- Media
CMC’s mission is to bridge the gap between the media, decision makers and the community. It intends to make it more accessible both as a tool and a strategy for advocacy of their voices in order to influence change. To establish a media center that is for, by and about the community, and one that pursues a social development agenda, thus making people aware of the effectiveness of the media as a tool for change.
• To reinforce and develop the role of the Palestinian media towards the social and developmental issues of the Palestinian society.
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• To light on the issues of the marginalized categories and groups such like, women, children, poor people, people with disability etc, on the media in order to raise up the public’s awareness with such neglected issues.
• To put pressure on decisions makers through using media in order to follow and solve the marginalized groups’ issues.
• To contribute and help in creating opportunities for new media graduates to develop their skills and to find jobs.
• To introduce to non-government organizations the effective use of media as a pro-active means to advocate for social change.
* Capacity Building for fresh university graduates on fundamental human rights principles and conventions;
* Capacity development for fresh graduates of media departments on technical media skills
* Community mobilization
* Using media to expose and report on human rights violations in the local community.
CMC is young NGO that employs rights-based approach in addressing issues of social change using various traditional and modern media outlets including social media networks. CMC seeks to mobilize young people and develop their capacities about their rights and create opportunities and spaces for young people to develop their capacities to use various mainstream media and social networks to engage in dialogues that address key issues of social change. CMC can largely contribute to the Network by sharing and exchanging experiences and be open and flexible to avail CMC's experience in media to support members of the network, especially that media is a cross-cutting approach and relevant to all fields and sectors.
Since its establishment in 2007, CMC has been keen to build and strengthen its internal organizational capacity in order to offer quality support to its various target groups and be able to realize the overall objectives of the organization. Now, CMC believes it is in a very good position to explore new opportunities in developing local, national and regional partnerships and cooperation with relevant stakeholders to maximize the added value and impact of its work to achieve positive and lasting social change in the community. CMC believes that partnerships and alliances strengthen capacities, broadens horizons and maximizes impact.