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Children's Media Center (CMC) Kyrgyzstan

Address and contact details

Children’s Media Center
53, Moskovskaya Str.
720021 Bishkek
Kyrgyz Republic

Tel: +996 (312) 282 702
E-mail : media_center1999@yahoo.com
Website: www.neboscreb.kg

Galina Gaparova – Director
Nuriya Djunushbekova - Coordinator

Location

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Aims and objectives

The CMC works in audio-visual and print media and its work is done exclusively by children and young people themselves.
The project is aimed at the creation of the conditions for the child’s self-expression. The members of the CMC study the problems faced by children and young people in Kyrgyzstan and evaluate their observations from their own point of view. In addition to that, they spread information about child rights in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The CMC members work on many different topics highlighting the problems of youth, including child protection, gender issues and HIV/AIDS. The CMC has produced videos and print media articles about homeless kids, HIV infected people and women’s rights violations.

Participants

Children and adolescents from Kyrgyzstan with a focus on the age group 14-18. However, everybody from 13 to 20 years of age can become a member of the CMC. Most CMC members are urban youth froma variety of different socio-economic backgrounds. Membership in the CMC member is free and gives young people the opportunity to become an active part of the countries media and the opinion making process in Central Asia.

Target audience

Children and young people in Kyrgyzstan, but also adults interested in the views and opinions of the younger generation.

Wider beneficiaries

Giving young people an opportunity to become an active part of society by granting them access to the media will gradually strengthen civil society and, most importantly, strengthen the role of children and youth throughout the region.

Involvement of children

Children and young people are the main characters in the project. They write the articles for the CMC print magazine Neboscreb (Skyscraper) and also produce the TV footage for the TV magazine of the same name. The project is coordinated by adults, but the youngsters do all the editorial work.

Funders

UNICEF
Democracy Commission of the United States Embassy, Bishkek

Strengths of project

The main strength of the project is the fact that the opinions in the media products of the CMC are the authentic voices of young people.

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