Volunteers Make All the Difference
Like nonprofit organizations across the world, Caritas Cyprus benefits from the time, skills and energy of dedicated volunteers—even those who only have a few hours a week or a few …
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Caritas Hosts “Green Market” with Donated Fruit and Vegetables
While it can be logistically challenging, Caritas Cyprus never misses an opportunity to match local sources of excess food with those in need. Besides combatting food insecurity, efforts like the …
Stories from Next Door: David Deserves to Dream
David Pereira arrived in Cyprus as an unaccompanied minor having survived the perilous journey over the Mediterranean. Far from the home he was forced to flee, David managed to learn …
EU Anti-Trafficking Day Marked in Nicosia, Cyprus
On October 18, Europe observes EU Anti-Trafficking Day to honor those who have been victims of this horrible crime and to increase awareness of and progress in the fight against …
Caritas Cyprus Joins UNHCR and Local Organizations in Statement on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
UNHCR and several local organizations—including Caritas Cyprus—used the occasion of this year’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty to highlight the structural and social inequalities faced by millions of …
October 17—International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Each year on October 17th—the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty—people around the world reaffirm the collective commitment to end poverty. The theme for this year’s Day is “Decent …
Caritas Cyprus Contributes to Citizens Science–Potavristou 2023 against Littering
On September 26, Caritas Cyprus participated in the Potavristou initiative organized by the AKTI Project and Research Centre. Organized in September each year since 2019, Potavristou is a simple citizens …
Caritas Cyprus at the “Up to You(th)” Festival 2023
Again this year, Caritas Cyprus participated in the “Up to You(th)” Festival at Acropolis Park in Nicosia on September 23, 2023. Featuring over 70 organizations, the now annual event celebrated …
Local Organizations Condemn Violence and Anti-Refugee Rhetoric
Caritas Cyprus joined over a dozen other local organizations in publicly expressing grave concern over recent incidents of violence in the village of Chloraka in Paphos district. The statement was …
August 19 is World Humanitarian Day
On 19 August, 2003, a bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio …