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This [[Future Worlds Pedia] wiki is dedicated to all projects, people, activities, products, rules, ideas etc of '''Future Worlds Center'''.

==Future Worlds NETWORK==
Over the years, Future Worlds Center has engaged dozens of thousands of participants in its various activities, which were organized and supported by over 100 associates and interns. Find all at [[Future Worlds Center People]].

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'''Future Worlds Center''' (FWC) is a non-profit, non-Governmental independent organization active in programs with future orientation in areas related to positive social change, social entrepreneurship<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_transformation transformation]</ref>.

<center><span style="color:#FF0000" >Our Modus Operandi: ''"Future Worlds Center is an incubator of ideas, projects, organizations and most importantly of social entrepreneurs.''"</span></center>



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==Founding history==
[[Future Worlds Center]] was founded in 1991 as [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]. In the late '90s, it expanded its operations, pioneering several humanitarian, multicultural, and peace-related projects<ref>[http://www.MulticulturalCyprus.net/ Building A Multi-Ethnic and Multi-National Cyprus to Promote European Values and Regional and International Peace]</ref>, <ref>[http://www.eucitizenship.net/ Extending EU Citizenship to the Eastern End of Europe]</ref>. At the end of 2005, with a new Constitution, it evolved into a larger organization with a pure international orientation integrating all humanitarian, peace, and multicultural activities under one umbrella. In 2010 the new name was [[Future Worlds Center Registration|legally registered]]. 
In 2018, the Board decided to spin off all stably funded operations into independent CSOs, giving the core the flexibility to continue on its entrepreneurial philosophy.

==Future Worlds in a snapshot==

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==Organizations incubated and/or created as spin-offs from FWC==
[[Future Worlds Center]] is not only an incubator of ideas, projects, and of social entrepreneurs but also of organizations. The following were founded either directly as spin-offs or through the leading initiatives of FWC:
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==Notable Operationsand Achievements==

===Promoting regional peace===
Future Worlds Center pioneers in envisioning, designing, and implementing projects that promote the culture of peace and reconciliation in Cyprus, the region and the globe. The [[Technology for Peace]] initiative in 1997, founded by [[Yiannis Laouris]] and [[Harry Anastasiou]] members of the [[Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group]] aimed to capitalize on the proliferation of the Internet as a means to bear the communication barriers between the northern and the southern parts of divided Cyprus. Other notable peace projects include the [[Civil Society Dialogue Project in Cyprus|Civil Society Dialogue]], the [[Act Beyond Borders]] and Everybody's song]].

===Active promoter of the MDGs===
[[Future Worlds Center]] is leading a number of pan-European efforts, which aim to promote the [[Millennium Development Goals]] and now the [[Sustainable Development Goals]] within Europe and in [[Sub-Saharan Africa|Sub-Saharan]] countries. It was a founding member of the Cyprus Islandwide Development NGO Platform<ref>[http://www.trialog.or.at/start.asp?ID=102 List of national development platforms]</ref> and the Cyprus Community Media Centre <ref>[http://www.cypruscommunitymedia.org/ Cyprus Community Media Centre Page]</ref>. The [[Millennium_Development_Goals#Accessing_Development_Education|Accessing Development Education]]  project <ref>[http://www.developmenteducation.info/ Accessing Development Education]</ref> has collected teaching materials or guidance books on topics like Development Education<ref>[http://www.deeep.org/ Development Education initiative in Europe]</ref>, [[Global citizenship]], [[Human Rights]], [[Millennium Development Goals]] and many others from across [[Europe]] into one central depository. The [[Millennium_Development_Goals#TeachMDGs|Teach MDGs]] project <ref>[http://teachmdgs.net/ Teach MDGs website]</ref> focuses on increasing awareness and public support for the [[Millennium Development Goals]] by actively engaging teacher training institutes, teachers and pupils in developing local oriented teaching resources promoting the MDGs with a particular focus on [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] and integrate these into the educational systems of countries across Europe.

===Supporting vulnerable groups===
Under its Humanitarian Affairs Unit, Future Worlds Center is implementing the project [[Strengthening Asylum]] which offers free legal and social advice to asylum seekers and persons under international protection.Its main objective is to ensure that beneficiaries have access to a fair and efficient asylum procedure and that they can enjoy their rights. This [[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]] has also operated under this Unit and 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. 

The organization also runs a number of projects that promote and implement research in the field of safer use of the Internet; Cyberethics<ref>http://www.cyberethics.info the Cyprus’ Safer Internet Center</ref>, Cyprus’ Safer Internet Center, which includes a [[Cyprus Safer Internet Hotline|Hotline]]<ref>http://www.cyberethics.info/cyethics2/page.php?pageID=15 Cyprus’ Safer Internet Hotline</ref> and a [[Cyprus Safer Internet Helpline|Helpline]]<ref>http://www.helpline.cyberethics.info Cyprus’ Safer Internet Helpline</ref>.

===Notable Awards===
* [[Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Medal]] in 2007 to [[Aleco Christakis]] for his role in founding the science of [[Structured dialogic design]].
* [[Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award]] in 2008 to [[Yiannis Laouris]] for his peace work within Future Worlds Center. 
* [[Civil Society Award for Social Inclusion to Future Worlds Center]] in 2008.
* [[Anna Lindh Award to Future Worlds Center]] in 2011
* [[Global Education Innovation Award 2017]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.FutureWorldsCenter.org/ Future Worlds Center official website]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Worlds_Center Future Worlds Center in Wikipedia]