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==Project Objectives== | ==Project Objectives== | ||
The project's aim | The project's aim was to provide social aid and psychosocial support to asylum seekers in Cyprus at a national level. It attempted to reduce psychological dysfunctions and other social problems as well as to inform them for their rights such as employment, housing, material standards for reception, medical care and public assistance. | ||
The | The project offered the following services: | ||
*The development of interagency collaboration network for the smooth operation of the project as to make the transition of asylum seekers to the community the easiest possible | *The development of interagency collaboration network for the smooth operation of the project as to make the transition of asylum seekers to the community the easiest possible | ||
*Provision of social support services to cover issues such as housing, job, human rights and other relevant to their residence in Cyprus | *Provision of social support services to cover issues such as housing, job, human rights and other relevant to their residence in Cyprus | ||
*Provision of psychological support services | *Provision of psychological support services | ||
The project | The project aimed to improve asylum seekers' living conditions in Cyprus with regard to their social situation and their psychological state. | ||
==Our Involvement== | ==Our Involvement== | ||
To Future Worlds Centre will | To Future Worlds Centre will provided the space for psychosocial support, covering all of Cyprus, with particular focus in the province of Nicosia. In this context it hosted in its premises a professional social worker employed by the project, and two trainees that gave additional support to the program's running. Due to our expertise we coordinated the whole project and we chaired the meetings of the project's panel. | ||
[[Category:Future Worlds Center Projects]] | [[Category:Future Worlds Center Projects]] | ||
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Project Objectives
The project's aim was to provide social aid and psychosocial support to asylum seekers in Cyprus at a national level. It attempted to reduce psychological dysfunctions and other social problems as well as to inform them for their rights such as employment, housing, material standards for reception, medical care and public assistance. The project offered the following services:
- The development of interagency collaboration network for the smooth operation of the project as to make the transition of asylum seekers to the community the easiest possible
- Provision of social support services to cover issues such as housing, job, human rights and other relevant to their residence in Cyprus
- Provision of psychological support services
The project aimed to improve asylum seekers' living conditions in Cyprus with regard to their social situation and their psychological state.
Our Involvement
To Future Worlds Centre will provided the space for psychosocial support, covering all of Cyprus, with particular focus in the province of Nicosia. In this context it hosted in its premises a professional social worker employed by the project, and two trainees that gave additional support to the program's running. Due to our expertise we coordinated the whole project and we chaired the meetings of the project's panel.
