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The NGO Support Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus


The NGO Support Centre is a non-governmental, non-profit organization registered in December 1999.

Our vision is that of a strong civil society in Cyprus. In view of this, the centre supports initiatives that contribute to strengthening Cypriot civil society and to reinforcing links between Cypriot Civil Society Organisations, as well as links between these and foreign CSOs.

Moreover it actively seeks to participate in projects that work towards a stronger civil society in Cyprus, and to raising awareness on issues pertaining to the functioning and importance of civil society, thus encouraging initiatives in this field.
    
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News
New Project! ENGAGE- Civic Engagement for Reconciliation
The ENGAGE program aims to build on the success of the Cypriot Civil Society Strengthening Progamme which focused on developing the capacity of civil society groups.
 
Youth Activism Project
The project is funded by the European Commission (Youth in Action Programme) and invites young people from Cyprus, Spain and Italy to join in the project’s activities.  More...

For the application form click here

 

 

 
Workshop about EuropeAid
The NGO Support Centre delivered a workshop on the 21st of March to disseminate information relating to EuropeAid and CyprusAid. The workshop was funded by CyprusAID and its purpose was to share information with NGO’s working in the areas of development in Cyprus about the opportunities for applying for grant funds related to development projects. The training was conducted by Lorraine Marriott at the NGO Support Centre. Trainings such as these are important because European Union Governments provide over half of the world’s aid and rely and mandate member states to contribute as part of their membership in the European Union. When Cypriot NGOs have the capacity to execute projects working with or in developing countries, they can help the Republic of Cyprus be sustainable contribution to their obligation of providing 0.17% of their GNI by 2010, as well as contributing the sustainability of NGOs working on development issues.
 
Workshop: Compass and Compassito
The NGO Support Centre, the Commissioner for Children Rights and the Cyprus Network of Health Promoting Schools organized a two day workshop for teachers for Human Rights Education. The workshop specifically presented the Council of Europe toolkits, Compass and Compassito. More than 80 teachers had the opportunities to participate in activities aiming at educating children and young people about Human Rights. They then had the chance to develop an action plan on implementing such activities in their own classroom and school.
 
Project for intercultural values
The NGO Support Centre has just launched a project in Cyprus to understand citizens’ perceptions about inter-cultural values within the European Union and to promote and debate the common ideas that European citizens share to increase integration across borders. The NGO-SC is taking part in the project with a number of other organisations from Spain, Malta, the UK and France and the project will culminate in a discussion and presentation of findings to EU delegates in Brussels.
 
 
 
Press Release
Press Release about the regional NGO Consultation by the Council of Europe   read more...
EEA Grants
The EEA Grants are now open for applications   read more...
Conference Room

The NGO Support Centre offers its conference room, at a low rent, for your conferences and meetings.

 
Funding Opportunities for CSOs
Check out our new section on funding opportunities for CSOs!  
Weekly drop-in sessions for CSOs every Wednesday!

For more information press here.

 
    
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Transparency for NGOs - article by Nadia Karayianni
    

NGO Support Centre 27 Ezekia Papaioannou Street, P.O. Box 29131, 1621 Nicosia, Cyprus
   T 357 22 875099  F 357 22 875411 E info@ngo-sc.org