Raising Voices is a nonprofit organization in Uganda focused on promotion of children and women's rights.[1][2][3][4]

History edit

Raising Voices was founded in 1999 and currently partners with over 60 organizations spread throughout the horn, East and southern Africa.[5][6]

Scope edit

Raising Voices works towards the prevention of violence against women and children. It tackles issues like sexual violence, physical violence and Neglect or Negiligent treatment.[6][7][3][8]

It also addresses the root causes of violence such as traditional gender roles and imbalance of power between Men and Women.[2][3]

Raising Voices focuses its efforts on sectors like women and gender equality social services, child protection, education, human rights and media research.[6][9][3][10]

Raising Voices has developed the Good School Toolkit and the SASA! toolkit which are used in 30 countries around the world. These tool kits have approaches that help change social norms that perpetuate violence against women and girls.[11][12][13][14][3]

Location edit

Raising Voices is located in Kamwokya Kampala.

References edit

  1. ^ "Raising Voices | End Violence". End Violence Against Children. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  2. ^ a b "Raising Voices -". rejuvenate.global. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Case Study: Raising Voices, Changing Power". UN Women – United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ^ "Raising voices launches campaign to increase awareness of violence against children". NTV Uganda. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  5. ^ "Raising Voices | GBV Prevention NetworkGBV Prevention Network". preventgbvafrica.org. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  6. ^ a b c "Raising Voices". Tides. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  7. ^ "Raising Voices - preventing violence against women and children". JLI. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  8. ^ "Raising Voices makes children voices heard". Monitor. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  9. ^ "Raising voices". BBC Storyworks. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  10. ^ Ninsiima, Racheal. "Raising Voices in 'good school' campaign". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  11. ^ "Good School Toolkit: Secondary Schools". Together For Girls. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  12. ^ "SASA! An Activist Kit for Preventing Violence against Women and HIV". Together For Girls. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  13. ^ "Critical Issues in Ethical SASA! Implementation". Together For Girls. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  14. ^ "Raising Voices, Uganda | Health and Education Resource Centre". healtheducationresources.unesco.org. Retrieved 2022-06-15.