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[[Category:FWC Units]]
[[Category:FWC Units]]


The '''Humanitarian Affairs Unit''' constitutes a major department at FWC and it directly responds to the needs of vulnerable populations, with emphasis on asylum seekers and refugees. The Unit offers direct services to these populations, and also advocates and raises awareness on related issues among stakeholders and the general public. The main projects implemented by the Unit are the [[UNHCR]] funded project which provides legal aid and social support to asylum seekers and refugees under the project name [[Strengthening Asylum]]; the [[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]] (URVT) operating the [[UNVFVT]] project, which offers services and rehabilitation to victims of torture, who are asylum seekers and refugees and the project [[Improvement of the Situation of Asylum Seekers in Cyprus]], funded by the embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The '''New Media Lab''', active in both research and social intervention, runs experimental projects that aim to develop new theories of learning, new IT-rich and mobile-based curricula, technologies to assess the role of emotions, attention and mental states in learning, and to integrate state of the art technologies (computers, IT, mobile phone) in the educational context.


For updates on the work we do visit:
It also develops new theories of learning based on mental attributes, web-based, video-game-like testing interfaces to evaluate cognitive profiles and learning abilities. It has developed a diagnostic tool known as MAPS - Mental Attributes Profiling System. Furthermore, it develops software-based systems for the treatment of various conditions.
Our blog: https://strengtheningasylum.wordpress.com/


Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/strengtheningasylumFWC


Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FWCHumanitarian
==Projects==


== Ongoing Projects==
*[[Cyberethics: Cyprus Safer Internet Center]]


*[[Strengthening Asylum]]
[[Cyberethics: Cyprus Safer Internet Center]] has been implemented by the [[Future Worlds Center]] since 2006.  It is funded by the Safer Internet Programme and INEA of the European Union.  The Cyprus Safer Internet Center ‘CyberEthics’ is comprised of an awareness node, hotline and helpline. CyberEthics is the National Representative at the European Network of Awareness Centers Insafe and of the Worldwide Association
of Hotlines for reporting illegal content on the Internet, INHOPE. It collaborates with several stakeholders from the public and private sector in Cyprus, as well as with stakeholders from overseas focusing on
ensuring a better internet for all.


[[Strengthening Asylum]] has been implemented by the [[Future Worlds Center]] since May 2006.  It is funded by the [[UNHCR]] Representation in Cyprus.  This project’s main objective is to ensure that beneficiaries have access to a fair and efficient asylum procedure, while they can enjoy the rights they are entitled to according to national, European, and International law.  To this end, [[Strengthening Asylum]] assists asylum seekers through the asylum procedure, as well as refugees in Cyprus under international protection, with free legal and social aid.
*[[E-Hoop]]


*[[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]]
[[E-Hoop]] is a project co-funded by the LifeLong Learning Programme of the European Union. The project is a collaboration between Cyprus, Greece, Germany, Lithuania and Helsinki. It is coordinated by the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]] (CNTI), Cyprus with partners the [[FAVINOM Consultancies Ltd]] (Cyprus), [[Hellenic Open University]] (Greece), [[New Technologies and Learning in Europe]] (NTL, Germany), Youth Career and Advising Center ([[JAUNIMO KARJEROS CENTRAS]];JKC, Lithuania) and [[DAFNORD Association]] (Finland). The aim of the project is to create a universal, dynamic and adaptable e-Learning environment which educators can use, modify and expand, achieved through the development of an open-source experimental platform capable of hosting and delivering e-Learning material in the form of Learning Objects, which meet specifications that enable and facilitate the e-Hoop concept, namely the philosophy that all people are equal and have equal opportunities in learning. The platform will evaluate learning abilities on the basis of which it will deliver content to learners in ways they can learn best (i.e. auditory, visually). In this way differences (i.e. disabilities, dyslexia) can be eliminated. Structured Dialog engaging diverse stakeholders will be used to identify obstacles that prevent this, and agree on actions to promote the e-Hoop concept. The results will be used to derive the requirements for the platform and agree on a succession scheme in the partnership agreement for further exploitation.


The [[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]] (URVT) is a project that aims to support and promote the empowerment and rehabilitation of torture victims and victims of trafficking who are asylum seekers or persons granted with international protection status in Cyprus and to assist them to integrate into the local society. It takes a holistic approach, offering legal advice and social assistance directly to the persons of concern and their families, as well as referring them for medical and psychological care. Its services are facilitated through a structure designed on the standards of the Istanbul Protocol - United Nations Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - and its services are offered to the beneficiaries by specialised, experienced and well-trained personnel. In addition, URVT functions in association to a network of volunteer service providers, medical professionals, and interpreters. URVT operates under the Humanitarian Affairs Unit of the Future Worlds Center. One of the most important beliefs of the Future Worlds Center is that by befriending and understanding people of different cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, the future world becomes a better place. [http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Good_practice_%28Torture_Victims%29 For information click here]
*[[3CE - Cyprus Cyber Crime Center of Excellence for Training, Research and Education]]


*[[ Provision of Free Legal Assistance to Asylum Seekers]]
[[3CE - Cyprus Cyber Crime Center of Excellence for Training, Research and Education]] is a project co-funded by the Directorate-General Home Affairs and Justice of the European Union. The project is coordinated by the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]] (CNTI), with partners the Office of the Commissioner of Electronic Communications & Postal Regulation [[OCECPR]], the [[Cyprus Police Office for Combating Cybercrime]] (OCC) of Cyprus Police, the [[European University Cyprus]] (EUC) and the [[Advanced Integrated Technology Solutions & Services Ltd. ([[ADITESS]]). 3CE will provide short-term, highly focused and specialised training seminars on cybercrime-related issues for public and private sector participants. Courses will facilitate the exchange and diffusion of tacit knowledge and expertise and familiarise participants with new technologies and tools, and improve their day-to-day activities related to the Cybercrime area. University courses on Cybercrime developed and delivered to stakeholders will provide better understanding of the legal and technical elements of cybercrime for new generation scientists.


[[Provision of Free Legal Assistance to Asylum Seekers]] is a project funded by the [[European Refugee Fund]] and the Republic of Cyprus. This project will compliment the additional projects run by [[Future Worlds Center]]'s Humanitarian Affairs Unit. Its mission is to provide asylum seekers with free, confidential, independent legal advice and representation, throughout the asylum procedure, and ensure access to a fair and effective examination of their case.
*[[UINFC2 - Engaging Users in Preventing and Fighting Cyber Crime]]


*[[Improvement of the Situation of Asylum Seekers in Cyprus]]
[[UINFC2 - Engaging Users in Preventing and Fighting Cyber Crime]] is a project co-funded by the Directorate-General Home Affairs and Justice with partners the [[Center for Security Studies (KEMEA)]], the [[University of Piraeus]], the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]], [[ADITESS]], [[Mezza Group]] and [[CENTRIC]]. The aim of UINFC2 project is to facilitate cooperation and coordination among all major EU stakeholders, National Authorities, Law enforcement Agencies and related bodies through the provision of structured, analysed and correlated information, in real time, related to cybercrime and online child sexual exploitation.  
 
"Improvement of the Situation of Asylum Seekers in Cyprus" is a project funded by the Federal Republic of Germany. The project aims to take a holistic approach by working both at the individual and the societal levels. By offering legal services, we will respond to the needs of the target population, who are one of the most marginalised groups in the country and by launching public advocacy and awareness-raising activities we will affect xenophobic public attitudes, discriminatory state policies and practices in an effort to make Cyprus a more inclusive and accepting host society. This projects works complimentary to the other projects of the [[Humanitarian Affairs Unit]].


*[[AIDA - Asylum Information Database]]
*[[AIDA - Asylum Information Database]]
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