Cyprus

Cypriot Civil Society Strengthening Programme

INTRAC and our partners in Cyprus The Management Centre and NGO Support Centre carried out an 18-month programme of support for the development of civil society across Cyprus, which began in January 2007. The programme aimed to contribute to:

Strengthened role of civil society as a crucial actor in deepening citizen dialogue within and across communities and participation in decisions affecting the island's development.
Strengthened, sustainable local capacity building support provision in Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.

The programme used four main approaches:

Open training for Cypriot CSOs
Tailor-made technical assistance for Cypriot CSOs: The programme offered tailor-made technical support to CSOs across Cyprus, responding to individual CSO needs
Long-term capacity building support: The programme worked with 15-20 organisations across Cyprus to support the development of their organisational capacity
Dialoguing events for civil society and non-CSO actors: This involved a range of events including workshops, conferences, roundtables, public events to promote exchange of ideas, and knowledge on a range of critical issues facing Cyprus civil society.

Programme newsletter

July Newsletter.pdf (209Kb)

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This programme was funded by UNDP-ACT in Cyprus, with support from USAID.

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