Multicultural Cyprus

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Multicultural Cyprus
Multicultural Cyprus
Contract Title Building a Multi-Ethnic and Multi-National Cyprus to promote European Values and Regional and International Peace
Contract Number 47351_07_006
Funding Period 01/06/2007 to 30/06/2008
Funding Agency UNDP/UNOPS
Total Cost €84,000.66
Partners Human Rights and Education Network
Cyprus Adult Education Association
University of Cyprus – Department of Political Science
Young Cypriot Scientists Network
Website http://www.multiculturalcyprus.net



Overall Objective

The main objective is to promote awareness and increase the sensitivity of the Cypriot Society on how a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural Cyprus serves European values and promotes regional and international peace.

Activities

To meet the main objective, the project will engage students, teachers and parents in workshops and activities to create a vision map for a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic Cyprus, as well as visualize and implement specific activities, which contribute towards materializing the vision for a multi-cultural society. Through a number of additional actions, such as Panel Discussions, a Conference and Information Events it targets the Cypriot society, at large. To meet the objectives of the project, the applicants intend to employ two different types of activities: (1) Panel discussions and (2) Interactive structured democratic dialogue workshops.

Panel Discussions

  1. Multicultural Cyprus: Panel Discussion in Latsia: 11 July, 2007
  2. Multicultural Cyprus: Panel Discussion in Paphos: 26 September, 2007
  3. Multicultural Cyprus: Panel Discussion in Gourri: 29 September, 2007
  4. Multicultural Cyprus: Panel Discussion in Nicosia: 9 October, 2007
  5. Multicultural Cyprus: Panel Discussion in Paphos: 12 October, 2007
  6. Multicultural Cyprus: Panel Discussion in Parekklisia: 27 February, 2008
  7. Multicultural Cyprus: Panel Discussion in Dassoupoli: 17 June, 2008

Target Groups

  • Students of different ages;
  • Parents
  • Teachers.


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