We work at the nexus of information, media and development in more than 56 countries, with a global staff of 650.

Headquarters and regional hubs

Current projects

Past projects

Information is a root solution

Governance

• Reduces corruption, increases accountability

• Advances civic engagement 

• Supports policy development 

• Enables individual choice

• Reduces inequality

• Improves literacy • Mitigates conflict

• Reduces poverty• Allocates

resources efficiently

• Reduces risk

Economic Development

Social Progress

What we do

We build capacity of local independent journalists, information and media activists and civil society.

• We work with the most information-poor and excluded communities.

• We engage long-term, establishing country offices and in-country staff.

• We build peer-to-peer, local relationships.

• We strive to leave behind sustainable organizations.

Internews impact model

InclusionSupport

thoughtful citizen

engagement

Ensure reliable access to

information

Reduce systemic information exclusion

Fill gaps in critical content

AccessContent Engagement

100% connected, 100% empowered

Supporting refugees: Lesbos

“ — Alison Campbell, Senior Director Global Initiatives, Internews

People coming off the boats frequently had no idea where they were. They did not know Lesvos was an island, or part of Greece, did not know that they would need to walk across several more countries to get to Germany, had no

idea of the processes they would need to go through along the way. ”

Ukraine: Fighting corruption

Our work is about informing people. Maybe after months and years, our minds will change and our society will change along with it. This work will

help make us ready for the new country.“

” — Olga Krainyk, Production Editor at Slidstvo.info

Media under threat: Afghanistan

Issue: Media is seen as a threat to Taliban control. A decade ago, there was no media in the country. Today, an established and robust media is again under threat.

Internews approach: Established local, now-independent organizations that have trained Afghanistan’s media, and created 59 radio stations that ensure local and national coverage in all 34 provinces. Intentionally built inclusive programs to emphasize women and youth voices.

Impact: Built a strong, independent, pluralistic media sector and a “first generation” of journalists. A pluralistic, inclusive media sector has grown up in Afghanistan, uniquely in the region, and has broad support, both in policy and consumer value.

Our Projects in Kyrgyzstan

• Access to Information (USAID)• Open Asia Online (DRL)• Media for Improved Reporting on Environment

and Natural Resources in Central Asia (EU Delegation)

• Public Service Broadcasting Support (USAID)• Support to Yntymak (NED)• Media and Civic Participation for Transparency

& Accountability (EU Delegation)

Access to Information Project

The program works to increase citizen access to civically-relevant information

Content Sharing ProjectHeroes Among Us

Content Production SupportWebinars

Diversity ContentInnovation Lab

Regional Conferences on Media in Digital AgeAssistance to Digital Switchover

Improve the legal and policy environment for mediaExperience exchange visits Newsroom 2.0 – Coaching

.

Results

• Kloop Media School – improved reporting

• Kyrgyz-speaking journalists benefited from USAID-sponsored webinars in Kyrgyz, which helped them to learn about online services and other trends in the media.

• Regional study tour to Yntymak • A2I partnered with “3bMedia” and

“Rentgen Media” to promote gender rights and opportunities for people with disabilities through shows that raise awareness of target audiences about their rights to access social services.

The Open Asia Online

The Open Asia Online is an informative and analytical Internet project dedicated to events and phenomena in Central Asia, which is based on the visual presentation of information.

TheOpenAsia.Net

Media for Improved Reporting on Environment and Natural Resources in

Central Asia

The project aims to enhance regional efforts to improve citizens’ and policy-makers’ access to information and communication on the environment and natural resources in Central Asia.

Media for Improved Reporting on Environment and Natural Resources in

Central Asia

Project Highlights

• Geojournalism platform LivingAsia has been launched

• The sub-grants program has been launched

• Inception workshops for key stakeholders in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan

• The first training of trainers has been held in Kyrgyzstan in August 2016.

• Work with extensive Central Asia database about environmental issues

Public Broadcasting Support Project

• PSB works to promote citizens’ access to information through accurate and impartial news delivered by regional public broadcaster Yntymak and national public broadcaster KTRK.

• The project assists Yntymak

through targeted consultancy, mentoring, and training of the broadcaster’s top management and department heads, and its communications, sales, and marketing staff.

Results

• Assisted in the reform of financial, technical, HR, management, editorial departments

• Worked with Advisory Board to bring international expertise • Improved communication strategy, including upgraded KTRK

website, public outreach and life broadcasting with better connection to the regions

• Helped designing the concept for a 24-hour news channel. KTRK launched the new Ala Too 24 Channel on September 12, 2016.

• Journalists from Yntymak improved their professional knowledge and skills through a series of trainings including management, speech and pronunciation, social media marketing, coverage during elections, business correspondence, camera operation, as well as news production training.

Media and Civic participation for

Transparency and Accountability

April 2015 – March 2017

Information gap

NGO

Government

Mass media

Public sphere

NGO

Government

Mass Media

THREE PLAYERS OF MEDIA SPACE IN KYRGYZSTAN: "PARALLEL REALITIES"

MASS MEDIA: POLITICS, ENTERTAINMENT, SCANDALS.

NGO: EXPERTISE, HUMAN CAPITAL AND WATCHDOGGING.

GOVERNMENT: LEVERAGE, LAWS AND REGULATIONS, SAFETY AND SECURITY.

Expected results

1) Increased capacity of civil society organizations to advocate and mobilize citizens on transparency and accountability issues.

2) Improved coverage of rule of law issues by media representatives

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS✔ 1.1. A network of media and civil society organizations.

✔ 1.2. An innovative online platform for citizen engagement on transparency and accountability: kloop.kg/akp.

✔ 2.1. Training and mentoring for media representatives on investigative and analytical journalism on issues related to

rule of law and human rights: 20 trainers and more than 120 journalists.

2.2. Production of interactive TV programs promoting the rule of law: to be started.

✔ 2.3. Grants for media professionals / outlets to investigate corruption: .

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS1.1. A network of media and civil society

organizations:

Network of media and civil society organizations

• Since September 2015, attracted 70 members from 31 organizations.

• 12 meetings.• Foreign Agents Law advocacy.

• Amendments to Media Law.• Recommendation and feedback on

online anticorruption platform.• Changes in the Constitution.

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS1.2. An innovative online anticorruption platform:

kloop.kg/akp (October 2015)

Milyanfan Plant Construction Story: In a small village, somebody started building a plant between a school and a

kindergarten. In involved harmful chemicals. Half of the village population signed a petition against it. Plant reps confirmed to Kloop that they do not have a

permission to build. Ecological authorities concluded that it’s illegal to build. LSG did not have an answer why the construction has been launched without permits.

As a result, plant reps promised to move the construction outside the village.

30%

19%19%

17%

15%

education

migration

healthcare

complaints on law enforcement

construction business

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS2.1. Training and mentoring on investigative & analytical

journalism in the area of RoL and human rights: 20 trainers and 135 journalists.

Training and mentoring on investigative & analytical journalism in the area of RoL &

human rights

• 2 training for trainers (ToT) for editors, senior journalists and civil society organizations 24 trainers.

• 6 trainings on journalistic investigations for 135 participants (90 women and 45 man).

• Journalists with NGO`s applied to small grants program on journalistic investigations.

ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS2.3. Grants for media professionals / outlets to

investigate corruption1) Corruption in construction industry

2) Federation of Trade Unions3) Access to Vocational Education for Graduates of the

Disabled Children Schools. 4) Department of Social Protection and Police: Violence

Against Women5) Access to Justice for Vulnerable Groups

6) Security on the Borders, Batken7) Access to Education for Children with Disabilities8) Law on Foreign Agents: Implications for Society

9) Lost Kindergartens10) Children’s Food Safety

11) Rights of Ethnic Kyrgyz (kairylmans) Returning to Kyrgyzstan

So What?

Unique project design on investigative journalism in Central Asia involving civil society.

Investigative journalism – time and resource intensive, needs multiple stakeholders for safety & sustainability, it’s a team work.

TV covers the majority of the population: we need TV shows.

Partners are needed to support this big idea.

Thank you for your attention!