The Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations (
OEPCR), as the operator of the “
Creative Europe Desk Cyprus”, the “
CERV Cyprus National Contact Point” and as the Head of the
Cypriot Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, organises an online info session of the Call for Proposals
“Citizens’ engagement and participation (CERV-2025-CITIZENS-CIV)”.
Date and time: Thursday, 13 March 2025, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Language: Greek
Platform: ZOOM (link to be sent after registering)
Registration (free):
https://tinyurl.com/3cafpkkb
The online info session is open to beneficiaries of the European programmes represented by OEPCR, who intend to prepare and submit a proposal. The session is open to governmental authorities, governmental local and regional authorities, state organisations or companies, public organisations, civil society organisations, non-governmental and non-profit organisations, associations, academic and research institutions, whose work is relevant to the call’s topics, and which are based in Cyprus and Greece.
The first part of the session includes an introductory presentation of the EU Programme
“Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values” (CERV), followed by a presentation of the call
“Citizens’ engagement and participation (CERV-2025-CITIZENS-CIV)” which focuses on
promoting citizens’ and representative associations’ participation in and contribution to the democratic and civic life of the Union by making known and publicly exchanging their views in all areas of Union action. The event will also feature a
brief presentation on the Anna Lindh Foundation, highlighting the
opportunities it provides for fostering intercultural dialogue and collaboration across the Euro-Mediterranean region.
In the second part of the session,
Mrs Maria-Christina Constantinou, Project Manager/Researcher at AKTI Project and Research Centre will present the CERV-funded project
“RESIsles – Resilient Euro-Mediterranean Islands: Democratic Participation for Informed and Responsible Decisions on Climate and the Environment (CERV-2023-CITIZENS-CIV)”, a project which is related to the call’s priorities. For more information on the project, please visit the AKTI webpage
here.
Through the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to learn more about project management and implementation methods of EU-funded projects.
AKTI Project and Research Centre is a Non-Profit-Non-Governmental organization based in Nicosia. AKTI was founded in 2000 by a group of environmental experts. For the past 25 years, AKTI works closely on subjects related to the environment, sustainability, and marine plastic pollution. More specifically, AKTI focuses on applied environmental research, environmental education and vocational training and collaborates with schools, Universities and local authorities. AKTI has also been actively engaged in Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), a process for the management of coasts using an integrated approach, regarding all aspects of the coastal zone.
The workshop aims to:
- help applicants in getting a deeper understanding of the call’s priorities and objectives;
- strengthen applicants’ skills to approach the call more effectively, enhancing the competitiveness of their applications;
- assist applicants in understanding the evaluation process to improve their proposal’s success chances;
- provide applicants with information on effective project management and implementation methods;
- give applicants the opportunity to expand their network.
Programme:
- Introductory presentation of the EU programme “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV)”
- Presentation of the Anna Lindh Foundation
- Presentation of the Call for Proposals “Citizens’ engagement and participation (CERV-2025-CITIZENS-CIV)”
- Presentation of the CERV-funded project “RESIsles – Resilient Euro-Mediterranean Islands: Democratic Participation for Informed and Responsible Decisions on Climate and the Environment (CERV-2023-CITIZENS-CIV)”
Mrs Maria-Christina Constantinou- Project Manager/ Researcher, AKTI Project and Research Centre
