Gaza – Rimal – Al-Shuhada’ street
Near Telecommunication Company
Gaza
Palestinian Territories
- Media
Mission
Press House-Palestine is a non-governmental, non-profit institution, which aims at contributing in enhancing freedom of expression and to leveraging the quality of Palestinian media, through capacity building, training, advocacy, and networking programs, on the principles of human rights including equality and non-discrimination
Vision
Press House-Palestine aspires to play a leading role in empowering independent media, freedom of expression, and the quality of Palestinian journalism
Goals
To contribute in enhancing the principles of freedom of expression and enabling the Palestinian journalism from keeping pace with the ever-changing world of journalism, as well as networking with international media and research organizations
To create Palestinian media which can proficiently address and advocate Palestinian society’s issues both locally and internationally, in a transparent and independent manner
To contribute in building the capacities of Palestinian media cadres in a professional and performance-based manner, in a way that enables them from keeping pace with the international media development
To create a network of young journalists and intellectuals, who believe in freedom of expression and desire to advocate the cause of the Palestinian people and freedom of expression, locally and internationally, in full cooperation and coordination with civil and official bodies.
Press House Programs
Capacity Building Program
This program aims at contributing in enhancing the capabilities of Palestinian journalists, media graduates (males & females), and media institutions; where it works on enhancing the knowledge, skills and expertise of media cadres, through providing training opportunities in all the required technical and professional aspects, as well as providing exchanging Expertise opportunities between local and foreign media
Networking & Advocacy Program
This program aims at enhancing and improving the common, societal views toward the critical media and public opinion issues, through providing services and activities that will contribute in enhancing the skills and expertise of the targeted groups to defend human rights (especially media, workers' rights), democratic values, and societal issues, through networking with related organizations and executing various lobbying and advocacy campaigns and different initiatives
Media & Documentation Program
This program aims at enhancing independent media and empowering the capabilities of fresh journalists in the Gaza strip; through providing them with the opportunity to receive practical training and publishing their materials on "Sawa News Agency"
The program is also concerned with serving and protecting Palestinian citizens' rights and issues, in addition to documenting and preventing the daily violations journalists are going through during their work
Projects
Empowering the Press House Project for 2013Project Name: Empowering the Press House: "A Platform For Freedom Of Speech, Democratization, Peace & International Cooperation"
Donor: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – Switzerland
Project Name: Media in Serving Cancer Patients CampaignDonor: European Union
Empowering the Press House for 2014Project Name: Empowering the Press House Project: “A Platform for Freedom of Expression, Independent Media, & Democracy”
Donors: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – Switzerland
Representative Office of Norway
Project Name: Gaza “51” Photo ExhibitionDonor: European Union
2015 Major Project
Project Name: Empowering Freedom of Expression, Democracy, and Independency of Palestinian MediaDonors: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – Switzerland
Representative Office of Norway
Through being a member in Anna Lindh Network , we will support Palestinian young journalists in reporting across different cultures and on issues of cultural diversity, and create exchange with other organization over the world . we also aim to contribute in enhancing freedom of expression and to leveraging the quality of Palestinian media, through capacity building, training, advocacy, and networking programs, on the principles of human rights including equality and non-discrimination. We are intending to corporate with other Euro-Med countries to learn from other journalists in regions. Building the capacity of fresh journalists and merging them in regional network which enhance their skills and knowledge. Being a member of this network will allow us to disseminate our Palestinian issues on international level
We are seeking to join Anna Lindh Network in order to Connect other NGO’s and media organizations to build relationships across boundaries of geography or discipline. In addition to provide other organization an ongoing context for knowledge exchange that can be effective for us . Sharing a social space for people who are geographically dispersed and working in the same field . Finally , Attracting and retaining the best partners by providing access to our programs and activities within the organization