CYPRUS

Follow Up Cyprus

2nd Follow Up Activity

2nd follow up activity was done in Pedoulas again in December in a parallel activity of our organisation with volunteers in a workshop about digital entrepreneurship form members of our oganisation. The activity was done at 3 of December in Pedoulas and there were more than 30 volunteers in the activity.  

3rd Follow Up Activity

3rd follow up activity was done in Pissouri, end of January 2023 again in December in the yearly meeting of our members and formally beggining of our year. In the activity there were more than 20 members of our NGO and also representatives of Local Authorities from Pissouri Council . The activity was done at 30 of January 2023.  

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What our participants said about the project:

Marina Georgiou: The training course Digital Empathy in Greece and Cyprus was a life-changing experience that helped me to develop as a person, to learn more about the topic of the project and about how we can introduce digital competences and transform our work in order to be more productive using empathy and to attend to the local people needs, as well as to develop new skills and exchange ideas. In this project, I made lifelong friendships and I keep in contact with the participants to see how our life develop further. I recommend to everyone take part in an Erasmus project as it is a unique opportunity to learn new things and develop yourself.

Polyxeni Nikolaou: The training course Digital Empathy in Cyprus was another new experience and challenge for me. The experience and the knowledge gained in this project will be useful for my future professional and everyday life. I learned more about the topic, I developed my skills, and I enjoyed listening to other participants and sharing my experience with them. The organizers of the project made an effort to implement activities within the project as well as to fulfil the goals and tasks. The participants also did their best to participate actively in all the activities and tasks. Another advantage of this event is future cooperation between participants through potential projects. I recommend to everyone this project.

Boghos Avetikian: From the 1st of October until the 8th, ACPELIA had the opportunity to host 36 participants in a training course titled Digital Empathy. Participating countries included Greece, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Latvia as well as the hosting country itself, Cyprus. The course focused on both digital aspects of entrepreneurship as well as empathetic, whereby, having a good idea not only needs digital tools to sell, but also empathy, meaning understanding target audiences, as well as people from all backgrounds. One of my favorite activities from the "digital" aspect of the course was about accessibility. Participants learned a lot about what makes a website accessibly for all audiences, such as its design, its font sizes or "viewable" so to speak for someone who is blind. Another of my favorite activities from the "empathy" aspect of the course included a small theatre, where by 3 participants, two of which were bickering due to given prompt, were given the opportunity to solve their issue by the third participant, a sort of "crisis management" if you will. Intercultural nights served as a great representation of the "empathy" part as well, as learning about the pasts, cultural views and food serves as a great activity to understand how people view things the way they do. Lastly, the location served as a great place to experience Cyprus, as it happened to be just 10 minutes on foot by the sea, so participants could enjoy Cyprus' sunshine, an aspect the country is most attributed to. Written by Boghos Avetikian, a Cypriot participant