Voices

Disgruntled neighbours
Pedro from Nicaragua: “My neighbor is illegally tapping electricity, and now I am facing debt because I can’t pay the bill.”
Claiming compensation from the government
Srekao from Cambodia: “This year the land under my house on poles has completely flooded and stayed under water for 4 months. I do not think I can continue to live there. I do not know what to do.”
At the mercy of the public
Legal counsel for a multinational, quoted on the stock exchange: “Companies will find themselves more and more at the mercy of the waves of the public that uses social media to voice their thoughts on them.”
Kicked to the Curb
Fatou from Mali: “My husband died 3 months ago and now his brothers want me to move out of my house. But my children and I have no place to go..”
Bulldozer Movers
Joshua from Uganda: "Six months ago, we received a message from the government that we had to leave our homes within two weeks."
Surviving divorce
Bhavani from Dhaka, Bangladesh: ”I had to take my sons from school so they can work and pay for food, because we could not agree on child support."
Disadvantaged in domestic disputes
Nova from Indonesia: “Recently, there have been problems between me and my husband, and he has now moved to be with his family...I need help to see what my options are.”
Employee protection
Agus from Indonesia: “I want to keep working for my boss when I get better, but I also need money to get by while my hand recovers.”
Securing financial support
Bindu from Bangladesh: “I just had my first child... but my husband has gone back to his village and has not returned.”
Community dispute resolution
Thun Mao from Cambodia: “I could always access my home with the cart filled with firewood at the side of my neighbors house. But recently he built a new shed that blocks the way to my home.”