Youth Promoting Peace: Difference between revisions

Y2P is a youth project, it is a project inspired, designed and operated by young people who want to raise their voices for their future. Y2P has developed into a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), an independent, non-politcal and non-profitable organization formed by youth initiatives, lead by the youth and governed by the youth. A highlight in the development of Y2P was achieved in 1999 when the group secured a USAID grant that was awarded through [[UNDP/UNOPS|United Nations Development Program]] to CNTI: [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]. CNTI acts as an umbrella organization for a number of bicommunal projects and activities. Y2P has the strong support of many other bicommunal groups and especially the [[NGO Support Center]], which kindly provides space amd infrustructure for meetings and workshops, the [[Technology for Peace]] group which hosts electronically all its activities, the [[Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group]], which kindly provides facilitation during workshops, the Citizen’s movement for Re-unification and co-existance which provides networking, as well as many others.

The Y2P pioneers started meeting at Oktana cafe from mid 1999 where [[Yiannis Laouris]], and periodically the father of [[Daphne Anastasiades]]] were facilitating the sessions and provided inspiration. [[CYBER KIDS]] provided logistical support in the early phases. When the young pioneers were awarded their first grant, another young person was hired to serve as Assistant Coordinator, [[Xenia Constantinou]]. The following have served as coordinators for the funded projects: