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CARDET

National Network
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Address

Lykavitou Avenue 29
1st Floor
2407 Engomi
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Telephone
+357 22002100
Fax
+357 22002115
E-Mail
info@cardet.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2004
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Heritage
  6. Human rights
  7. International/Cultural relations
  8. Media
  9. Research
  10. Youth and education
General Information

CARDET's team is composed of world renowned educators, researchers, and developers with many years of experience in studying and improving educational and social systems locally, nationally, and internationally. There are 5 members of the board, 5 members of the advisory board, 3 project managers, and more than 20 researchers involved in our current projects. Our main sources of funding come from grants and donations from the EU, UNDP, and other foundations. We engage in research, development, trainings, conferences, seminars, etc. We have partners and affiliates in five continents.

Mission and Objectives

CARDET’s mission is to inspire next generation education, and to promote research, innovation and development through evidence-based practices, cutting-edge research, and empowered people. Objectives include: Engage in basic and applied research in education, innovation, and development; Improve and strengthen the role of civil society, democratic processes, equality and social justice for all; Provide research, evaluation, and training services to education institutions, businesses, industries, and private and public agencies; Collaborate with organizations and agencies around the world in addressing social, health, environmental, and education needs; Foster systemic, systematic, and sustainable development in education and society worldwide

Main Projects / Activities

The areas of activity we engage in include Research and development, Application of ICT in education and training, Education, curriculum design, and training, Civil society and development education, Multiculturalism, peace, and reconciliation, Organizational assessment and strategic planning, Foresight and innovation. We have successfully implemented projects in Europe, USA, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Affrica. Sample projects include: Reconciliation and social justice pedagogies; Building Capacity among NGOs towards Increased Participation in EU Development Policy and Action; Inter-Communal Professional Development of Teachers on Environmental Education & Technology Integration; Adapting e-learning to SME Cultural Diversity.

Contact (1) Full Name
Andreas Georgiou
Head of the organisation
Charalambos Vrasidas
Contact (2) Full Name
Andria Nikolaidou

Center for Gender Equality and History (KIIF)

National Network
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Address

Riga Feraiou 26
Apartment 301
1087 Nicosia
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Telephone
00357 99293800
E-Mail
thekla.kyritsi@kiif.com.cy
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2017
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
General Information

Center for Gender Equality & History (KIIF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in 2017 with the aim to promote research-based knowledge and action for gender equality. Main sources of funding during the three years of our existence have been grants earned by the Erasmus+ Programme, and by national agents such as the Research and Innovation Foundation. Our activities vary from research and education to one-off events, forming policy recommendations through structured dialogue, empowering communities, and building synergies/networks. We are also interested in integrating arts, culture, and creativity, into our work, as well as exploring story-telling as a tool/methodology for connection, empowerment and reflection. KIIF is governed by an annual General Meeting of its members which elects a Board of Directors consisting of nine volunteer members. At this stage, the permanent personnel (paid staff) consists of two persons, a scientific Director of the Center and a Project Coordinator - Researcher.

Mission and Objectives

KIIF aims to promote research-based knowledge and action for gender equality, including women and LGBTQI+ rights, following the principles of inclusiveness, mutual respect, and dialogue. KIIF’s approach puts emphasis on the empowerment of women, men and all genders to play a positive role as individual and social actors towards a global society of inclusion, equality, peace, and democracy. The special emphasis on history, as a separate pylon of KIIF's activity, derives from the depressing invisibility of gender and women’s history in Cyprus, and from understanding that stories, memories and narratives are part of one’s individual and collective present. KIIF’s aspiration is to help gendered and women's stories and voices to be heard and used as tools towards empowerment and reflection. The aim is to advance our understanding of the present of gender relations and contribute to the shaping of the future by better understanding the roots of patriarchy, homophobia, gender hierarchies etc.

Main Projects / Activities

The main forms of activities organized by the Center for Gender Equality and History (KIIF) include scientific research on gender issues, educational projects, one-off events, workshops, structured dialogue, forming policy recommendations, empowering communities, and building synergies and networks between communities. We are also interested in integrating arts, culture, and creativity, into our work as well as exploring methodologies of story-telling as a tool for connection, empowerment and reflection. Some of our large-scale projects include the making of an online, open archive on the modern and contemporary history of Cypriot women (www.clioforgender.com); the development of an online educational toolkit on gender education targeting teenage boys (https://geducyprusplatform.com); and a structured dialogue youth project for gender equality in the family (https://kiif.com.cy/the-young-for-gender-equality-in-the-family-the-importance-of-the-state-and-the-social-institutions/). 

Contact (1) Full Name
Thekla Kyritsi
Job Title
Director
Head of the organisation
Thekla Kyritsi (Director)
Contact (2) Full Name
Magdalene Antreou

Center for Social Innovation

National Network
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Address

Rigenis 62, Nicosia
1010 Nicosia
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Telephone
+35799350874
E-Mail
sotiris@csicy.com
E-Mail (2)
info@csicy.com
E-Mail (3)
demetris@csicy.com
E-Mail (4)
katerina@csicy.com
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2017
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Gender
  4. Human rights
  5. Research
  6. Youth and education
General Information
Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) is a Research and Development organization which focuses on fostering social innovation that can bring about a positive change to local, national, regional and global contexts. CSI belief, is that the four pillars of Social Interaction, Education, Development and Economic Rationalization coupled with fundamentally sound and sustainable solutions as well as disruption to streamlined solutions to systemic social problems can lead to creative solutions that impact significant change to the social fabric of every society. The feedback mechanisms and processes we employ allow us certainty in keeping in touch with our stakeholders and continually update our social solutions proposition.  CSI team is composed of open-minded, fully equipped researchers, educators, social workers, social entrepreneurs, project managers, trainers and Information Technology Developers. CSI encompasses the capability and capacity to identify social needs, design and implement adjusted initiatives and project and provide for sustainable growth. 
Mission and Objectives

We identify systemic problems through evidence based research, state of the art investigation of global, national, regional and local solutions, developing solutions by taking into consideration the local ecosystem, cultural dynamics, meet the stakeholders needs and implementing those solutions as we keep constant vigilance to ensure continual feedback loop and adjustments. The feedback mechanisms and processes we employ allow us certainty in keeping in touch with our stakeholders and continually update our solutions proposition.

Main Projects / Activities

CSI supported the design, the development and the implementation of sophisticated solutions to public and private orgnaizations to maximize their efficiency and services quality by providing capacity building training, organizational support and strategy revisions. Moreover, it supported institutions to become more inclusive and human-centre contributing to their further evolution and empowering their social agenda.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Expand the network and organize awareness and information events. disseminate the importance and the workings of the network 

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

ALF Network is a medium for the organization in the region to work collaboratively to address social and other challenges of our region.

Contact (1) Full Name
Sotiris Themistokleous
Job Title
Director
Head of the organisation
Sotiris Themistokleous
Contact (2) Full Name
Demetris Hadjisofocli
Job Title (2)
CEO

Center for Social Sciences Research and Action

National Network
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Address

Metichiou, 59
Flat/ Office 202
1101 Nicosia
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Telephone
+357 99917683
E-Mail
mabiyaghi@socialsciences-centre.org
E-Mail (2)
lea@socialsciences-centre.org
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2021
Fields of Activity
  1. Research
General Information

Social Science for change The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action is a multidisciplinary space creating synergies and bridging between the scientific, practitioner, and policy spheres. The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action aims to foster social change through innovative uses of social science, digital technologies, and publication and exchange of knowledge. We achieve our mission through transformative research and engagement, around the pillars of fellowships, the peer-reviewed journal Civil Society Review, engagement in multi-level fora, the Civil Society Incubator, and Daleel Madani the civil society network.

Mission and Objectives

Social Science for change The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action is a multidisciplinary space creating synergies and bridging between the scientific, practitioner, and policy spheres. The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action aims to foster social change through innovative uses of social science, digital technologies, and publication and exchange of knowledge. We achieve our mission through transformative research and engagement, around the pillars of multi-disciplinary and contextualised research; tools for civil society actors, namely Daleel Madani the civil society network; and education for all, namely the Civil Society Incubator.

Main Projects / Activities

The centre conducts and facilitates original, interdisciplinary, and scientific research that is published in various formats (including a peer-reviewed journal “the Civil Society Review”, articles, policy briefs, mappings, and visuals). Research is developed and conducted by the centre’s hub of scholars, fellows, and network. It aims to publish grounded, contextualised, and transformative research, combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies. As an action-oriented research hub, the centre is committed to an open access policy, making all of the centre’s publications available to a wider public. This stems from the centre’s mission to foster social change and action through free access to information, innovative uses of social science, digital technologies, and publication and exchange of knowledge. The centre adopts a participatory, grounded methodology that aims at informing multi-level action through evidence-based and contextualised knowledge. The interdisciplinary dimension of the centre’s research allows it to draw from, and build synergies across disciplines, as well as across the scientific, the practitioner, and the policy fields. This strives to contribute to critical thinking and action, and informing public debate and public policy. The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action strives to engage in multilevel fields and fora. Complementing the research publication geared towards the centre’s diverse audience, the centre engages these audiences and stakeholders in various research and action avenues, including knowledge sharing events, scientific seminars, fellowships and study weeks, as well as workshops, and incubation.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action was founded in 2006 in Lebanon, under the name of Lebanon Support, in order to document and facilitate information sharing and management, as well as fostering cooperation and partnerships between the different civic and civil actors in Lebanon, in the aftermath of the Israeli July war. Registering officially in Lebanon in 2009, and as the centre’s work grew, Daleel Madani was launched as a separate online platform in 2011, in order to cater to more than 1 thousand civil society actors at the time. The Civil Society Knowledge Centre, the multidisciplinary research platform was launched in 2013, consolidating the position of the centre as a research hub, followed by the Civil Society Review, a peer-reviewed journal, in 2015. In 2016, the Civil Society Incubator was established, building on the informal support and coaching the centre had been providing over the years, and in an effort to democratise access to knowledge and tools. Through these programmes, the peer-reviewed journal, and fellowships, the centre strived towards producing transformative knowledge contributing to social change. The launching of Daleel Madani at a regional and global level as of 2019, complemented the regional focus initiated with the Civil Society Knowledge Centre, the Civil Society Review, and the centre’s fellowships. The name change in 2021 to Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action concretised this expansion of the centre, and better reflects its scope of work on a regional and global scale, towards “social science for change”.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We have met with several members of the network and have been impressed with the level of engagement and civic and collaborative spirit.

Contact (1) Full Name
Marie-Noëlle AbiYaghi and Léa Yammine
Job Title
co directors
Head of the organisation
co directors: Marie-Noëlle AbiYaghi and Léa Yammine

Center for the Study of Childhood and Adolescence

National Network
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Address

6, Diogenes Street, P.O.Box 2006, 1516
Nicosia
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Telephone
+(357)22713167
Telephone (other)
+(357)22713237
Fax
+(357)22713156
E-Mail
sspyrou@cycollege.ac.cy
E-Mail (2)
Lantoniou@cycollege.ac.cy
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
  2. Research
  3. Youth and education
General Information
The Center is a registered NGO and has its own Board of Directors. Two individuals, the director of the Center and a Research/Administrative Assistant administer it on a volunteer basis. The Center is housed at Cyprus College which provides it free of charge with office space and computer facilities. The Center’s financial resources come from research grants. Its modalities of action center primarily around the coordination and carrying out of research projects and the organization of educational events such as conferences, seminars, workshops, and lectures. The Center collaborates with several other organizations both locally and internationally on a project basis.
Mission and Objectives

The Center’s mission is the improvement of children’s lives through the production of child-centered knowledge.
The Center’s main objectives are: to conduct and coordinate research on children and adolescents; to disseminate research findings to both experts and the general public; and to provide consultative services to organizations working with children and adolescents.

Main Projects / Activities

The Center is involved with a variety of projects including:
1) A European-wide research project on the integration of the perspectives of children who come from single parent families in policy making,
2) A research study of domestic violence and its impact on women and children
3) A research study on child obesity.

Contact (1) Full Name
Spyros Spyrou
Head of the organisation
Spyros Spyrou
Contact (2) Full Name
Loucas Antoniou

Centre for Competence Development Cyprus

National Network
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Address

56 Stavrou Ave., Karyatides Business Center, Block A2 | Office 204, Cyprus
Strovolos, Nicosia
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Telephone
22420110
E-Mail
info@comcy.eu
E-Mail (2)
george@comcy.eu
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
  2. Gender
  3. Heritage
  4. Human rights
  5. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  6. Research
  7. Youth and education
General Information

CENTRE FOR COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT CYPRUS (COMCY) is a non for profit Training, Research and Development Organization, active in the field of project management, training & consulting.

COMCY team is composed from highly trained scientific staff and experts, relevant to the areas and activities in which the Organization operates.

In addition, COMCY cooperates with various organizations, in Cyprus and abroad, within the framework of the implementation of European projects and other educational and development initiatives in which the Organization participates.

COMCY focuses on the training and development of various target groups and sectors of the society, through the participation in EU programs and initiatives as well as at the implementation of training seminars in Cyprus and abroad. Towards the achievement of these we transfer, as well as deliver, good practices from Cyprus and other EU countries.

Mission and Objectives

COMCY's vision is to foster the social and business competencies of various target groups (individuals and groups) through innovative training solutions and methods, which derive from best EU practices, for a promising tomorrow.

Main Projects / Activities

Eurosuccess Consulting participates in various European development and education projects and support the exchange good practices and know-how, covering different sectors, with a focus on Vocational Education and Training, Adult education, Higher Education and Development & Education of Vulnerable Groups.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We can contribute to the Network in two main ways: the first is that we can exchange good practices and know-how in the areas of our expertise, through various activities and initiatives. In addition, we contribute to building a stronger community, bringing the members of the network into contact with other networks we are currently active.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

To be part of a one of the largest Network of organisations involved in the promotion of intercultural dialogue that can add value to each other's organisational objectives and activities. Through the extensive experience of our organisation working with different social groups, we are able to offer insights and knowledge by connecting professionals and communities that we have collaborated.

Contact (1) Full Name
Giorgos Giorgakis
Job Title
Head of Organisation
Head of the organisation
Giorgos Giorgakis
Contact (2) Full Name
Marianna Araouzou

Chypre

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Cyprus

Le réseau chypriote de la Fondation Anna Lindh met en relation les organisations de la société civile et d’autres entités de l’île afin d’encourager la coopération et l’apprentissage interculturels aux niveaux local, national et régional. Créé en 2005, le réseau chypriote est en pleine expansion et compte plus de 50 membres qui reflètent la diversité de l’espace civique chypriote. Il y a parmi ses membres des organisations de la société civile, des entités privées et publiques, des centres de recherche et des groupes informels. 

L’objectif du réseau est de créer des synergies, jeter des ponts entre les citoyens, ainsi que soutenir et promouvoir des activités visant à découvrir et à comprendre le multiculturalisme à Chypre et dans la région euro-méditerranéenne. Conformément à la mission et aux priorités de la FAL, le réseau promeut le développement de synergies avec des organisations de tous les pays où la Fondation est présente, diffuse des informations sur les opportunités et les possibilités de coopération et d’apprentissage disponibles, et organise des réunions de membres, des débats, des initiatives de renforcement des capacités et des événements de mise en réseau. 

Découvrez le réseau chypriote de la Fondation Anna Lindh dans cette vidéo de présentation.

Civil Society Advocates

National Network
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Address

Nicosia
Nicosia
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Telephone
0035799489922
E-Mail
info@civilsocietyadvocates.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2018
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Others
General Information

We are a group of individuals that has worked since 2007, along with other organizations, within the framework of the informal group, NGO Initiative, which ceased its operations on April 2018. We decided to register a new organization, as a foundation, called Civil Society Advocates, in order to continue and expand the work we are doing. In terms of partners, it has developed, through the years, a wide network of national partner organisations throughout the island. In a European level the organization is mentored by the European Center for non-for-profit law (ECNL) and has worked with the INGO Conference of the Council of Europe. In the past it has received funding by UNDP-ACT and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Cyprus. We're currently implementing an Active Citizens Fund under the EEA Financial Mechanism (EEA & Norway Grants).  Our activities include lobbying and advocacy, the organization of workshops, seminars and consultations, as we well the drafting of policy and practical papers.

Mission and Objectives

Civil Society Advocates aims to empower civil society organizations and improve the institutional environment in which they operate. Civil Society Advocates works on policies and laws that aim at enhancing the influence of civil society organizations on issues of public dialogue and showcasing the important role these organizations have. In addition, it supports, through educational and other programs, civil society organizations on issues like lobbying and advocacy, good governance, strategic planning and fundraising.

Main Projects / Activities

Better implementation of law on Associations & Foundations: Identify and point out problems, establishment of Regulations for the law, seminars and workshops for registered organizations affected by the law (how to implement, how to comply), advice to registered organizations and organizations that want to register, publication of a Guide for already registered NGOs and groups that want to register Participation in consultations about draft laws for the acquisition of status as a public Benefit Organisation and social enterprise. Combatting Restrictions on Civic Freedoms Arising From Counter-terrorism & Anti-money Laundering Rules: Limitations by banks and over regulation by governmental bodies Policy: Drafted Policy Paper ‘Civil Society in Cyprus: Building for the Future’ that is now used as a government policy

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We are proponents of synergies, well founded and documented public dialogue, consultation and debating as ways to influence policy makers, empower civil society organizations and improve public perceptions of NGOs . We can contribute to the Network in our country through our expertise as an organization and as individuals on these issues. We aim to be active members of the network, because we believe in the community it provides and the value of the dialogue ALF promotes.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

One of our main aims also of the organization is to  operate, apart from Cyprus, to the wider region of the Eastern Mediterranean countries), since we  consider that collaborations and the exchange of knowledge, practices and experiences of members of civil society can vaccinate and create new ideas that will strengthen the wider civil society and bring about positive social change.

Contact (1) Full Name
Eleni Karaoli
Head of the organisation
Eleni Karaoli

CMI Cyprus Music Institute

National Network
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Address

13 Limassol Ave.
Latsia
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Telephone
+357 22 486 265
Fax
+357 22 484 000
E-Mail
ksmith1971@mac.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Heritage
  3. Media
  4. Research
  5. Youth and education
General Information
CMI is a non-profit organization with a seven-member board of directors and a four-member executive committee consisting of a board president, an executive director, a treasurer, and a secretary. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in the Republic of Cyprus. All the members of the executive committee, as well as most of the members of the board of directors hold faculty positions in university music departments in Cyprus. CMI is funded exclusively through concrete projects, seminars, and donations.
Mission and Objectives

CMI actively contributes to the growth and improvement of the musical culture of Cyprus by conducting music-related scholarship, developing and implementing innovative approaches to applied music education, sponsoring public events, and offering high-quality support services to stakeholders in the local and international music community.

Main Projects / Activities

As a new organization, its main activities thus far have consisted of offering training seminars to music teacher and hosting local conferences on different academic aspects of music. CMI was founded with the intention of participating in externally funded research and joint projects.

Contact (1) Full Name
Dr. Kenneth Smith
Head of the organisation
Dr. Kenneth Smith
Contact (2) Full Name
Dr. Vasilis Kallis