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The Women's Media Centre is Cambodia's premier non-governmental, non profit media organization. WMC was born from a movement to increase the participation of women in the democratic process during the UN-sponsored elections in 1993. The WMC delivers innovative, national awareness and informative programs on a diverse range of issues affecting contemporary Cambodia, with a special focus on the roles and rights of Cambodian women.
Since its inception in 1995, the WMC has produced high quality, innovative radio, television and video productions designed to educate and inform Cambodians on a wide range of issues impacting on women's rights and human rights including HIV/AIDS, trafficking, elections, domestic violence, decentralization and poverty.
In 1999, WMC launched its own radio station FM 102, which has become one of the nations leading radio stations, with 83.6% of 2005 national survey respondents stating they had listened to FM102 including 77% of all youth respondents. In addition, an outstanding 76.7% of respondents stated that FM102 programs had positively influenced their attitude and behaviour.
Along with the achievements of FM 102, WMC proudly boasts fully equipped video production studios and a dynamic advocacy network department. More than a decade on since its inception, the Women's Media Centre has become one of the foremost providers of public service broadcasting in Cambodia.
WMC also disseminates audio-visual productions via Mobile Broadcasting Units to remote and rural villages across Cambodia, impacting villages who would otherwise not be exposed to info-tainment campaigns due to a lack of signal coverage, electricity or finances. WMC is responsible for exposing villages to productions that can (and do) have a true impact on the quality of their daily lives.
OUR VISION The Women's Media Centre of Cambodia envisions a society where men and women have equal opportunity, where they are portrayed with respect and dignity and their roles and contributions to social development are recognized and valued by all.
OUR MISSION
The WMC mission is threefold:
* To raise the awareness of social issues from the unique perspective of Cambodian women * To strive to improve women's status by means of promoting socially conscious television, video and radio programs * To increase women's participation in mainstream media through workshops, research and public lobbying