Listening for the fuller picture

Voices That Count is a collaborative network of experts and practitioners who use narrative approaches to understand complex realities within organisations or projects. Through our work we generate actionable insights and stimulate collaboration for social impact.

We support you in listening for the fuller picture

MONITORING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION

How to understand change and make sense of impact?

IMPACT STRATEGY

How to bridge lived reality with planning and decision making?

IMPACT DRIVEN COLLABORATION

How to build collaboration grounded in learning?

PARTICIPATORY ACTION-RESEARCH

How to surface what matters and identify potential for action?

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Behind the scenes

What keeps us busy these days?

Integrating the SenseMaker approach in an SNV project that creates new opportunities for young people in the agri-business sector in Benin.

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Location: Benin

#monitoring, learning and evaluation

With the Trust Fund for Victims / ICC we bring in the perceptions of victims before starting a reparation programme to address harms resulting from crimes of humanity and war crimes.

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Location: Mali

#large-scale listening

We support Cera Foundation to understand and strengthen the impact of their ‘Nutcrackers’ campaign, where people with disabilities find meaningful work and connect with their community.

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Location: Belgium

#monitoring, learning and evaluation

Linking maritime data of the Abalobi-platform with a human sensor network to enable fishing communities to make their fisheries livelihoods more climate-resilient. In collaboration with HIVA – KU Leuven and supported by the Flemish Government.

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Location: South Africa

#human sensor network

In the spotlight

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Trainings

We provide bespoke and public trainings on narrative and participatory approaches and methodologies.

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Listening to Experiences and Concerns of People with Head and Neck Cancer

Listening to the experiences and concerns of people with or after head and neck cancer was the starting point for the listening study we designed and conducted on behalf of Kom Op Tegen Kanker (Belgium). Based on the process and findings of the study, Kom Op Tegen Kanker continues to work with experts and other stakeholders to explore solutions and policy recommendations. Read the results of the listening study here (in Dutch):

Results

“If people are interviewed, they’re answering our questions; if they tell a story, they tell us what’s important to them.”