Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development

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About Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development

Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development (VOA) is registered as a non-governmental organization in Kenya, a 501c3 non profit organization in the United States, and has a sister organization named Terra Phoenix, a social enterprise in the United Kingdom. Its sole purpose is to engage in poverty alleviation and education for sustainable development in Sub- Saharan Africa.
Vision Statement

Our vision is to live in just world without abject poverty. To this end, Voices of Africa will foster sustainable development in Sub Saharan through information empowerment and fair trade.
Mission Statement

It is our mission to empower impoverished women and youth to improve their communities sustainably through the use of innovative and cutting edge information and communications technology and fair trade income generation.
Objectives

* Empowering communities to take control of their own development through information and education
* To train both urban and rural women in Sub Saharan Africa to use information technology
* To use the internet as a voice for the people
* To foster international relationships and bridge the digital divide
* To provide sustainable solutions to the Millenium Development Goals through ICT
* To work with in collaboration with women and youth to facilitate fair trade income generation
* To increase the fair trade market share for women and youth from Sub Saharan Africa
* To give communities the educational tools for development in four critical areas:
o Environmentally sustainable development
+ Energy
+ Organic agriculture
+ Agroforestry
+ Natural resource management
+ Appropriate technology
+ Waste management
o Health
+ Public health
+ Childbirth
+ Nutrition
+ Primary care
+ HIV / AIDS
o Income generation
+ Fair trade
+ Social entrepreneurship
+ ICT skills development
* To be a leader in the field of ICT for development from village to the government policy