National Network
Cyprus
Address
6, Diogenes Street, P.O.Box 2006, 1516
Nicosia
Cyprus
Telephone
+(357)22713167
Telephone (other)
+(357)22713237
Fax
+(357)22713156
E-Mail
sspyrou@cycollege.ac.cy
E-Mail (2)
Lantoniou@cycollege.ac.cy
Website
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
- Human rights
- Research
- 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