• About
  • Download Mobile App
  • Get In Touch
Ubumbano Voice
No Result
View All Result
Ubumbano Voice
No Result
View All Result
Home Economic Justice

The Voice of the Voiceless

By Providence Moyo

8 Nov 2022
in Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Gender Justice
The Voice of the Voiceless
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

READ ALSO

Gender, Corruption & Whistleblowing nexus in Zimbabwe

Bulawayo City Council and the Trendy Three International procurement: A Cautionary Tale

If a tree falls in a forest and no one saw or heard it fall, did the tree fall? What is your response to this teaser? Well, it all depends on one’s interpretation. To some the tree fell and to others it didn’t. Now, to a large extent, this can be used to understand what happens to issues affecting communities in and around the globe. A lot of things happen in different communities but because they are not reported, people think that those things do not happen. Gender, environmental and socioeconomic injustices are the order of the day in different localities. However, these community issues are not captured in mainstream media as they are always trivialized, rendering them inappropriate for occupying any space in mainstream media. This has also been exacerbated by the fact that public media in Southern Africa underwent a shift in their normative role of being a watchdog which should work in the interest of the public by exposing the varied injustices and inequalities bedeviling the different communities.
For so long, communities have been living in silos when it comes to fighting socioeconomic injustices with the issues having been isolated where no-one could make noise about the injustices experienced next door. Even if they could, no one would hear them due to unavailability of well-organized platforms to share experiences in first person narrative.
One would ask: Can communities speak about their struggles? Yes, it is now very possible for communities to tell stories of issues affecting them. How? That’s where the Ubumbano Community Voice comes into picture, and one would wonder what this is all about. Ubumbano Voice is a platform for community activists in Southern Africa to share their struggles and build solidarity. The initiative allows activists to speak directly to the general public, without the need for intermediaries or filters.
In cases where community real life issues are captured in mainstream media, they tend to lose substance due to excessive editing and filtering. Stories of struggle are better told by those affected by the injustices. To have voice is to have power, therefore it is critical to give voice to the victims of injustices. The advent of Ubumbano Community Voice App is a story of people and communities striving to speak out since communities’ face barriers to expressing their concerns in elitist controlled communication platforms. The project is supported by Act Alliance and other organizations in Southern Africa of which the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) is an active supporting and participating member.
Giving communities voices…. this was the gist of the ActUbumbano Community Voice App Training Workshop in Johannesburg from the 26th to the 28th of February 2019, where activists from various socioeconomic justice sectors and organizations from Southern Africa convened to learn more about telling community issues through mobile phone technology

Related Posts

Gender, Corruption & Whistleblowing nexus in Zimbabwe
Economic Justice

Gender, Corruption & Whistleblowing nexus in Zimbabwe

14 Sep 2023
Bulawayo City Council and the Trendy Three International procurement: A Cautionary Tale
Human rights and responsibilities

Bulawayo City Council and the Trendy Three International procurement: A Cautionary Tale

13 Sep 2023
The Leadership we want in Africa
Climate, Environmental justice and energy

The Leadership we want in Africa

7 Sep 2023
I AM A QUEER BLACK MAN, ZIMBABWE IS MY HOME
Human rights and responsibilities

I AM A QUEER BLACK MAN, ZIMBABWE IS MY HOME

4 Sep 2023
The Grinch that stole the ballot
Governance – Political transformation

The Grinch that stole the ballot

30 Aug 2023
Bon Voyage: A Gay Ugandan’s Journey from Hardship to Triumph in the Rainbow Nation
Human rights and responsibilities

Bon Voyage: A Gay Ugandan’s Journey from Hardship to Triumph in the Rainbow Nation

28 Aug 2023

LATEST NEWS

A ground breaking workshop on early and forced marriages held in Chibuto District

A ground breaking workshop on early and forced marriages held in Chibuto District

11 Nov 2022
Banning of the school feeding programme in Eswatini not a welcome move

Banning of the school feeding programme in Eswatini not a welcome move

7 Nov 2022
A gang of young people terrorizing the Mgazini community.

A gang of young people terrorizing the Mgazini community.

2 Nov 2022
The Coloniality of Climate Change

The Coloniality of Climate Change

15 May 2023

ABOUT ACT UBUMBANO

ACT Ubumbano is a network of Southern African and European organisations working for economic, gender and environmental justice.

LATEST NEWS

  • Climate Induced Disasters Accelerating Injustices in Mulanje, Malawi.
  • Gender, Corruption & Whistleblowing nexus in Zimbabwe
  • Bulawayo City Council and the Trendy Three International procurement: A Cautionary Tale
  • The Leadership we want in Africa

GET IN TOUCH

3rd Floor, Building 2
Brooklyn Bridge Office Park
570 Fehrsen
Pretoria, South Africa

Email: info@actubumbano.org
Tel: + 27 12 433 6304

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer

© 2023 - Ubumbano Voice. All rights reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Economic Justice
  • Gender Justice
  • Environmental Justice

© 2023 - Ubumbano Voice. All rights reserved