Milestones

1971
1972
1973
1974
1977
1986
1987
1988
1989
1991
1993
1994
1996
1998
1999
2001
2005
2006
2007
2009

1971

  • Establishment of Nicosia District Welfare Council
  • Establishment of Kyrenia District Welfare Council

1972

  • Establishment of Limassol District Welfare Council
  • Establishment of Famagusta District Welfare Council

1973

  • Establishment of the Pancyprian Welfare Council
  • Establishment of Paphos District Welfare Council 

1974

  • Development of special actions due to the invasion
  • The Pancyprian Welfare Council receives its 1st state sponsorship

1977

  • Introduction of a training programmes for member organisations
  • Exercise a coordinating role for the management of social issues and needs in service programs
  • Exercising a coordinating role in the functioning of voluntary organisations
  • Activities to coordinate fundraising

1986

  • 1st Pancyprian Conference and establishment of the institution of conferences

1987

  • First celebration for the International Volunteer Day (5th of December)

1988

  • Establishment of a Training Institute for voluntary organisations

1989

  • Legal endorsement to the Pancyprian Welfare Council (Enactment of the Pancyprian Welfare Council Law 152/89)

1991

  • Establishment of the Volunteer Centre

1993

  • Enactment of the Regulations of the Pancyprian Welfare Council Law

1994

  • Launch of the 1stVolunteerism Week
  • 1st Proclamation of the First Lady of the Republic as Honorary President of the Pancyprian Welfare Council

1996

  • Introduction of a national Essay Competition (in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture)

1998

  • Election of the treasurer of the Pancyprian Welfare Council, as treasurer of ICSW

1999

  • 1st Assembly of Elders’ Parliament at the House of Representatives

2001

  • Establishment of the Centre for Training, Development and Research
  • Inauguration of a privately owned office for the Pancyprian Welfare Council
  • Assignment by the State of the Presidency of the National Committee for the International Year of Volunteers to the President of the Pancyprian Welfare Council

2005

  • Establishment of a reception for volunteers for the International Day of Volunteers by the Presidential couple at the Presidential Palace
  • Implementation of the program ‘Community Work Without Pay’ in collaboration with the Social Welfare Services
  • Introduction of the “Youth and Volunteering” programme and competition
  • Construction and equipment of a new state-of-the-art hospital in Sri Lanka (built and equipped with the half a million pounds proceeds of a fundraising, launched by the Pancyprian Welfare Council in collaboration with the Cyprus Red Cross, as humanitarian aid for the tsunami victims in Southeast Asia

2006

  • Enactment of the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council Law 61(Ι)2006

2007

  • Pancyprian Fundraising for the relief of fire-stricken areas in Greece (the proceeds of the fundraising contributed to the construction of a Municipal Clinic at the Municipality of Oleni, Ilia)

2009

  • Development of an Interactive Informal Learning Tool (Digital Game) «Volunteering, Equal Opportunities and Social Inclusion» for primary school children

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