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Lifeline radio in Kyrgyzstan
 On 10 June 2010, ethnic violence erupted in southern Kyrgyzstan, leading to hundreds of deaths and displacing an estimated 400,000 civilians. The BBC World Service Trust and Internews are working in partnership to produce rapid-response broadcasts to provide life-saving information to affected communities. Daily humanitarian news is now being aired in Kyrgyz and Uzbek, the two major languages of the region. More
Disability and HIV Discussed at Internews Journalism Roundtable in Ethiopia
 In Ethiopia, Internews found it was receiving many inquiries about HIV as it relates to disability, in particular access to services and information. Many stories were being produced, but coverage of the issue was lacking in background and the voices of people living with disabilities were under-represented. Disability remains an under-reported issue in the Ethiopian media, with many journalists uncomfortable about addressing this issue because of social taboos. More
Internews and ManUp Team up Against Gender Based Violence
 "Manning Up" is about taking responsibility. In sport, to “man up” is to act defensively. That’s what 90 young people working to achieve a safer world for women worldwide committed to during a weeklong summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The youth summit, arranged by ManUp, brought together people from gender organizations in Soccer World Cup countries in Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australia. More
Listening to Haiti – Six Months Later
 Six months ago, a day after the January 12 earthquake, Internews put together a team to assist local radio stations to continue broadcasting news and information, which was critical in the aftermath of the earthquake. A few days later, on January 21, the team began producing Enfòmasyon Nou Dwe Konnon (News You Can Use), a humanitarian radio program that provides vital information to Haitians affected by the earthquake. Yesterday, Internews began to reach more Haitians who have been displaced to outside Port-au-Prince through a people-to-people caravan, Koute Ayiti (Listen to Haiti).More
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