Starting in 2005, Internews built three humanitarian radio stations in Eastern Chad to help those fleeing the violence in Darfur to receive the critical news and information they needed to survive. Seven years after the first station went on air, Internews has left eastern Chad as funding to international agencies has significantly decreased. Internews has spent the past year preparing the stations for independence, including establishing rent-free premises, community governing boards and marketing strategies.

27/02/2013 – Internews strongly believes that information saves lives because without it “people feel blind, deaf and tongue less.”

Altai Consulting | Internews | November 2012

Signposting Success: Summary of Findings and Recommendations

1. Key Findings: Factors Driving Success in Afghan Civil Society and the Private Sector

Kenya Health Legacy Assessment

A Story a Day: A legacy assessment of Internews’ health journalism program in Kenya and its impact on the media, the public health sector and the audience.

In 2003 a staggering 700 people were dying as a result of HIV complications in Kenya every day. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was a disease of crisis proportions, still characterized at the time by secrecy and fear, rumor and myth, and sensational stories and misleading information.

Internews Europe has secured its inaugural grant from ECHO, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Directorate, to help launch a Humanitarian Information Service for more than 444,000 refugees in Dadaab, Kenya. The project will provide access to life-saving information and help to improve two-way communication between local communities and humanitarians.

Part of InternewsNext, a series highlighting 30 youth-led media initiatives.

Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2012

This video by Azattyk+ (Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyzstani service) shows Yntymak’s young staff at work in the studio.

Introduction

Pourquoi ce répertoire des médias ?

Comme il n’existe pas une base de données accessible et simple à utiliser sur les médias en République centrafricaine (RCA), Internews a initié ce répertoire pour donner un aperçu général de la situation dans le pays.

Internews espère que ce répertoire facilitera la connaissance du paysage médiatique en RCA et favorisera l’interaction entre les acteurs humanitaires et les médias centrafricains.

Population-based Survey in Obo for “Integrating Local Media and ICTs into Humanitarian Response in Central African Republic”

Information matters, especially for individuals affected by severe crises like the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. But critically, new research shows that listening to audiences may be just as important.

A new paper based on research done for Internews’ humanitarian information radio program launched in Haiti after the earthquake shows that information is a critical component of any humanitarian assistance or development program. Marcus Garcia, owner of the Haitian radio station Melody FM, made the point plain and simple: “Information is as important as food.”