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Yianis Christodoulou Foundation inaugurates six new projects for children
The Philanthropic Foundation ‘Yianis Christodoulou Foundation’ has inaugurated six new projects addressed at Special Public schools of Cyprus. The projects were...
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"The Art in Business": An art exhibition to support Cypriot children
The humanitarian organisation "Hope For Children" CRC Policy Center (HFC) is inviting the business world and general public to support children through art, by...
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The boat children of Cyprus
The little-known story of the thousands of children who were taken for safety to Greece in the aftermath of the Turkish invasion Thousands of Greek Cypriot children...
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A minute with Pantelitsa Theocharidou Handicraft creator and workshop teacher for children
Where do you live? In Aglandjia with my husband. What did you have for breakfast? A mixture of almond milk with nuts, seeds, and fruit. Describe your perfect...
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Children in Cyprus in jeopardy as 31,000 at risk of poverty
In 2022, 24.7% (almost 20 million) of the children (aged less than 18 years) in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to data released by...
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One in five children in Cyprus ‘at risk of poverty’
Almost a fifth of children in Cyprus are “at risk of poverty or social exclusion”, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. The figures, compiled...
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Luis Figo, other sport legends play football with Limassol children
Approximately 80 primary pupils from Limassol were given a unique opportunity today to partake in a football match alongside legends of the sport such as Luis Figo, Aljosa...
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Cyprus Children's Fund awards $34,500 in scholarships
The Cyprus Children's Fund, within the framework of the Scholarship Program, has selected 16 students for the 2023 Scholarship Awards of a total amount of $34,500,...
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Eight children with disabilities “ignored” at Limassol primary school
Eight young students with disabilities at Limassol’s Fifth Elementary School have been left with absolutely no assistance and their parents are crying out for help,...
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Eight children with special needs “ignored” at Limassol primary school
Eight young students with special needs at Limassol’s Fifth Elementary School have been left with absolutely no assistance and their parents are crying out for help,...
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‘Bring them back’: Ukrainian orphans demand return of children in Russia
Ukrainian orphans Ivan and Maksym, 17 and 16, escaped shelling and hunger in besieged Mariupol only to be captured and taken to the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk where...
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TikTok fined 345 million euros over handling of children’s data in Europe
TikTok has been fined 345 million euros ($370 million) for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children’s personal data in the European Union, its lead...
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AEI Film Festival returns with educational screenings, workshops for children and students
A three-day programme of screenings of children’s and youth documentaries from Cyprus and abroad, a student conference, a photo exhibition, a music programme with...
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Sophia for Children’s ‘I Cook and I Offer’ drive marks 10 years
At a modest and moving event held at the Presidential Palace on September 11, 2023, President Nikos Christodoulides, and the Sophia for Children Foundation honoured...
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Thanos Hotels and Resorts continues to support “Sophia Foundation for Children”
Thanos Hotels and Resorts Group was awarded for its long-standing contribution to the charitable foundation “Sophia Foundation for Children” through the “I cook and I...
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Supporting columns ‘cut’ in earthquake hotel where Turkish Cypriot children died
Supporting columns had been “cut” at the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, which collapsed during February’s earthquakes in the area and killed 24 Turkish Cypriot...
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Increased school chaperones for children with disabilities
The council of ministers on Wednesday approved a series of proposals tabled by the ministry of education, including self-evaluation for schools and increased school...
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Ukrainian children fall behind with no let-up in attacks on schools-UNICEF
Persistent wartime attacks on schools in Ukraine mean that only about a third of school-age children there are attending classes fully in person and many are falling...
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Five migrants drown off Greek coast, four of them children
Four migrant children drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos and one woman drowned in a separate incident off the island of Samos on Monday, all while trying to cross...
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Two migrant children among the dead from Evros fires
Eighteen people died in the village of Avantas in Evros, northeastern Greece, where fires raged on Tuesday for a fourth straight day, along with dozens of new blazes....
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Number of US children killed by guns hit record high in 2021 – study
Child gun deaths in the United States have hit a record high, according to a new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Using the Centers for Disease...
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Pakistan military races to rescue children from dangling cable car
Seven students and one teacher are trapped in a cable car dangling high above a ravine in Pakistan on Tuesday after a line snapped, with authorities racing against fading...
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Children trapped in Pakistan cable car after line snaps over ravine
Seven students and one teacher are trapped in a cable car dangling 274 metres (900 feet) above a ravine in Pakistan after a line snapped, with an “extremely risky”...
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“Hope for Children” CRC Policy Center on lookout for volunteers
“Hope for Children” CRC Policy Center is looking for 2 highly motivated international undergraduate or graduate students (20-30 years old) interested in a European...
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UK defends plan to demand access to encrypted messages to protect children
British technology minister Michelle Donelan defended plans to require messaging apps to provide access to encrypted private messages when needed to protect children from...