The 2008 Cyprus Civil Society Organisation Awards Ceremony was a red carpet celebration event! This ceremony showed appreciation for and celebrated Cypriot civil society organisations and the important work that they do in contributing to social development and change in Cyprus. Amidst a festive atmosphere of music, decorations and surprises, 16 outstanding organisations received awards for their efforts.

The winners were:

Education and Culture:
HASDER Folk Arts Association and KENTHEA Information and Rehabilitation Centre for Drug addiction

Environment:
Biologist Association ‘Bio Der’ and Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association - CYMEPA

Gender:
Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in Family and Mediterranean Sports Association

Health:
The Cyprus Association for Cancer Patients and Friends and Help Those With Cancer Association

Youth:
Agros Youth Club and AKOVA Women’s Association 

Social Inclusion:
Future Worlds Center and Turkish Cypriot Special Education Foundation (ÖZEV)

Island-Wide Cooperation:
Cyprus Dyslexia Association and Union of Chambers of Cyprus Turkish Engineers and Architects

Two additional awards for Island-Wide Cooperation went to Association for Historical Dialogue and Research and Peace Players International Cyprus.