Cyprus Island-wide NGDO Platform signed Memorandum of Understanding

After three long years, Cypriot NGDOs from all across Cyprus are eager to soon join the European CONCORD family together. On 11 March 2009, the coordination committee, representing the Greek Cypriot NGDO Platform ‘The Development’ and the Turkish Cypriot NGO Network signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which constitutes the basis of the Cyprus Island-wide NGDO Platform (CYINDEP). This was an important next step, following the meta-platform building seminar under TRIALOG's facilitation in September 2008 (see link to related TIS article below).

The main aim of this island-wide platform is to bring together NGOs working on international development, development education, and development cooperation to improve the effectiveness of their work and advocacy. CYINDEP will serve as an umbrella platform for development NGOs in both parts of Cyprus and will strive to strengthen communication, exchange of good practices and collaboration among all NGDOS and thus contribute to a more equal and fair world, based on cooperation, trust, effectiveness, community building, and respect for human rights.

For more information please contact Kerstin Wittig at: kerstinwittig@gmail.com

Related article in September TIS:
http://trialog-information-service.blogspot.com/2008/09/island-wide-cyprus-development-platform.html

Information provided by Kerstin Wittig, Cyprus NGO platform "The Development"