H4C Family & Residents
ASSOCIATION FOR HISTORICAL DIALOGUE & RESEARCH (AHDR)
The birth of the Association almost coincided with a historic change that took place on the island when on 23 April 2003 travel restrictions between the two sides of the buffer zone in Cyprus were eased. Several thousand Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots had their first chance in decades to cross the divide. It was evident that, more than ever before, the AHDR had to actively begin to realise its shared mission and vision, and in doing so, recognise the values of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights, the covenants of Human Rights issued by the United Nations, and the UNESCO recommendations relevant to history teaching.
The AHDR envisions a society where dialogue on issues of history, historiography, history teaching and history learning is welcomed as an integral part of democracy and is considered as a means for the advancement of historical understanding and critical thinking. The Association contributes to the advancement of historical understanding amongst the public and more specifically amongst children, youth, and educators by providing access to learning opportunities for individuals of every ability and every ethnic, religious, cultural, and social background, based on the respect for diversity and the dialogue of ideas.
http://www.ahdr.info/
CYPRUS DIALOGUE FORUM (CDF)
The Cyprus Dialogue Forum is a non-formal dialogue that aims to support and complement the formal peace process in Cyprus. It is a safe space for broad based participation and knowledge sharing that has been created to act as an accompanying mechanism to the formal peace process. In their founding joint statement the members of the Forum declared that ‘through joint reflection and consensus building we believe this dialogue will address issues related to the Cyprus problem, by focusing and strengthening the flow of information between the wider society and the leaderships’.
In the Forum, the organisations work together to support change through the creation of joint visions, options and consensus building instruments; through the development of common understandings and shared knowledge resources. On the 12th March 2015, the member organisations publicly announced the creation of the Cyprus Dialogue Forum in a Common Declaration. The Forum consists of organisations from Political Parties, Trade Unions, Business and Professional Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations from the two communities.
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF MISSION (HRM)
Humanitarian Relief Mission was established in 1998. It aims to support and enable the efforts of local stakeholders to advocate for human rights, basic freedoms, and sustainable peace in Cyprus. HRM responds to the needs and requests of concerned stakeholders by supporting dialogue processes and consultations. The ultimate aim of HRM is to support stakeholders in reaching common values, cooperation and solidarity.
OFFICE OF THE RELIGIOUS TRACK OF THE CYPRUS PEACE PROCESS (RTCYPP)
The Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process under the Auspices of the Embassy of Sweden is a peace building initiative with the religious leaders of Cyprus – a more formal and structured Track 2 diplomacy – to encourage the religious leaders of the island to engage constructively in the Cyprus peace process. The work, which started in 2009, has succeeded to bring all 5 religious leaders of Cyprus together for an engaged and honest dialogue and encouraged them to cooperate in two main areas in which there is interplay between religion and the political process: 1) Ensure respect and improve freedom of religion as part of Human Rights, e.g. right to free access and worship, protection and restoration of religious monuments, religious property rights and that these rights are considered in the Cyprus peace process and formal negotiations; 2) Explore agendas where religious leaders can offer constructive contributions to the Cyprus peace process and to the complex process of forgiveness and reconciliation. http://www.religioustrack.com/
United Sports Cyprus (USC)
United Sports Cyprus (USC) is a locally led non-profit organization that aims to unite and educate communities through sports, with a mission to dismantle physical barriers associated with xenophobia and inequality while integrating minority groups into society. The organization aims to foster equal and equitable sporting opportunities for individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities, while also empowering both youth and adults to become advocates for an inclusive society.
EU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR CYPRIOT YOUTH AT UWC - UWC Cyprus
The EU Scholarship Programme for Cypriot Youth at UWC aims to contribute to building a bridge of mutual understanding between Cypriot communities.
Funded by the European Union, under the Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community and implemented by UWC through UWC Cyprus, this is a two-year Programme offering all-inclusive scholarships to 15-17 year-old Cypriot students, who will study the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) alongside students from across the globe.
Beyond scholarships, the programme offers short courses and youth engagement activities, aiming to offer transformational experiences for youth with a focus on peace education.
CIReN & IMME
CIReN – The Cyprus Investigative Reporting Network (CIReN) is an independent investigative platform supported by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Network (OCCRP) and the Institute for Mass Media (IMME). It emerged from a training project developed in 2022, under which journalists from the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities connected over public interest stories impacting the island. CIReN will provide support to professional journalists across Cyprus seeking an independent media platform to pursue and publish work that exposes social, financial, environmental, political and institutional wrongdoing. Their stories will appear in English, Greek and Turkish, and where possible will be translated in all three languages to reach the widest possible audience.
IMME – The Institute for Mass Media is an independent non-profit research think tank dedicated to the study of the media. It seeks to promote quality journalism in the public interest and where possible to affect the changes sweeping through journalism and the media sector. In an environment where media freedom and media pluralism are under threat IMME supports the efforts of like-minded European and international organisations in promoting a sustainable future for public-interest journalism, good media practices and policies, and media literacy. Since January 2022 it is part of the group of knowledge-creating institutions operating under the Nicosia-based Universitas Foundation.
