After a two-year interruption, the ‘Up to You(th)’ Festival is making a strong comeback on the 24th of September at 17:00 at Acropolis Park in Nicosia. The 6th edition of the festival with the slogan ‘Up to You(th)’, invites the public to a celebration of youth, powered by youth, to state emphatically that the present and future is in the hands of...
We are looking for 2 dedicated and energetic volunteers/interns to join our Organization that offer help to asylum seekers and refugees in Cyprus. The Cyprus Refugee Council (CyRC) is an independent, non for profit organization, that focuses on refugees, asylum seekers, detainees, trafficking victims and survivors of torture. Cyprus Refugee Council works closely with the local...
On the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons and as part of the #COALESCE project, which aims to support women victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation, we bring you an excerpt from a book written by a beneficiary of our organisation, Cyprus Refugee Council. The excerpt highlights the story of a woman who...
The project Training Kit for Empowering Refugee-led Community Organisations has been completed in Cyprus, following the event last week, presenting the Training Kit. The project’s main aim was “to see a dramatic improvement in the quality of enjoyment of human rights by refugees” through supporting self-representation efforts of refugee-led groups and to enhance their active...
A series of Women’s Groups have been successfully implemented since March 2022 within the framework of the #AMIF-funded COALESCE project. The last activity of the series – Economic Empowerment Training, took place on 17 June.During the training participants learnt about their employment rights, were introduced to easy-to-follow CV templates and job searching websites and were informed...
Introduction and Functional Requirements Cyprus Refugee Council (CyRC) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that strives to safeguard, support and advocate for the rights of vulnerable groups in Cyprus, promoting their effective integration into the host society. CyRC provides a broad range of services to Persons of Concern (PoCs) using an interdisciplinary approach, where professionals of...
It has only been a few days since our World Refugee Day Street Festival 2022, and we are still feeling the energy and the excitement!! We would like to THANK everyone who participated, refugees and locals from across the island, NGOS, UNHCR Cyprus and the Δήμος Λευκωσίας for placing the event under their auspices and...
The World Refugee Day Street festival returns again after 2 years at Faneromeni Square on 24th of June, from 18.00 to 22.00! On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, we gather to celebrate refugee resilience and show our support and solidarity to refugees in Cyprus and all over the world. DJ Claudio will be...
There is no secret recipe or a standard set of skills and behaviors that can be taught and create employable persons. Be willing and ready to change and adapt to the new environment. Create a plan, understand yourself and set your goals! On the 13th of May a training on Professional Development was help by...
During the next two weeks we will facilitate a series of online Women’s Groups, which will be organised within the framework of COALESCE project, funded by AMIF. The sessions organised during the first week will focus on health and integration-related subjects, and the sessions which will take place during the second week – on psychoeducation....
