Voice

Voice

DanChurchAid is a member of VOICE - Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in International Emergencies. Voice is a network of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) throughout Europe that are active in the field of humanitarian aid, including emergency aid, rehabilitation, disaster preparedness and conflict prevention.

Voice was created in 1992, with a Secretariat established in 1993 under the Liaison Committee of European Development NGOs. In March 2001 Voice became an independent NGO network with more than 90 members.

DanChurchAid is a member of Voice Sub-Committee on Humanitarian Aid (SCHA) and is actively involved in the Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) watch group, discussing, responding and negotiating issue of importance in relation to the partnership between European NGOs and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO).

Voice's essential overriding mission is to foster links among Humanitarian Aid NGOs. Voice also aims to facilitate contacts with the European Union and to develop collaboration with international humanitarian organisations.

Voice acts as a mouthpiece for the values and specific features of humanitarian NGOs, and gives the NGOs opportunities for discussion and collaboration, as well as services which meet the needs of their humanitarian action. Voice is also a linking entity for joint activities involving a number of NGOs or networks.

Voice accomplishes these aims through four types of services: developing information, devising instruments for consultation, giving political expression to the shared concerns of NGOs and developing the life of its network.

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