma, a […]
Indonesian Youth with Disabilities showing the way! By Rizki Estrada, INISIATIF July 15th is World Youth Skills Day! On this day, we celebrate three incredible youth with disabilities fearlessly treading their way to empowerment. INISIATIF, a Voice empowerment grantee in Indonesia aimed to strengthen the capacities of youth with disabilities to lead and be involved […]
According to Rachida, a Nigerien student and farmer Compiled by Rahamatou Diarra, Project Officer, Voices of the communities through a broadcasting show, FUPGN Mooriben, Niger The Voice of Communities through Broadcasting project is an innovative idea of the Nigerien farmers movement called FUGPN-Mooriben. They have set up a community radio show called MADALLAH, the spitting […]
Two young people from Nigeria share their stories, and skills! Meet the two young people from Street Project Foundation, a Voice Innovate and Learn grantee in Nigeria who tell us about their passion and the impact of Covid-19 on that. My Name is Joseph Uhiene and I am a dancer and choreographer. I give private […]
Two young people -part of the Women & Girls Advancement Resource Centre (WAG-ARC), an Innovate and Learn grantee in Nigeria- tell us about their forms of art as creative skills. Sylvia Tochi Maduka the Poet My name is Sylvia Tochi Maduka. I am an undergraduate student of English at the University of Abuja. I am […]
Abedirwoth Mercy is an 18-year-old school drop-out. She makes and sells face masks in Parombo Town Council, Nebbi District in Northern Uganda. The Government of Uganda instituted tough measures in the fight against Covid-19, including the mandatory wearing of face masks in public places. In June 2020, Genogen Women in Development Organisation (GWIDO), a community-based […]
See the skills of Kale Shee, a volunteer at Safari Doctors, an innovate and learn grantee in Kenya. In his own words, he tells us about his drive and passion. My name is Kale Shee. I am passionate about sports commentating. I love doing it because even though it is a hobby it may later […]
The first youth summit of its kind saying NO to #Sex4grades By, Omotunde Adesina, Monitoring & Evaluation officer, I GO Talk Project Did you know that in Nigeria, female university students are often asked for sexual favours in exchange for good grades? BBC’s Eye for Africa made a documentary about this which exposed the scale […]
The law as a double-edged sword By Wendy Otieno, Voice Linking, Learning and Amplifier Officer Kenya and Tanzania and Emmanuel Waisai, Voice Junior Programme Officer, Tanzania, Hivos East Africa. Shortly before the 2015 general elections in Tanzania, the Cybercrimes Act was tabled before Tanzania’s National Parliament. It was presented as a bill under a certificate […]
By: Rahina Balarabé, “Belles-echos” project manager This is the story of a woman called Carhie and her two daughters. They lived in the big and beautiful village of Kofoy. Kofoy is located between the river and the desert. It is a flourishing village with many inhabitants and rich cultural diversity. Carhie is a strong and […]
By Nassuuna Caroline, Ugandan jounalist Africa occupies an area of 30.37 million square kilometres of land inhabited by over 1.4 billion people in 54 countries. Africa has continued to grow, develop and transform economically, politically and socially since 1957, when its first country gained independence from colonial rule. Looking at Africa’s political journey to date, […]
The plan that works. By: Stanley Ssenyonjo, Program Manager, Cheshire Services Uganda In Uganda, 14% of the population over the age of 5 are people living with disabilities. Disability is both a cause and a consequence of poverty. People with disabilities often face barriers that prevent them from being fully active in society. This includes access to education and employment. Young […]
By Edward Sakwa, Public Relations Officer / MEAT Project Lead – Stretchers Youth Organisation We, the African youth, have been given so much power on paper, but it’s just powers without action. The African Youth Charter recognises the youth as partners, assets, and a prerequisite for sustainable development for the peace and prosperity of Africa […]
Meet the two young drivers of change in Cambodia By: Mr. Chum Chhean, Programme Coordinator, Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) In this story, we are excited to share the journey of two youth ambassadors who are inspiring change in this community. They are Keo Bopha and Nib BebNai. They are both part of the Ending child […]
by Saophorn Phoeng, Linking, Learning, and Amplifier Officer, Voice in Cambodia Bophana Center, in collaboration with Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Organization, on the project “Art of visibility and positive social change“, has initiated a one-month photo and video exhibition titled “Indigenous Life and Culture”. This exhibit showcased the daily life, tradition, and culture of various […]
Ensuring Persons with Disabilities have equal access to healthcare in Uganda By Patrick Synole, Information and Advocacy Officer, Uganda National Action on Physical Disability (UNAPD) The Uganda National Action on Physical Disability (UNAPD), an influencing grantee in Uganda, is leading a campaign engaging the government on inclusive implementation of the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) policy. […]
Through Kampung Katong and the spirit of decolonisation, the initiative sought to position local reality as the main reference in solving problems faced by the community on a daily basis. Local knowledge and identity become the compass in resolving socio-environmental problems and enriching culture, education, community welfare, and the sustainability of living spaces and livelihoods. This process takes place by involving young people, women, indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, and local citizens as key actors enabling cross-generational contextual learning.
By: Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center, Cambodia Amplifying Voices of Indigenous Women and Discriminated Groups through Innovative Multimedia is the name of the project being implemented by the Bophana Center, an Innovate and Learn grantee from Cambodia. The project, which works with several rightsholders under the Voice umbrella, uses innovative multimedia to highlight and amplify the […]
My name is Ramatou Dan Dano, I am 24 years old. I come from a large polygamous family. We are two girls and two boys. I am a person of short stature and I was born with a hump on my back. I crawled on my hands and knees until I was nine years old and started taking my first steps when I was ten. From […]
The tenacious Laura Musavi. By Wendy Otieno, Linking and Learning Amplifier Officer – Kenya Carolina for Kibera (CFK) exists to empower the community to take lead in finding solutions to their challenges and alleviate poverty. Through the Girls Empowerment Programme, the organisation developed a project known as Funzo, whose focus is to help teenage mothers realise their right to education by encouraging them to re-enrol in […]
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