Raising Voices Explained

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

History

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

Scope

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.^{[7] [8]}

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

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

Location

Raising Voices is located in Kamwokya Kampala.

Notes and References

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