Community Voice Project, is designed to use the media to reach and empower rural and the underserved communities that are under reported by the main stream media.
We came up with this initiative because we know, in Nigeria, the mainstream media do not focus on rural communities.
This makes it impossible for them to have a voice on critical issues affecting their communities. It also, takes away their participation in civic space.
The project has a network of community journalists that report on issues in rural communities that are not covered by the mainstream media.
The goal is to empower rural people in the underserved communities, and strengthen their voices through media to participate on dialogues on issues affecting them. And to build local voices that will hold authorities accountable.