WACC Strategic Plan

The WACC Strategic Plan 2022-2026 establishes a framework to promote communication rights as inherent to all human rights. The organization identifies five priority programme areas: digital communication rights, migrants and refugees, Indigenous rights, climate change, and gender equality. WACC emphasizes 'effective access'—which integrates technology with literacy and education—to combat the digital divide and the influence of 'surveillance capitalism'. The plan also details organizational goals for financial sustainability, network expansion, and increased visibility within international bodies like the United Nations.

• WACC defines communication rights as essential to democracy and human dignity, asserting that these rights are "inherent in all other human rights" and necessary for "transparent, informed and democratic debate".
• The organization identifies a critical need to move beyond simple internet access toward "effective access", which requires the interrelationship of media with "literacy, language, and education".
• WACC highlights systemic inequalities in the digital sphere, noting that over 50% of the world's population lacks internet access and that the current model of "surveillance capitalism" allows major media companies to operate "outside of the realm of public accountability".
• The strategic plan prioritizes digital communication rights by promoting digital media literacy for marginalized groups, supporting "community-managed telecommunication initiatives ("community networks")", and encouraging open-source software.
• Regarding forced migration, WACC aims to counter xenophobia and "dominant narratives about migration" by establishing networks of citizen journalists composed of migrants and host communities.
• For Indigenous peoples, WACC focuses on the right to access community media, specifically "community radio", as a means to realize the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
• WACC links communication rights to the climate crisis, arguing that marginalized communities must be enabled to "tell their own stories, organize for change, and advance their own solutions" to combat disproportionate climate impacts.
• The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) is a central initiative used to provide evidence that women's communication rights are "ignored, denied or diminished", serving as a tool for international advocacy for gender equality.
• The organization's operational goals for 2022-2026 include diversifying revenue sources to achieve financial sustainability and increasing its representation in international forums, specifically the "United Nations".

APA

World Association for Christian Communication (2022). WACC Strategic Plan. https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SP2022-26-draft12.7.2021.pdf

Chicago

World Association for Christian Communication. WACC Strategic Plan. 2022. https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SP2022-26-draft12.7.2021.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldassociationforchristiancommunication2022wacc, author = {{World Association for Christian Communication}}, title = {{WACC Strategic Plan}}, institution = {World Association for Christian Communication}, year = {2022}, url = {https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SP2022-26-draft12.7.2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }