Rosina Duarte, one of the creators of Boca de Rua and the NGO ALICE (Free Agency for Information, Citizenship and Education), to which the newspaper is linked, said that the initial aim was “to give a voice to those who don't have one”.
Rosina Duarte, ọ̀kan nínú àwọn tí wọ́n ń ṣẹ̀dá Boca de Rua àti Ilé-ṣẹ́ tí-kìí-ṣe-ti-ìjọba ALICE (Àjọ òfẹ́ fún ètò ìgbéròyìnsíta, ijọ́mọìlú àti ètò ẹ̀kọ́-ìwé) èyí tí ìwé ìròyìn yìí so mọ́ sọ pé ohun tí àwọ́n gbà lérò tẹ́lẹ̀ ni “láti fi ohùn fún àwọn tí ko ní ohùn”.