AXA X SONITA : THE LONE VOICE
Brand
AXA
Entrant Agency
PUBLICIS CONSEIL
Category
Social & Creator
Award
Bronze
Festival & Year
Cannes Lions (2026)
Presentation Board
SONTA
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THE CONTEXT
In Afghanistan, women are being forced into silence: o)
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But one voice refused to disappear...
THE ARTIST
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marriages, now uses rap to speak for those who can't. “* EELP Loy
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After sharing her story, Sonita and influencers encour.
to donate their voices by singing through a TikTok filter or a dedicate t 7 5 2 ‘ = g
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website. The music video then featured all the individuals who shared
their voices, alongside Sonita’s memories from the life she left behind
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‘She sings for those who've been silenced.
Lully support @SonitaAlizadeh in her fight for women's education,
health, and freedom,
in Afghanistan. The song caught the attention of the Chair of the
Delegation for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality at the National
Assembly in France, who invited her to speak about her cause.
The song was then aired in Afghanistan through Begum TV, a
Paris-based satellite TV channel run by Afghan women living in exile
in France, whose purpose is to provide education to Afghan women. Her music video, in support of @UNICEF, is a call to action.
Itis an honor to welcome her to the National Assembly on May 5 @
