VOICE is accelerating a global revolution against systemic, gender-based violence,
powered by women and girls and the organizations they lead.
VOICE partners with women and girls in conflict, crisis, and disaster settings around the world to promote equality, create leadership opportunities, and eradicate the violence they face.
We are confronting one of the world's oldest and most widespread human rights abuses: violence against women and girls (VAWG). Although such violence is a global epidemic, it is especially prevalent in crisis and displacement contexts, and often perpetuated by the institutions that claim to serve them. We aim to challenge traditional, ineffectual methods of addressing violence in these settings with a proven but chronically underused resource: WOMEN & GIRLS.
Where We Work
We are working to help meet the needs of women- and girl-led organizations in a growing number of countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, the United States, Venezuela, and Yemen.
Many of our team members come from the places that we work, meaning that deep local knowledge, expertise and lived experiences underlie our approaches.
Our team includes humanitarian practitioners, researchers, and human rights defenders with over 100 years of experience in feminist movement-building and violence prevention and response.
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VOICE Announces Groundbreaking Commitment to Integrate Women’s and Girls’ Leadership in US Crisis Response at Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting
New York, NY – At the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2024 Annual Meeting, VOICE, a women-led feminist organization, is proud to announce its commitment titled “Integrating Women’s and Girls’ Needs and Leadership in US Crisis Response.” This ambitious initiative aims to revolutionize how humanitarian aid and disaster response are conducted in the United States, by placing women and girls at the center of crisis leadership and decision-making.
Reproductive Justice
VOICE is deeply committed to advancing reproductive justice as a fundamental part of our mission to empower women and girls in crisis and disaster settings. We recognize that access to reproductive health services and the ability to make autonomous decisions about one’s body are critical rights, particularly in emergency contexts where these rights are often threatened or denied.
Climate Justice: Mitigating heightened risks of gender-based violence, displacement, and loss of livelihoods from climate change and natural disasters
VOICE’s work is deeply interconnected with climate justice, recognizing that women and girls, particularly in conflict and crisis settings, are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change. As natural disasters, environmental degradation, and resource scarcity escalate due to climate change, women and girls often bear the brunt of these crises, facing heightened risks of gender-based violence, displacement, and loss of livelihoods.