Community & Social Justice Education & Young People 2024
Africa's Voices Foundation

Annual Report 2024

Africa's Voices Foundation (AVF) uses interactive radio, SMS and social media to give African citizens a structured voice in decisions that affect them. Founded at Cambridge University in 2014, their 2024 annual report — marking 10 years of operation — covers 15,000+ participants, 72,000+ messages and 10 active projects across Kenya and Somalia. Work spans climate resilience, youth peacebuilding, girls' education and governance accountability, with citizen insights shared directly with governments and development partners.

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📋About

Interactive radio, SMS engagement, social media dialogue, IVR (Interactive Voice Recording), citizen data analysis, governance accountability programming, climate resilience engagement, youth dialogue, girls' education, peacebuilding

📊Key Metrics

600,000+ citizens engaged across Africa since founding in 2014; 10th anniversary year Key Metric 1
15,000+ participants and 72,000+ messages received across 10 projects in 2024 Key Metric 2
13 staff; 10 partners; active in Kenya, Somalia and across East Africa Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 63%+ of participants in Kenya climate project reported more active engagement in climate action; county governments integrated citizen feedback into local resilience planning
  • Youth voices amplified at Somalia's Jilka Maanta Festival; citizen-generated insights informing peacebuilding and social cohesion policy
  • 10th anniversary marked with Cambridge University event; sister organisation Africa's Voices Amplified (AV) registered in Kenya to sustain future programming

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