VOICE is a rights-based, activist organization working mainly on the issues of food sovereignty, aid effectiveness, economic justice, and the right to information and communication, both in Bangladesh and on a global scale. By building a broader constituency of alternative voices to the ‘mainstream development discourse’ through research and public education, VOICE is taking a stand against unjust and undemocratic practices.
VOICE works on issues such as the role of International Financial Institutions (IFIs), WTO and TNCs, aid conditions, food sovereignty, media & communication rights, information and communication technologies (ICTs), governance and human rights, policy research and advocacy etc, both at the local and national levels.VOICE has been registered under the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Bangladesh.
VOICE works through a number of strategies to achieve its goals.
They strive to:
iii. Emphasize activities related to policy actions both at the micro and macro levels to promote democratic participation