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| [[File:EuromedDialogueAward2011.png|right|thumb|upright=1|alt=Logo.|Official letter about the award]]
| | [[Future Worlds Center]] was honored with a ''Civil Society Award'' as the best CSO in the category Social Inclusion during the first annual Civil Society Awards Ceremony held at Chateau Status Restaurant Saturday 7 June 2008. |
| [[Future Worlds Center]] ranked second place in the final election round for the 2011 '''Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures''' and was awarded an Honourable Mention for the highly-esteemed work on intercultural dialogue for the promotion of freedom and citizenship<ref>[http://www.euromedalex.org/news/egyptian-ngo-wins-euro-med-dialogue-award-thier-work-promotion-citizenship-active-participation Award announcement on Anna Lind's page]</ref>. The Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures is a very prestigious award given by the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures<ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Lindh_Euro-Mediterranean_Foundation_for_the_Dialogue_Between_Cultures Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures] </ref> an organization operating in 43 countries having over a 3000 organizational members, founded to honor Anna Lindh<ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Lindh Anna Lindh] </ref> for her pioneer work. | |
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| The nomination was done by [[Heiner Benking]] from PNW <ref>[http://www.euromedalex.org/node/9299 Positive Nett-Works e.V. Page] </ref>, a member of the German Anna-Lindh-Network <ref>[http://www.goethe.de/ges/pok/prj/ans/net/deindex.htm Goethe-Institut represents the German Anna Lindh Network]</ref>, and co-foundner of the Anna-Lindh-Salon. <ref>[http://anna-lindh-salon.de/ Anna-Lindh-Salon]</ref>
| | ==People who can claim ownership of this award== |
| He based his proposal on the following:
| | Primarily, the members of the Board and relevant advisory boards may claim credit for this award. But also all members of [[Future Worlds Center]] involved in the activities for which the award was given may mention this award in their respective CVs as a collective recognition of their work and contributions. This includes [[Isabelle Ioannides]] who prepared the application and represented the organization. |
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| # The high number of structured democratic dialogues<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Chronological_List_of_SDDPs_by_Future_Worlds_Center_and_Associates Chronological List of SDDPs by Future Worlds Center and Associates]</ref> implemented by the organization.
| | [[Future Worlds Center]] received the award in recognition of its long history of contributions, initiatives and activities related to social inclusion both on local and international levels. The Organization promotes inclusion in a number of different way, including: |
| # Notable projects which promote dialogue, such as [[Human Rights and Reconciliation – Civil Society Acts Beyond Borders|Act Beyond Borders]], [[TeachMDGs|Teach MDGs]], [[Building a Multi-Ethnic and Multi-National Cyprus to promote European Values and Regional and International Peace|Multicultural Cyprus]], [[Intercultural Dialogue & Linguistic Diversity via MobLang|Moblang]], [[UCYVROK -- Uniting for Citizenship and Participation: Youth promoting Vulnerable Groups’ Rights, Opportunities and Knowledge|UCYVROK]], [[Civil Society Dialogue]], etc. | | |
| # The world-wide initiatives and books written by members of its Board [[Aleco Christakis]],<ref> [http://www.amazon.com/Collective-Construct-Research-Management-Unnumbered/dp/1593114818) Aleco Christakis and Kenneth C. Bausch.(2006). Co-laboratories of democracy: how people harness their collective wisdom to create the future. Boston, MA: Information Age Publishing.]</ref> <ref> [http://www.amazon.com/Talking-Point-Creating-Environment-Exploring/dp/1607523612/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314260846&sr=1-2 Aleco Christakis and Tom R. Flanangan (2009). The Talking Point:Creating an Environment for Exploring Complex Meaning. Boston, MA: Information Age Publishing.]</ref> [[Yiannis Laouris]],<ref> [http://www.amazon.com/Masks-Demons-Discovering-Breaking-Stereotypes/dp/1461083206/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Yiannis Laouris (2011). Masks of Demons: A journey into the Discovering and Breaking of Stereotypes in a Society in Conflict. CreateSpace, USA]</ref> [[Harry Anastasiou]],<ref>[http://www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2008/broken-olive-branch.html) Harry Anastasiou (2008). The Broken Olive Branch . Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and the Quest for Peace in Cyprus. Syracuse University Press, NY]</ref> [[Kerstin Wittig]] and [[Romina Laouri]].
| | # Implementation of structured democratic dialogues that include all stakeholders in addressing a social issue<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Chronological_List_of_SDDPs_by_Future_Worlds_Center_and_Associates Chronological List of SDDPs by Future Worlds Center and Associates]</ref> implemented by the organization. |
| | # Implementation of projects which promote inclusion and dialogue: |
| | #* [[Human Rights and Reconciliation – Civil Society Acts Beyond Borders|Act Beyond Borders]] |
| | #* [[TeachMDGs|Teach MDGs]] |
| | #* [[Building a Multi-Ethnic and Multi-National Cyprus to promote European Values and Regional and International Peace|Multicultural Cyprus]] |
| | #* [[Intercultural Dialogue & Linguistic Diversity via MobLang|Moblang]] |
| | #* [[UCYVROK -- Uniting for Citizenship and Participation: Youth promoting Vulnerable Groups’ Rights, Opportunities and Knowledge|UCYVROK]] |
| | #* [[Civil Society Dialogue]] |
| # The Philosophy,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Future_Worlds_Center_Philosophy Future Worlds Center Philosophy]</ref> Values,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policies Future Worlds Center Constitutional and Value Policies]</ref> Good Organization,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Policies_and_Procedures Future Worlds Center Policies and Procedures]</ref> focus on peace,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policy:_Special_Focus_in_Promoting_Peace Future Worlds Center Special Focus in Promoting Peace]</ref> special focus on vulnerable groups<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policy:_Special_Focus_on_Vulnerable_Groups Future Worlds Center Special Focus on Vulnerable Groups]</ref> and the role of Cyprus as peripheral center. <ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policy:_Special_Focus_in_Promoting_Cyprus_as_Peripheral_Center Future Worlds Center Special Focus in Promoting Cyprus as Peripheral Center]</ref> | | # The Philosophy,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Future_Worlds_Center_Philosophy Future Worlds Center Philosophy]</ref> Values,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policies Future Worlds Center Constitutional and Value Policies]</ref> Good Organization,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Policies_and_Procedures Future Worlds Center Policies and Procedures]</ref> focus on peace,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policy:_Special_Focus_in_Promoting_Peace Future Worlds Center Special Focus in Promoting Peace]</ref> special focus on vulnerable groups<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policy:_Special_Focus_on_Vulnerable_Groups Future Worlds Center Special Focus on Vulnerable Groups]</ref> and the role of Cyprus as peripheral center. <ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policy:_Special_Focus_in_Promoting_Cyprus_as_Peripheral_Center Future Worlds Center Special Focus in Promoting Cyprus as Peripheral Center]</ref> |
| | # The many activities that promote cultural diversity and intercultural understanding among young citizens |
| | # Emphasis on projects that promote active citizenship and youth participation on European level# |
| | # It promotes the Millennium Development Goals |
| | # Membership in many Eueopean and International Organizations: |
| | # * Inhope Network (www.saferinternet.org, www.inhope.org) |
| | #* Cypriot National Network of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures. |
| | #* The island-wide NGDO-platform in Cyprus |
| | #* The European NGO-conferedation CONCORD (www.cyprusngdos.org). |
| | #* Founding member of the ‘Multicultural Cyprus for Children and Youth’ Network (www.multiculturalcyprus.org). |
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| | The winners of the 2008 Civil Society Awards Ceremony were: |
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| | <u>Social Inclusion</u> |
| | [[Future Worlds Center]] and Turkish Cypriot Special Education Foundation (ÖZEV) |
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| | <u>Education and Culture</u> |
| | HASDER Folk Arts Association and KENTHEA Information and Rehabilitation Centre for Drug addiction |
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| | <u>Environment</u> |
| *[[File:EuromedDialogueAward2011.png|right|thumb|upright=1|alt=Logo.|Official letter about the award]]
| | Biologist Association ‘Bio Der’ and Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association-CYMEPA |
| [[Future Worlds Center]] ranked second place in the final election round for the 2011 '''Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures''' and was awarded an Honourable Mention for the highly-esteemed work on intercultural dialogue for the promotion of freedom and citizenship<ref>[http://www.euromedalex.org/news/egyptian-ngo-wins-euro-med-dialogue-award-thier-work-promotion-citizenship-active-participation Award announcement on Anna Lind's page]</ref>. The Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures is a very prestigious award given by the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures<ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Lindh_Euro-Mediterranean_Foundation_for_the_Dialogue_Between_Cultures Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures] </ref> an organization operating in 43 countries having over a 3000 organizational members, founded to honor Anna Lindh<ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Lindh Anna Lindh] </ref> for her pioneer work.
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| The nomination was done by [[Heiner Benking]] from PNW <ref>[http://www.euromedalex.org/node/9299 Positive Nett-Works e.V. Page] </ref>, a member of the German Anna-Lindh-Network <ref>[http://www.goethe.de/ges/pok/prj/ans/net/deindex.htm Goethe-Institut represents the German Anna Lindh Network]</ref>, and co-foundner of the Anna-Lindh-Salon. <ref>[http://anna-lindh-salon.de/ Anna-Lindh-Salon]</ref>
| | <u>Gender</u> |
| He based his proposal on the following:
| | Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in Family and Mediterranean Sports Association |
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| # The high number of structured democratic dialogues<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Chronological_List_of_SDDPs_by_Future_Worlds_Center_and_Associates Chronological List of SDDPs by Future Worlds Center and Associates]</ref> implemented by the organization.
| | <u>Health</u> |
| # Notable projects which promote dialogue, such as [[Human Rights and Reconciliation – Civil Society Acts Beyond Borders|Act Beyond Borders]], [[TeachMDGs|Teach MDGs]], [[Building a Multi-Ethnic and Multi-National Cyprus to promote European Values and Regional and International Peace|Multicultural Cyprus]], [[Intercultural Dialogue & Linguistic Diversity via MobLang|Moblang]], [[UCYVROK -- Uniting for Citizenship and Participation: Youth promoting Vulnerable Groups’ Rights, Opportunities and Knowledge|UCYVROK]], [[Civil Society Dialogue]], etc.
| | The Cyprus Association for Cancer Patients and Friends and Help Those With Cancer Association |
| # The world-wide initiatives and books written by members of its Board [[Aleco Christakis]],<ref> [http://www.amazon.com/Collective-Construct-Research-Management-Unnumbered/dp/1593114818) Aleco Christakis and Kenneth C. Bausch.(2006). Co-laboratories of democracy: how people harness their collective wisdom to create the future. Boston, MA: Information Age Publishing.]</ref> <ref> [http://www.amazon.com/Talking-Point-Creating-Environment-Exploring/dp/1607523612/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314260846&sr=1-2 Aleco Christakis and Tom R. Flanangan (2009). The Talking Point:Creating an Environment for Exploring Complex Meaning. Boston, MA: Information Age Publishing.]</ref> [[Yiannis Laouris]],<ref> [http://www.amazon.com/Masks-Demons-Discovering-Breaking-Stereotypes/dp/1461083206/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Yiannis Laouris (2011). Masks of Demons: A journey into the Discovering and Breaking of Stereotypes in a Society in Conflict. CreateSpace, USA]</ref> [[Harry Anastasiou]],<ref>[http://www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2008/broken-olive-branch.html) Harry Anastasiou (2008). The Broken Olive Branch . Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and the Quest for Peace in Cyprus. Syracuse University Press, NY]</ref> [[Kerstin Wittig]] and [[Romina Laouri]].
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| # The Philosophy,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Future_Worlds_Center_Philosophy Future Worlds Center Philosophy]</ref> Values,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policies Future Worlds Center Constitutional and Value Policies]</ref> Good Organization,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Policies_and_Procedures Future Worlds Center Policies and Procedures]</ref> focus on peace,<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policy:_Special_Focus_in_Promoting_Peace Future Worlds Center Special Focus in Promoting Peace]</ref> special focus on vulnerable groups<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policy:_Special_Focus_on_Vulnerable_Groups Future Worlds Center Special Focus on Vulnerable Groups]</ref> and the role of Cyprus as peripheral center. <ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Constitutional_and_Value_Policy:_Special_Focus_in_Promoting_Cyprus_as_Peripheral_Center Future Worlds Center Special Focus in Promoting Cyprus as Peripheral Center]</ref>
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| | <u>Youth</u> |
| | [[Agros Youth Club]] and AKOVA Women’s Association |
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| ==External Links==
| | <u>Island-Wide Cooperation</u> |
| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_civil_society_awards Cyprus_civil_society_awards in Wikipedia
| | [[Cyprus Dyslexia Association]] and Union of Chambers of Cyprus Turkish Engineers and Architects |
| *[http://fwcis.blogspot.com/2011/10/fwc-ranks-second-in-prestigious-euro.html Press release on FC Blog]
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| | <u>Island-Wide Cooperation</u> |
| | [[Association for Historical Dialogue and Research]] and Peace Players International Cyprus |
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| [[Category:Future Worlds Center Awards]]
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| [[Category:CNTI Awards]]
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| [[Category:Laouris Awards]]
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| [[Category:Wittig Awards]]
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| [[Category:Romina Awards]]
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| [[Category:Anastasiou Awards]]
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| [[Category:Christakis Awards]]
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| *[http://fwcis.blogspot.com/2011/10/fwc-ranks-second-in-prestigious-euro.html Press release on FC Blog]
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| | ==External Links== |
| | * [http://fwcis.blogspot.com/2008/08/2008-civil-society-awards-ceremony.html Announcement of the award on FWC Blog] |
| | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_civil_society_awards About the awards in Wikipedia] |
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