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2023 end year message from our Executive Director

Dear Africa’s Voices Stakeholders, As we approach the conclusion of another transformative year at Africa’s Voices (AV), I am filled with gratitude for the unwavering support and commitment of our community. The year 2023 has been marked by incredible achievements, impactful projects, and the strengthening of partnerships that propel our mission forward. Our journey to...

Africa’s Voices (AV) and Luminate collaborate on a two year initiative to enhance civic participation in governance in Kenya

In a move towards community-driven development, Africa’s Voices (AV) has launched the first in a series of initiatives aimed at revolutionising civic participation and engagements in devolved units. This first initiative focuses on civic participation in the implementation of County Development Integrated Plans (CDIPs) in Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni Counties in Kenya. These initiatives, supported...

Africa’s Voices 2022 Annual Report is out

During the year, Africa’s Voices relentlessly pursued its mission of placing the voices of citizens at the centre of decision making and development. The effects of COVID-19 and climate change were however unrelenting in Kenya, Somalia and other countries where we have worked. The result was that our programmes portfolio reduced during 2022 and so...

Africa’s Voices launches innovative project to enhance public participation on climate change adaptation in Ukambani

In a significant effort to address the pressing challenges of climate change in Ukambani, the Africa’s Voices, in partnership with the South Eastern Kenya Economic Bloc (SEKEB) has unveiled a pioneering project titled “Public Participation to Support Climate Change Adaptation in SEKEB.” This ambitious initiative aims to foster community engagement and awareness in climate change adaptation...
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2022 End Year Letter From The Executive Director

To our community, partners and supporters The staff and Board of Directors at Africa’s Voices, would like to express our sincere appreciation for your support throughout 2022! We hope that while you read this message, you are well, together with your loved ones.  Your support in 2022 has enabled us to sail through what was...

Using interactive radio and SMS to tackle corruption in Kenya

In recent years, a section of citizens in Kenya have held the view that corruption is getting through the roof and the government is not putting in the efforts required to halt the upsurge of the loss of public resources through dubious means. In a research conducted by Transparency International, the 10th Edition of the...

Join our team: Research Assistant

The Research Assistant will provide programme support in terms of coding, tagging and analysing local-language data, qualitative analysis of local-language data, support overall programme and research designing, drafting reports as required, assist with other tasks as and when necessary, including survey and questionnaire design and translation  Read the job description and how to apply for the...

Africa’s Voices radio methodology to support in preventing violent extremism in Somalia

The challenge Threats of violent extremism are common in Somalia and are now intertwined on a local, regional and international scale. Somali’s multifaceted, persistent and the never ending political instability, primarily orchestrated by the insurgency of the militia groups, has led to degradation of peace and security in the Horn of Africa State and its...

Empowering young girls and women in Kalobeyei Settlement and the host communities

Young girls living in refugee camps face many challenges including high levels of poverty, abuse, and poor education. Thanks to Africa’s Voices Foundation, hundreds of them are set to be engaged via radio to contribute to social behavior change to allow  social economic   and life skills empowerment, fight violence against girls and children, improve...

AVF’s 2nd Quarter of 2021 Newsletter

Hello Reader!  As we start the third quarter of 2021, at Africa’s Voices we are delighted to share with you what we have been undertaking since April. In this quarter, our team in both Nairobi and at Cambridge University has continued to work hard to ensure that citizens’ voices are heard and used in the transformation of...
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