I came across this amazing website and organization that took hold of me, and I've been visiting daily to watch a new video since. The Voice Project is a peace movement that aims to raise awareness and funds for Northern Uganda, a country that has been torn by war for over two decades. Men forced to commit unthinkable murders, children forced to kill, and women raped and beaten... all part of the daily destruction that plagues their country. I have never come close to experiencing travesty to this degree, but I do know that whenever I've been faced with times I thought I would never get passed, music and singing has been what I've turned to, and this is what many women in Uganda have used as well.
The Voice Project began with women in Uganda singing and creating songs that were heard across their country to bring soldiers back home, and has developed to now incorporate some amazing North American artists. These artists choose to cover a song that has touched them in some way, and The Voice Project films the cover in a very intimate setting, such as the artist's back yard, or living room, and posts it on their site. Through donations and sponsorships from the site, this movement helps raise awareness and funds for this war torn country that deserves a chance to be re-empowered toward positive change.
The artists on this website have created some seriously moving videos. I first fell in love with Deer Tick's rendition of L.I.E. by the Shivers. Please take a look.
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