The Local Voices project works to increase the frequency and improve the quality of locally produced radio reporting and programming on HIV/AIDS issues. Funded by USAID, Local Voices trains radio journalists, disc jockeys and talk show hosts in how to report on HIV/AIDS accurately and effectively, in a way that reduces stigma and leads to a more supportive environment for prevention and treatment. Through practical training in technical radio production skills, script writing, research, as well as the science of HIV, participants learn how to create and improve reports on HIV/AIDS. Graduates have ongoing access to a media resource center and technical support from an experienced journalism trainer.

Launched in 2003, Internews’ Local Voices program has trained journalists in Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Côte d’Ivoire and India to improve the quality of journalism on HIV/AIDS. Internews has also offered similar training to journalists in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, funded by DFID.

Internews Network is a 501(c)(3) organization that works to improve access to information for people around the world by fostering independent media and promoting open communications policies in the public interest.