12, Spartis Street
Kaimakli
1036 Nicosia
قبرص
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Others
- Youth and education
TThe NGO Support Centre is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation dedicated to the development and strengthening of civil society in Cyprus. Established in December 1999, the NGO Support Centre has since developed a substantive experience and expertise in the fields of active citizenship, peace and reconciliation, development education, human rights education, intercultural dialogue, and participation. The NGO Support Centre is currently a member of the following organisations and networks: the Cypriot NGDO Platform (member of CYINDEP – Cyprus Island-wide NGO Development Platform), CCMC - Cyprus Community Media Centre, FRA - EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, the Anna Lindh Foundation and CIVICUS – World Alliance for Citizen Participation.
The mission of the NGO Support Centre is the creation a dynamic, active and reactive civil society in Cyprus that participates in and advocates for democracy, dialogue and civic engagement.
The NGO Support Centre implements the following: capacity building activities and trainings to enhance CSOs knowledge and skills on organisational and management issues awareness raising about the role and impact of the civil society in the development of transparent and democratic processes and the socioeconomic development of the society advocacy activities to strengthen Cypriot civil society and its role vis-à-vis public institutions and the private sector projects and activities in the fields of active citizenship and participation, development education, peace and reconciliation improvement of the legal landscape for CSOs and support to individuals and groups interested to set up an NGO in Cyprus