The cooperation of local authorities with schools for the social support of immigrants and refugees has been highlighted by the Limassol Municipality at a press conference on the implementation of the “Limassol City One Worldwide” integration program.

Particularly important was the presence at the news conference of school principals from various parish schools, who emphasized the practical assistance ,provided by the program’s social workers in the integration process and called for enhanced and expanded cooperation with school units.

Participants were welcomed by Limassol Mayor Nikos Nikolaidis, expressing the City of Limassol’s willingness to pursue refugee and immigrant integration programs and support processes for their smoother integration into the host society through multiannual and enhanced integration. The Mayors of Neighbourhood, Germasogeia and Agios Athanasios who are partners in the program, as well as the head of the European Funds Unit Konstantinos Kyprianou, also addressed the greetings.

The beneficiaries of the refugees and immigrants who spoke were referred to the significant assistance they receive from the program’s social workers and school units for their children in dealing with daily problems. More acute, they stressed, remains the housing problem they face, as they said there are no real estate available, rents are too high and they face serious difficulties, even when finding temporary accommodation.

Presentation of the 2019-20 program was made by Haris Trikkis, Chairman of the Limassol Municipality European Affairs Committee, while Christina Tsiabarta, Limassol Social Worker, Marina Leonidas, Social Worker on the Street, and Emergency Street Officer spoke about social support activities. Social Worker for school interventions.

Partner schools with the program are Limassol Elementary, Elementary and Elementary Schools. The conference was coordinated by Christina Konstantinou Zandi, Municipal Service Officer and responsible for European Affairs.

Sunday 7/7/2019 @12:30

Agios Athanasios Municipality invites you to join the upcoming free educational trip
accompanied by a professional tour guide!

Vouni, is a picturesque village with cobbly alleys, traditional houses with wooden doors, large windows, narrow balconies and inside yards. Vouni attracts both locals and foreigners with its rich
architectural heritage. It is located in the Krasochoria region of the Lemesos District, on an altitude of 800 metres above sea level. The village spreads on a slope with a southern gradient.
The village’s landscape is “impressive with its high peaks reaching a height of 1153 metres.

Pachna is considered to be the largest wine village in the Limassol district. The village is famous for its dairy products, grapes, wine, traditional zivania and good food at the beautiful traditional
taverns. This year’s “Annual Feast of the Shepherd” will be held on Sunday 07.07.2019. Each year the festival attracts hundreds of people and highlights the tradition of the place in the production of quality dairy products but also the traditional customs and customs related to the life and activities of the breeders.

The program of activities includes:

Vouni Village (13:00-14:30 aprox.)

• Sightseeing tour of Vouni Village with the support of a professional tour guide

Lunch will take place at a local traditional tavern at Vouni (14:30-16:00 aprox.)

Pachna village (16:30 – 19:30 aprox.)

• Visit the “Annual Shepherd’s Festival” where you will have the opportunity to:
• See a demonstration of cutting and milking sheep and goats.
• Se a demonstration of the production of dairy products (haloumi, anari, trachanas).
• Visit an exhibition with traditional breeds of animals bred in the area
• Take a tour with train in the streets of Pachna and the chapel of Agios Stefanos by bus.
• See the traditional dairy merchandise promotion
• Visit the exhibition of livestock objects and tools etc

Meeting Point: Agios Athanasios Municipality (parking)
Deadline for participation: Monday, 01/07/2019 (max number of 50 participants)
Application accepted from TCN’S only with a copy of valid residence permit and passport

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

1. Application Form
2. Copy of Passport
3. Copy of the Residence Permit (both sides)

For more information and participation please call: 25 – 864 108/107  OR send your completed APPLICATION FORM and documents to [email protected] or send by fax: 25 – 729 261

On the 10th of November, Agios Athanasios’ municipality organized an incredible, colourful show featuring traditional music and dances from different parts of the world.

The mayor, mr. Marinos Kyriakou mentioned in his speech that these kinds of events benefit with the integration of immigrants in our society, as well as with the acceptance of different cultures and nationalities in general. Agios Athanasios municipality has been a significant part of this cultural acceptance movement by organizing events and educational trips for third world nationals who live and work in Cyprus.

The dance show was in form of a story, in which the protagonists were two children living in a village Caucasus until a war forces them to abandon their home, separating the two children in different parts of the country. The two then go through an incredible journey to reunite, going through different countries and coming face to face with difficult situations, which they were able to fend off with the help of their “guardian angels”.  Η χορευτική παράσταση έμοιαζε με μυθιστόρημα στο οποίο οι πρωταγωνίστριες ήταν  δύο παιδιά τα οποία ζούσαν σε ένα χωριό του Καυκάσου. Όμως μια μέρα ξέσπασε πόλεμος στην χώρα τους που τους ανάγκασε να ξεριζωθούν. Το ένα παιδί βρέθηκε στην μια άκρη του Καυκάσου στην Μαύρη Θάλασσα και το άλλο στην Κασπία θάλασσα στην άλλη άκρη της οροσειράς. Ξεκινούν το μεγάλο τους ταξίδι για να ξανασμίξουν περνώντας από διάφορες χώρες και αντιμετωπίζοντας διάφορες καταστάσεις. Πάντα όμως είχαν μαζί τους φύλακες Άγγελους που τους προστάτευαν στην διάρκεια του ταξιδιού τους.

The event was part of the integration program “Limassol, one city, the whole world”.