Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto)
Education and peacebuilding for children in Goma
Children's Voice
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Children's Voice, also known by its Swahili name Sauti ya Watoto (Voice of Children), is a community-based civil society organization founded in 2002 in Goma, North Kivu. It supports vulnerable children and young people through quality education, peace education, community mediation, and positive conflict transformation in eastern DRC.
To protect and empower vulnerable children and youth in North Kivu through education, peacebuilding, and community-based conflict resolution.
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Integrity assessment
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GiveRadar Analysis
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Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto) has a partial profile.
- It is one of the better-documented charities in the DR Congo GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its governance and its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- It has more complete contact information than 89% of similar organizations, with a verified website, email and address on record. See national comparisons
- It has more complete governance disclosure than nearly all similar organizations, because GiveRadar has verified leadership, a mission statement and a founding date. See national comparisons
- disclosed leadership
- a website
- a contact email
- a donation page
- financial records
- third-party accreditation
- an owner-submitted profile claim
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Leadership & board
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Tax-deductibility for donors
Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Congo, The Democratic Republic of the under local rules. Confirm with the charity directly.
Children's Voice is listed in Congo, The Democratic Republic of the. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
Children's Voice is listed in Congo, The Democratic Republic of the. US donors generally cannot deduct gifts to non-US charities directly. To claim a deduction, route the gift through a US 'Friends of' fiscal sponsor or a donor-advised fund that performs equivalency determination (IRS Rev. Proc. 92-94).
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Leadership
Officers & trustees (13)
Source: Charity website (via AI extraction)
13 officers and trustees on file - free with a GiveRadar account.
Latest news
From global news sources
4 articles found
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Goma :Des désinfectants fabriqués par les élèves de Children's voice pour protéger les familles - beroya fm
Goma: Proclamation des résultats du premier trimestre à children's voice- Une école au service de l'éducation de qualité - beroya fm
Goma: Cérémonie d'investiture des représentants des élèves au complexe scolaire Children's Voice à Virunga - beroya fm
Goma: Le complexe scolaire Children's Voice engagé pour la réintégration des enfants en retard scolaire - beroya fm
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Sources and verification
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Data freshness
What we know and don't know
Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.
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Named leadership · 13 officers on file
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Mission statement · Published
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Official website · On record
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Headquarters address · On file
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Direct contact · Email or phone published
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Founding date · 2002
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Financial dataNo annual financial filings on file
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Executive payTop-officer pay not disclosed
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Government registrationNo public registry ID
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Programs & activitiesNo named programs listed by the charity
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Tax-deductibilityNot verified
Methodology
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Quick facts about Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto)
- What is Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto)?
- Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto) is a human services nonprofit organization based in Goma, DR Congo. Children's Voice, also known by its Swahili name Sauti ya Watoto (Voice of Children), is a community-based civil society organization founded in 2002 in Goma, North Kivu. It supports vulnerable children and young people through quality education, peace education, community mediation, and positive conflict transformation in eastern DRC.
- When was Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto) founded?
- Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto) was founded in 2002.
- Where is Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto) located?
- Headquartered in Goma, North Kivu, DR Congo.
- Is Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto) trustworthy?
- Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto) has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 40 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto)'s website?
- https://children-voice.org/
- Are donations to Children's Voice (Sauti ya Watoto) tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of DR Congo under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.