Voice Archives - The Constellation Connecting local responses around the world Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:57:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://the-constellation.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-The-Constellation_logo-32x32.png Voice Archives - The Constellation 32 32 Voice Multi-country grantees take action towards a joint dream https://the-constellation.org/voice-multi-country-grantees-take-action-towards-a-joint-dream/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:45:29 +0000 https://the-constellation.org/?p=3952 The Constellation has facilitated the Linking and Learning journey where those grantees grew from focusing on their own particular cause to taking action towards a joint dream. The Constellation used and adapted its strength-based SALT approach (Support, Appreciate, Learn and Transfer) and several tools from its Community Life Competence Process for accompaniment. At the closing of the Voice project, a strong sense of solidarity exists between the parties, the journey is not yet at an end.

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]]> Visual Journey at the ABCD Unconference: New filmmakers shared their experience filming their community’s story of change with their phones https://the-constellation.org/visual-journey-at-the-abcd-unconference-new-filmmakers-shared-their-experience-filming-their-communitys-story-of-change-with-their-phones/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:35:02 +0000 https://the-constellation.org/?p=3721 The Constellation is made up of many stars, communities that are taking action, addressing global challenges in our local context, using our own strengths to find solutions that are within our reach. In The Constellation, we are sharing the solutions that we are finding. One way to share is through storytelling, through small movies. Hence the project of Visual Journey, which was at the centre of attention on Wednesday, the 18th of October 2023, on the occasion of the yearly ABCD Unconference.

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]]> Second Voice Festival: Linking and Learning between African Communities and Organisations for an Inclusive Society https://the-constellation.org/second-voice-festival-linking-and-learning-between-african-communities-and-organisations-for-an-inclusive-society/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:15:27 +0000 https://the-constellation.org/?p=3607 Hosted by The Constellation, the festival was held from the 24th to the 27th of July 2023, bringing together 45 delegates from 10 multi country projects in Africa, implemented by grantees of Voice, counterparts from Asia through video conference, and representatives of Voice and The Constellation. Even though they work on very different topics, participants realise that they have a lot in common and a lot to learn from each other.

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]]> Online learning visit of a Malian organisation: Temedt, fraternity in the fight against slavery https://the-constellation.org/online-learning-visit-of-a-malian-organisation-temedt-fraternity-in-the-fight-against-slavery/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:30:36 +0000 https://the-constellation.org/?p=3489 On the 26th of June 2023, 13 people from 9 different countries had the opportunity to meet online and on-site with members of the executive team, governance and beneficiaries of the Temedt association, which has been fighting descent-based slavery in Mali since 2006. This is part of the Voice for an Inclusive World project of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, implemented by a consortium between Oxfam Novib and Hivos. The hosts were delighted to see the interest aroused by their action.

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]]> Online learning visit to a Kenyan organisation: the Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW). https://the-constellation.org/online-learning-visit-to-a-kenyan-organisation-the-coalition-on-violence-against-women-covaw/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:44:05 +0000 https://the-constellation.org/?p=3544 On the 17th of July 2023, 16 people from 6 different countries had the opportunity to meet online with members of COVAW which has been fighting for the rights of women in Kenya since 1995. This learning visit is part of the Voice for an Inclusive World project.

“As the underlying reason of the village situation is poverty, we focused on budgeting capacity building to ensure that women, and, through them, girls, and children, have access to the resources made available by the government or organisations to tackle the violence.” — COVAW.

“We did not understand much about budgeting. But we have now learned how to budget and to talk with confidence.” — A woman resident.

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]]> Launch: TUNAWEZA_Raising Awareness About Albinism https://the-constellation.org/event/launch-tunaweza_raising-awareness-about-albinism/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://the-constellation.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=3411 Launch of the Visual Journey, self-filmed by the Africa Albinism Network.

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]]> African Link and Learn Festival https://the-constellation.org/event/african-link-and-learn-festival/ Sun, 23 Jul 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://the-constellation.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=3348 The Constellation facilitates a Link and Learn Festival for ten Africa based Voice grantees.

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]]> Inclusion in Action: When Rightsholder Groups Meet at the Asian Link and Learn Festival https://the-constellation.org/inclusion-in-action-when-rightsholder-groups-meet-at-the-asian-link-and-learn-festival/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:18:36 +0000 https://the-constellation.org/?p=3325 From the 20th to the 23rd of January 2023, The Constellation with its IndoCompetence team as a host, organised and facilitated a Link and Learn event for Voice grantee organisations and groups in Asia, to explore the theme of “Improving our practices for a sustainable inclusive society” and with the aim of creating communities of practices.

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]]> Practices to reach an inclusive world https://the-constellation.org/practices-to-reach-an-inclusive-world/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:06:03 +0000 https://the-constellation.org/?p=3242 In September, The Constellation facilitators helped representatives of the multi-country projects to deepen their reflection about their joint dream for an inclusive world – and to establish the practices that will help to reach the dream.

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]]> Voice Multi-Country Grantees on a Visual Journey https://the-constellation.org/voice-multi-country-grantees-on-a-visual-journey/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:09:22 +0000 https://the-constellation.org/?p=3216 “This is me, this is what I should be doing,” Patricia Kamende from Kenya is full of excitement when she talks about the Visual Journey filming training she is currently following in the context of the Link and Learn process.

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