2019 September | Voice Network

Living, not just surviving: Older people are being denied their right to social protection & education

admin | September 23, 2019 | Age discriminated - The elderly, Research Report

Life is about more than just surviving. This is the main message from older people in a new HelpAge International report. Living, not just surviving, brings together findings from a consultation with 539 older people from 23 countries to find out their perspectives on social protection and social security, life long education and lifelong learning […]

PAZA Festival: Strategically working towards a socially acceptable world

admin | September 11, 2019 | All 5 target groups, Stories

SAVE THE DATE!! Great news! The PAZA Festival will be taking place in Zanzibar on the 26th of October 2019. The festival intends to evoke the Partners from Kenya and Tanzania and the public to ask questions that are often not asked. Top on the list is “Why are the needs of right holders not […]

Gender Sensitive Mini-Bus Services & Transport Infrastructure for African Cities: A Practical Toolkit

admin | | Toolkit, Women under risk of exploitation

Research has shown that women have different travel patterns from men, due to their additional responsibilities of caring for children, the elderly and people with disabilities. Research also shows that women are often victims of sexual harassment in the streets or on public transport. Based on practical examples, UN-Habitat and the Flone Initiative have worked […]

Media and Disability: Tips on PWD inclusive assistive technology

admin | | Article, Blog, Persons with disabilities, Stories

The depiction of disability in the media plays a major role in moulding the public perception of disability. Perceptions portrayed in the media directly influence the way people with disabilities are treated in the society. Bearing in mind that media has such a huge influence on the mass, it is only logical that the media […]

Webinar: “Use of art and creativity to bring out social issues and prompt youth to act: Case of Tribeless Youth”

admin | September 4, 2019 | All 5 target groups, Stories, Uncategorized, Youth Resources

This webinar hosted by Tribeless Youth, was held on Wednesday, 4th September 2019 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15p.m. It sought to respond to Voice Partner organisations need to learn more about Tribeless Youth’s Resource of Open Minds and UBUNTU projects that use creativity to bring about social change. The webinar also tackled several areas such […]

Pastoralist Women in northern Tanzania – Leading Transformative Change

admin | September 3, 2019 | All 5 target groups, Article, Indigenous communties

Maanda Ngoitiko is a Maasai from the Ngorongoro district of northern Tanzania. She is also the current Executive Director of The Pastoral Women’s Council, an organisation based in northern Tanzania. Her family are traditional pastoralists. Refusing to take the traditional path of early marriage that many Maasai girls are expected to take, Maanda insisted on […]

Indigenous women who are claiming their space

admin | | All 5 target groups, Article, Blog, Indigenous communties, Stories

Despite continued threats to their land, security and the environment, indigenous women play important roles in their communities and beyond. From northern Kenya’s Rendille people, to the Quechua community in Peru, indigenous women are speaking up for women’s empowerment, for the conservation of land, and for their communities’ rights. Read more about Alice Lesepen, a […]

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