Cyprus Community Media Centre
| Cyprus Community Media center | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Organization |
| Headquarters | Buffer Zone, Ledra Palace |
| Location | Nicosia |
| Website | http://www.cypruscommunitymedia.org |
The Cyprus Community Media Center was founded in 2009 through the initiatives of the following NGOs:
Turkish Cypriot NGOs
- Turkish Cypriot Human Rights Foundation, represented by Emine Çolak
- The Management Centre, represented by Bulent Kanol
- Cyprus EU Association, represented by Ilke Dagli
- KAYAD, represented by Isilay Yilmaz
- The Biologist Association, represented by Niyazi Turkseven
- Green Action Movement, represented by Dogan Sahir
- POST RI, represented by Mehves Beyidoglu Onen
Greek Cypriot NGOs
- NGO-SC represented by Andros Karayiannis
- KISA Doros Michael represented by Anthoula Papadopoulou
- Future Worlds Center, represented by Yiannis Laouris
- ICFFCY - represented by Bérangère Blondeau
- IKME - represented by Orestis Tringides
- Peace Centre Cyprus- represented by Sophia Arnaouti
- ADD-ADHD- represented by Sue Chrysostomou
- Hands Across the Divide, represented by Magda Zenon
CCMC's members represent a broad range of civil society organisations throughout Cyprus. Our members work on health, the environment, human rights, women, youth, reconciliation, education, culture and more. A group of representatives from these members form our management committee, which provides us with strategic direction, advice and support.
A bit of a History
The idea for a bicommunal media center was first proposed by Yiannis Laouris of Future Worlds Center, and Bulent Kanol of the The Management Centre in the context of the joint project Towards a New Media Landscape funded by HasNa Inc.. An unsuccessful application submitted to UNDP/UNOPS in 2005 kindled in 2008 an invitation by the UN (New York) to submit an application for the creation of community media center.
