¿What is Cencos?

Current Mission

To offer a service through and for civil society, by means of the strategic use of communications, access to information and freedom of expression promoting the development of people based on democracy, justice, equality and dignity, through the lens of human rights.

Aims and Objectives

1. To foster an awareness of citizenship, in favour of democracy, through the information and communications media in the public sphere.
2. To strengthen the recognition and visibility of civil society as a political actor, keeping in mind the importance of collective, legitimate and intentional action in the public sphere.
3. To promote within civil, social and philanthropic organizations the strategic use of communications and support these organizations to be more visible in the national and international media.
4. To support and promote regional communications and information networks by means of ongoing formation.
5. To help train people within certain sectors of society, especially the most vulnerable, to use their right to access to information and freedom of expression.
6. To be a reference source for communications at the service of civil society at regional, national and international levels.
7. To systematize and share acquired knowledge of communications, access to information and freedom of expression so that civil society organizations, social movements and citizens in general may make use of this in their on-going work.