The WAVE (Women against Violence in Europe) Network was founded in 1994. In the Network are included women’s shelters, advisory offices and facilities working in the field of prevention of violence against women and children. The network consists of 104 focal points in 46 European countries, and provides a database...

The Cyprus Women’s Lobby, an umbrella network of 9 women’s organisations and non-governmental organisations, was formed in September 2008 and brings together a wide range of women’s organisations and NGOs throughout Cyprus. Her mission is the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment, to combat all forms of discrimination and...

The Pancyprian’s Volunteerism Coordinative Council goal is coordination amongst the voluntary organizations, developing policies for the voluntary sector, providing social policy consultation with the voluntary sector and cooperation with governmental authorities. The Pancyprian’s Volunteerism Coordinative Counsil provides the following services: The ‘Assembly of the Civil Society’ is a Forum that...

Cyprus Youth Council seeks to act as a platform of exchange and communication between all youth NGOs in Cyprus and the development of a European consciousness based on understanding of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout Cyprus.Therefore the CYC organizes events, seminars, workshops and activities that provide the...

The Advisory Committee for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family aims to best implement the law for Domestic Violence, in collaboration with the relevant governmental and voluntary bodies, in order to achieve as soon as possible a comprehensive prevention and complete eradication of violence in the family. The work...

The Council of the National Strategy for Handling Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography is responsible to monitor and evaluate the National Strategy implementation, to provide support to stakeholders and to plan and design specific actions. SPAVO is been included in the represented organizations of the council...

The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) was founded in 1990 and is the largest umbrella organisation of women’s associations in the European Union (EU), working to promote women’s rights and equality between women and men. The Cyprus Women’s Lobby was  represented by a Spavo Office, at the EWL Observatory on Violence against...

Mission:  Helping people to change their lives, maximizing every possible source of help.   Vision:  National Center providing preventive services of domestic violence. Support and protection to receivers of violence. Support and guidance to users of violence.   CREATION OF A MORE HUMANE SOCIETY Our Goals: Prevention of domestic violence....