Καλήμερα, günaydın and good morning to all! My Cyprus, my Κύπρος, my Kıbrıs in collaboration with Civic Space / Sivil Alan will be releasing a number of blog posts/articles over the next month in support of their Open Door Festival, and in general in support of the importance of civil…
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Packed full of exciting and informative events, workshops, film screenings and much more, the Open Door Festival is encouraging members of the public to come and discover the world of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). “This festival will present the rich tapestry of the Cypriot Civil Society to the public,” said…
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Join in the fun with a month of exciting events ranging from film screenings, workshops and events from CSOs including Civic Space, Cyprus Community Media Centre (CCMC), Home for Cooperation, Naci Talat Foundation, POST Research Institute and many more. Running until October 24, the Festival aims to showcase the invaluable…
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Pledging to provide a platform for the voiceless, the Join2Media community media platform has recently launched. “We’re here to fill a gap. The mainstream journalist can just take the story [due to] creative commons license,” said Orestis Tringides, one of Join2Media’s key media experts, during the launch. He explained that…
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The dynamic teams of two of the island’s NGOs – NGO Support Centre and YEU Cyprus – recently opened their doors to the public, inviting them to come on down to their office in Nicosia to find out all about their fascinating work as well as how to get involved…
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The vital roles played by NGOs (non-governmental organisations) and CSOs (Civil Society Organisations) in Cyprus have come a long way in recent years but need to be strengthened even further, according to key figures in the civil society world. “[Civil society] could be talking more. They should be changing the…
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