Establishing a free, independent, vital and comprehensive media is essential basis of democracy. The diversity of anindependent media is something important to a country seeking for a transition and transformation to democracy, as the media plays big role in democratic development.
Democracy offers mechanisms and institutions that are able to achieve a real and sustainable development. And it enables citizens to upgrade their knowledge and skills and develop their abilities. The more forwarder humanitarian- dimension development steps, the more stability in the Community and democratic experience happens.
So as to build overall democratic and good governance and to achieve the goals of development and progress in the political, economic and social field, Freedom Foundationfor media freedom, rights and development is working to support freedom of media and freedom of expression and to promote freedom of access to information . The development precisely means freedom.
Through its comprehensive program, Freedom Foundationfor media freedom, rights and development is working on improving democracy and supporting democratic development through working with all similar organizations and coordinating with many local, regional and international institutions in order to stimulate community participation in public affairs.
Due to that ,there is no democracy without freedom of choice and without political pluralism and diversity in political visions and ideas. There is no democracy without free political dialogue between the parties of different views.
Democracy allows managing political affairs, because it provides the mechanisms that organize political life on the basis of the authority of law, separation of powers, peaceful power, decentralization of authority, the independence of the judiciary and free and fair elections.
Expanding the participation of the public in the decision-making process and in studying policies carefully through public discussion, exchange of ideas and expression, would surely lead to easy access to the information and transparency that enables the public to highlight the shortcomings and the poor performance of government agencies and expose abuses and manage to fight corruption, which Freedom Foundation is seeking to be achieved on the ground through the media freedom and development and through promoting democratic values.
Accordingly, the Freedom Foundationfor media freedom, rights and development is working through this program to work on the Follows:
ü Strengthen the partnership in building new Yemen through comprehensive and national dialogue and identifying the principles of the new democratic and civil state and political system, through building free media environment.
ü Spreading democratic awareness and promote the concept of democracy and development and its applications and practices and ensure its continuation.
ü Organizing meetings, conferences and seminars and symposiums to discuss all fields of democracy and issue publications in this regards.
ü Consolidating democratic approach in the conscience of the citizen, and his behavior.
ü Developing the democratic approach and sponsor ideas, trends, research and studies serving this approach and strengthening it.
ü Supporting the orientations involving to create awareness among citizens to perform their duties properly and practice democracy in frame of the Constitution and the law.
ü Promoting women's participation in political and social activities as a real and equal partner of men in the rights and duties.
ü Enhancing the concept of the institutional State , the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary.
ü Contributing to enable citizens to get free access to information so as to understand what is going on in the reality and influence it, strengthen conviction of dialogue when dealing with the public affairs and providing a suitable atmosphere to address the problems peacefully.
ü Working with all partners for a stronger civil society and political transparency and sustainable livelihoods.
ü Promoting transparency and help the press to overcome obstacles. The free press is the essence of the fair development and if the right to expression is not available to all, it is impossible to come to corresponding opinions necessary to create a desired change.
ü Developing the democracy in Yemen with assistance of the experiences of the developed countries in this area.
ü Contribute to the development of civil work and qualifying it to be able to take the initiative in democratic project experience in Yemen.
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