Since its formation, the AHDR’s efforts have centred on providing opportunities for educators, historians and researchers to become better equipped to handle the complexities of history in Cyprus, including the training of educators and the development of supplementary educational materials. Such activities have involved dedicated members of the AHDR, as well as co-operation with international and local partners, such as the Council of Europe, EUROCLIO and teacher trade unions across the divide. In co-operation with the Council of Europe (CoE), a new project on “Developing a culture of co-operation” was launched on 22nd and 23rd June 2012. This project was built on the results achieved within the activities which have been organised by the AHDR in co-operation with the CoE since 2004 and resulted in the preparation of the first trilingual (English, Greek and Turkish) pedagogical set of materials on history of Cyprus. This publication was introduced in May 2011 at the inauguration of the H4Cand reached Cypriot schools across the divide. Through the phase I of the Multiperspectivity and Intercultural Dialogue in Education (MIDE I) project supported by UNDP-ACT from July 2008 – November 2011, the AHDR has successfully expanded its programmatic scope to include extensive research, diverse public outreach, and has also diversified the range of materials and trainings it offers to its core target groups. In November 2011, the AHDR has commenced the second phase of the MIDE project, which run for a period of two years and concluded in the summer of 2013. This second phase sought to leverage the valuable resources that the AHDR created within the first phase of the MIDE project and to allow the AHDR to continue in its pursuit of exciting and comprehensive initiatives that focus on promoting innovative approaches to history education, with the focus on the following areas: • To further develop efforts to engage the general public on issues related to history and history education in Cyprus as a means to promoting greater sensitivity to the importance of multi-perceptivity. It is the aim of AHDR to promote critical thinking and historical understanding and thus contribute to the development of a culture of cooperation in Cyprus. • To extend educational and research programmes to ensure that key actors – educators, young people, researchers and policy makers – have sustained opportunities to engage with AHDR’s specialized focus. • To Continue working in partnership with organizations such as the Council of Europe, teacher trade unions across the divide, EUROCLIO, PRIO, CCMC, the International Centre for Transitional Justice and the Elders, as well as developing new relations with other institutions both locally and internationally. In addition to the aforementioned projects, the AHDR has undertaken a grand initiative of renovating a derelict building in the UN controlled Nicosia buffer zone into a “Home for Cooperation”. This forms an integral part of its wider vision of transforming what is currently referred to as the Buffer Zone or Dead Zone into a zone of cooperation. The H4C aims to break the common perception of the buffer zone through: • Enabling young people, educators, historians, researchers and activists and other agents of change, to develop knowledge and critical thinking through hosting programmes on education, training and research; • Providing opportunities for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and individuals to design and implement innovative projects for the empowerment of civil society and the enhancement of intercultural dialogue; • Encouraging Cypriots to demonstrate the benefits of cooperation across the existing divide; • Enhancing awareness of the complexity and diversity of history and support the conservation of the cultural heritage of Cyprus. Since its opening on 6 May 2011, the H4C has been providing a shared space aiming to foster intercultural cooperation and dialogue. Due to its location in the ‘dead’ zone, the H4C is accessible from both sides of the divide without having to cross the checkpoint of the other community and thus provides a neutral and shared space that can be used by all communities in Cyprus. A number of conferences, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions and film screenings have been hosted at the H4C. These have been organized by the AHDR, as well as other NGOs across the island. The H4C currently hosts a number of non-governmental organizations, as well as a library and archive, conference and exhibition spaces. As such, it is the first centre in Cyprus to promote collective efforts of civil society in engaging in historical inquiry, contemporary understanding and peace building. Since the opening of the H4C, the AHDR has been effectively running the Home, maintaining the building, offering office space, as well as promoting the usage of its spaces amongst NGOs and individuals across the island. The H4Cwas made possible by the major donors Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein through the EEA and Norway Grants; by Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands and also by the Government of Cyprus, as well as individuals, organizations and authorities in Cyprus and abroad. United Nations Development Programme –Action for Cooperation and Trust through funding from the United States Agency for International Development is providing support through the Multiperspectivity and Intercultural Dialogue in Education (MIDE) initiative. The support of the Council of Europe also played an important role.