Dear partners, During the last two weeks of live interactive radio shows tackling AMR in Kenya, we delved deeper into two critical issues: risk perceptions towards AMR and barriers towards general drugs and antimicrobial practices. Below you will read a selection of voices on the public’s understanding of risks of drug misuse such as infection...
Nairobi Kenya, 30th March, 2021: From 18th – 21st March 2021, Africa’s Voices Foundation (AVF) undertook a survey via SMS to understand Kenyan citizens’ views and attitudes towards COVID19 vaccination, at the time when the government started its vaccine roll out in the 622 vaccination sites across the country. AVF contacted via SMS a pool...
Hello! We’re excited that you’re reading our First Quarter of 2021 Newsletter. We are happy to share with you the work we have been doing and the exciting partnership we secured with Global Partnership for Sustainable Data Development. Our team in Nairobi has also grown. More details about items in the newsletter can be found on our website. To read on...
After two years of addressing different barriers and drivers to girls’ education in Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps, through the Kenya Equity in Education (KEEP) II programme, implemented by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC), once again, 2021 will see Africa’s Voices Foundation carry out community engagement and communication intervention in Kalobeyei settlement. The...
Africa’s Voices Foundation (AVF) in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) with funding from Wellcome Trust, will be implementing a project in the counties of Kilifi, Bungoma and Kiambu, from February – April 2021, that aims at understanding the general public’s knowledge, attitudes and practices on antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...
Fredrick has over 10 years, wealth of experience in community development work. Before joining AVF, Fredrick was working for Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) as a Social Accountability Manager. Fredrick brings with him practical understanding in governance and accountability, project management, monitoring and evaluation and social inclusion particularly disability mainstreaming. He has a Bachelor of Environmental Studies...
Africa’s Voices is pleased to welcome Patrick Wamukulu who joins our team with over 12 years’ progressive experience in international development in various capacities with different INGOs. His experience spans around new business development, donor facilitation and engagement, donor research and donor landscape intelligence, networking, and partnership building, program development and management and program quality...
Voice. Dialogue. Evidence. Action. Read Africa’s Voices Annual Report 2019 While it’s never easy to distill the work that Africa’s Voices does in only a few words, voice, dialogue, evidence, and action epitomise our achievements in 2019: with citizen voice as the starting point, we curate and build large-scale dialogues from which we draw powerful...
Dear AVF’s clients and Partners, This is a brief note to update you on our response to the COVID-19 outbreak. We acknowledge that the disruption and uncertainty associated with the current situation is unsettling for everyone. We empathize with everyone around the globe who has been affected in any way. At AVF we believe that...
A year of putting citizen voice at the heart of Africa’s transformation. 2019 marked five years of Africa’s Voices. In many ways, it was a year of transformation. We welcomed a new leader in Samuel Kimeu and became not only Africa-based but also African-led. We launched Imaqal, our largest and most ambitious project to date, to engage Somalis...
