Cyprus civil society awards

Cyprus civil society awards
Cyprus civil society awards
Awarded for Outstanding contributions of NGOs and their leaders in 6 domains.
Presented by The Management Centre
NGO Support Centre
INTRAC
Country Cyprus
First awarded 2008
Official website Announcement by USAID

The Cyprus civil society awards were established in 2008 as part of a United Nations funded project aiming to strengthen the role of civil society in Cyprus. One organization from the Greek Cypriot and one organization from the Turkish Cypriot community was presented an award for their contribution to social development in six unique categories:

  1. The Cyprus civil society award in the category of education and culture
  2. The Cyprus civil society award in the category of environment
  3. The Cyprus civil society award in the category of gender issues
  4. The Cyprus civil society award in the category of health
  5. The Cyprus civil society award in the category of youth
  6. The Cyprus civil society award in the category of social inclusion

The awards have been established in order to promote reconciliation and facilitate interactions between the non-governmental organization between the two conflicting communities on the island. The awards are managed and presented by a consortium consisting of [1] from the Turkish Cypriot community; the [2] from the Greek Cypriot community and INTRAC from the UK

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