A registered tax exempt NGO
Core Values
Inclusiveness: The Caribbean Voice(TCV) is built on an embrace of the total diversity of the Caribbean world – nationality, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, age…
Volunteerism: TCV is a fully volunteer driven entity and thus all who embrace our mission and goals understand and operate as volunteers. As well we seize every opportunity to encourage and foster volunteerism, within and without the organization.
Transparency: All that we do is open to anyone and everyone. The public is always aware of the work of TCV, every which way and our use of the media (traditional and social) ensures the dissemination of information about our activities, goals, mission, plans et al.
Accountability underpins our modus operandi. Thus the leadership keeps the membership informed always via constant communication and meetings; donors and supporters know exactly how their support and resources are employed and what are the results; collaborators are fully cognizant of the scope and details of the collaboration and those we serve are au fait with every facet of this service.
Integrity frameworks the entire existence of TCV and is a trait demanded of all members. Thus TCV members are always expected to be honest, trustworthy, truthful and possessing of a moral compass that includes caring compassion, kindness and an embedded desire to make a difference.
OUR
Mission
Through suicide and abuse prevention advocacy and activism, the Caribbean Voice focuses on saving lives and empowering individuals.
A registered tax exempt NGO
OUR HISTORY
The Caribbean Voice (TCV) was registered as an NGO in 1994 in New York State. Over the years, TCV has published a newspaper of the same name, The Caribbean Voice (the only global Caribbean newspaper and the only one that was engaged in investigative journalism in the Diaspora), organized The Caribbean Heritage Awards and The Caribbean Voice Business Awards, (both international in nature and neither ever reproduced by anyone elsewhere), published an online global Caribbean news site participated in fundraising for hurricane victims in the Caribbean as well as provided free tourism promotion to hurricane-ravaged Caribbean nations, organized an essay contest for New York City school students, providing a range of pro bono services to other Caribbean Diaspora organizations, participated in conferences in the US and the Caribbean, as well as trade shows, food festivals, music festivals, press familiarization trips.
The Caribbean Voice is also a leading provider and consultant for all things Caribbean in the Diaspora. Its research and articles were/are being used as primary material by colleges, researchers, and marketing companies. It was/is listed as among the leading Caribbean Diaspora entities in several prestigious publications.
Concerned about the high rate of suicide in Guyana and among Guyanese in the Diaspora, a group of Guyanese Diasporans launched The Suicide Epidemic Facebook group in June 2014. The discussions that ensued led to a suicide prevention program, which was quickly expanded to included abuse (sexual, domestic, child and substance and later on animal and environmental) instituted by The Caribbean Voice, initially in Guyana and subsequently Caribbean - regionally and the Caribbean Diaspora especially in North America.
Currently, the Caribbean Voice is registered in Guyana and the US as a tax-exempt, not-for-profit, fully volunteer-driven NGO.