ElevenLabs Expands '1 Million Voices' Initiative to Brazil to Support ALS Patients and Others

ElevenLabs is expanding its 1 Million Voices initiative to Brazil, collaborating with local non-profit organizations and academic societies to support individuals experiencing voice loss. This expansion prioritizes Brazil as a key market and aims to improve technological accessibility for people who have lost their voices due to illness or injury.

Local Partnerships and Support Targets in Brazil

ElevenLabs is deploying voice restoration technology in collaboration with two major partners in Brazil.

• ABrELA (Brazilian Association of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis): The largest non-profit organization supporting ALS patients, serving approximately 10,000 people nationwide. Through this partnership, ALS patients will have free access to ElevenLabs' voice cloning technology.
• SBFa (Brazilian Society of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology): The national scientific society for speech-language pathology, which will train speech-language pathologists (SLPs) across the country to proficiently use ElevenLabs' voice cloning technology. As therapists' proficiency with the technology increases, more patients will benefit.

Case Study: The Stories of Eliane and Alberto

The couple Eliane and Alberto, whom we met in São Paulo, Brazil, were introduced as the first Brazilian cases of the initiative. Eliane, who had lost her voice since childhood, regained a voice that reflected her identity and resembled her family's voices through ElevenLabs' technology. Alberto, who is visually impaired, heard Eliane's actual voice for the first time, and the two are scheduled to marry in November of this year.

Initiative Scale and Outlook

Through the 1 Million Voices initiative, ElevenLabs has pledged $1 billion in in-kind support. To date, more than 11,000 people worldwide have received this support. The company plans to continue expanding partnerships with local organizations and healthcare professionals globally to help more people like Eliane communicate with their own voices.