Civil Society News

Global Education training with CYINDEP

Fri - 22 Feb

The Cyprus Islandwide NGO Development Platform CYINDEP invites you to participate in a training session on Global Education on Tuesday 26 February (15:00 - 18:00) and Wednesday 27 February (15:00 - 18:00) at the Home for Cooperation, Ledra Palace buffer zone. Check out the invitation and more information on the training content here and register online here.

Travelling Artists in Cyprus 1700-1960 lecture invitation 19 December 2012

Sun - 16 Dec

The Turkish Cypriot Association of University Women and The Costas and Rita Severis Foundation cordially invite you to a lecture by Art Historian and Executive Manager of the Costas and Rita Severis Foundation's Dr Rita C. Severis: Travelling Artists in Cyprus 1700-1960. On Wednesday, 19 December 2012 at 7.00pm at the Ataturk Cultural Centre, Nicosia. The lecture will be delivered in English with simultaneous translation in Turkish. Cocktails will follow. For Information: 00905428635676. Download the full invitation here.

'Each Scarf Tells the Story of a Missing Person'. Exhibition 18-21 December at CCMC

Sat - 15 Dec

The Bi-communal Initiative of Relatives of Missing Persons, Victims of Massacres and Other Victims 1963-1974 events 'Together We Can!', in cooperation with 'Brodaras por la paz' and FUNDENL (associations of relatives of missing persons from Mexico) invite you to the opening of an exhibition of scarves embroidered by the relatives of missing persons of Mexico 'Each Scarf Tells the Story of a Missing Person'. The exhibition will open on Tuesday 18 December at 6pm at the Cyprus Community Media Centre and will remain open until the 21 December 2012. The event will be opened by Huseyin Akansoy and Petros Souppouris, holders of 'European Citizen' award from the European Parliament and feature addresses by Christos Efthymiou, Sevgul Uludag and Ricardo Lopez. The exhibition features scarves embroidered by relatives of those missing from Guadalajara and Monterrey.

Cyprus Friendship Programme 2013 Application open!

Thu - 13 Dec

The Cyprus Friendship Programme (CFP) has announced its application process for 2013. CFP aims to create bonds of friendship and trust among the youth of the communities of Cyprus. Each teen from one community is 'paired' with another of the same gender from the other community. Each pair is then hosted in July for four weeks by a family in the US. To find out more click here to download information and here to download the application form.

Kontea Ceremony Saturday 8 December 2012

Tomorrow, Saturday 8 December there will be a ceremony in Kontea village to mark the opening of the Auxiliary Buildings Courtyard. The restoration of the courtyard is the second phase of a project which includes the rescue and preservationof a unique historical site on the outskirts of the village of Kontea and consists of the Orthodox Church of Agios Charalambos and its Auxiliary Buildings, a Catholic Chapel and cemetery, a Frankish Manor from the time of the Crusaders and an Ottoman irrigation system of stone cisterns and aqueducts. The Opening Ceremony will take place from 13:00 to 16:00 and will be inaugurated by H.E. Mr. John M. Koenig, the US Ambassador to Cyprus. ENGAGE On the Move will also be there and are organising transportation from various towns. Please contact Kristy or Devrim on +357 22875099 or +90 392 2277234 for more information.