{"id":18,"date":"2025-04-25T16:11:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-08-25T16:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:14:12","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ecf0ee7f355ad91b7b75435ed8d3a23f\" style=\"color:#fa8800\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;Her Voice, Her Power&#8221;<\/p><cite>Slogan<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-9f9a52775402a3c6f75d8a27252ab7db\">A true commitment to empowerment and Advocacy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1.25rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binti Voice Initiative <\/strong>is an advocacy platform that was established in February 2025 to educate people from around the world about the impact of war on young women in Congo and empower them for positive change, focusing on survivor leadership. Following a successful fundraising of medical funds supporting survivors of gender-based violence in May 2025, Binti Voice Initiative expanded its capacity to become a 501(c)(3) non-profit to scale up its impact on the local and international level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-22-2025-11_16_58-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-22-2025-11_16_58-PM.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-22-2025-11_16_58-PM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-22-2025-11_16_58-PM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-22-2025-11_16_58-PM-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d2da2050 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3a010a763bc582aed1bff49ea703f478 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(228,196,82) 0%,rgb(235,209,115) 0%);padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:clamp(24.034px, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.663), 40px);\"><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Binti Voice Initiative is an influential platform that aims to empower and educate girls and young women under 18 years old in Congo, victims of gender-based violence through innovation and advocacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-0b0f35da24f4e0dc5cdaa8eb4d60169d is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(227,82,7) 0%,rgb(224,81,81) 100%);padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(24.034px, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.663), 40px);\"><strong>Vision<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Congo where every girl, free from the scars of violence, child marriage, grows up empowered, educated, and equipped to shape her own future \u2014 using her voice, her strength, and her story to inspire lasting change in her community and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-contrast-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-554fcabf1f0df647f6bb91af0e57b4e3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(227,121,7) 42%,rgb(224,120,81) 100%);padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"patron\" style=\"font-size:clamp(24.034px, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.663), 40px);\"><strong>Values<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Centered on Women<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Character<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compassion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community-Focused<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-00eee729eadba5d8a85cb798273066b9\">Meet our Founder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sarah is the founder and main advocate at Binti Voice Initiative. She is a Congolese citizen pursuing her Masters degree at Oxford University. She is very passionate about education and has the dream of advocating for young women&#8217;s access to education and fight against child marriage at an international level. Sarah&#8217;s compassionate heart and passion for storytelling has led her to create this platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/rationale\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"470\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-478b6e6b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4935966c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/FSR_1373.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-312\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/FSR_1373.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/FSR_1373-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/FSR_1373-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/FSR_1373-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/FSR_1373-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/FSR_1373-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/FSR_1373-1366x2048.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-21d4e958 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong>Sarah Mugoli Balekage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Founder and Advocate at Binti Voice Initiative<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-0b78f23ce18301e22c67fe0c37b17949\">Watch this video to learn more about us<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Binti Voice Initiative - Executive summary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bnIhGEZ231M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(246,136,19) 27%,rgb(244,165,16) 100%,rgb(231,155,12) 100%);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\"><em>Our 4 C Core Values<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4935966c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-21d4e958 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Centered on women<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">We focus on young women\u2019s abilities, resilience and their potential to make a positive impact rather than their weakness while placing their voices, needs and lived experiences at the heart of every action and decision we make.<br \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Character<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our character is centered on trust and transparency. We value and honor women stories and experiences, do not share or discuss their personal informations with third parties without their written approval and responsibly use all funds received through donations and grants. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Community-based<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our organisation is run by local members who are considered experts of their community. Through offering services such as healthcare support and education, we foster civic engagement, create jobs and work with other organizations to create positive, sustainable change within our community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-63bfd6c1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>Christ-centered<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are a kingdom building organisation and believe that God is the leader and we are only his managers, stewards of his resources. We make spirit-led decision and beyond supporting women, we strive to help them find their identity in God who made them and love them. We are inspired by<strong> Isaiah 43:1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\"><br \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6cb9385a88390099cd7bcd17485a382f\">Our Model of Empowerment <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Empowering women to raise their voices against sexual violence is a powerful way to combat child marriage in Congo. Sexual violence is one of the root causes of child marriage, leading to stigma, deepening poverty, and forcing parents to marry off their daughters at a young age to protect them from rape. This website stands as an important step toward breaking that cycle and supporting girls in the long run in the fight against child marriage thus the connection between the combat against sexual violence and child marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/advocacy-2-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/advocacy-2-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/advocacy-2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/advocacy-2-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/advocacy-2-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/04\/advocacy-2.png 1318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-background-color has-background\">Awards and Recognitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>KEN BONDE AWARD<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Ken Bonde Award is intended to honor \u201cexemplary demonstration of student initiative, intellectual creativity, constructive integration, and academic achievement\u201d in the senior year\u2019s work at St Olaf college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_4087-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_4087-edited.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_4087-edited-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_4087-edited-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_4087-edited-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_4087-edited-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominated for the award, her advisor commended Sarah&#8217;s resilience, creativity and resourcesfulness. She noted that Binti Voice Initiative merges her intellectual strenght and interests, creative ideas, entrepreneural spirit, and passion\/drive for creative change in her home country of Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION- NGO GO<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>NGO GO is an in-depth training organised by International Students Inc for christian students or recent alumni who intend to start a Kingdom Building Enterprise, whether that be a non-profit organization, a for-profit business, or short term project that is centered on extending Christ&#8217;s Kingdom in their home country or abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_7923-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_7923-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_7923-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_7923-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_7923-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_7923-1536x1186.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1820\/2025\/08\/IMG_7923-2048x1582.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This conference has given Sarah the tools to write a professional business plan and present the plan to donors. It has also provided her with the opportunity to meet successful Christian entrepreneurs and professionals who work in venture capital, as well as mentors who will walk alongside her in her journey to establish this organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d89aad35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-39412042 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(87,39,9) 100%,rgb(137,58,1) 100%);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-69589b281bc6000054c44cb2293d1e94\">Are you passionate about advocacy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f8057de92aec00d65488bdf513ae183\">Join our team today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/binti-voice-initiative\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Her Voice, Her Power&#8221; Slogan A true commitment to empowerment and Advocacy Binti Voice Initiative is an advocacy platform that was established in February 2025 to educate people from around the world about the impact of war on young women in Congo and empower them for positive change, focusing on survivor leadership. 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