ASSOCIATED PARTNER

🇨🇾 ACPELIA – Active Cypriot Programs and European Learning Into Acceptance

Email: acpeliacy@gmail.com

Webpage: www.acpelia.org
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Acpelia
Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/acpelia_cyprus/

Empowering Communities. Inspiring Change. Promoting Inclusion.

ACPELIA is a dynamic, non-profit organization based in Limassol, Cyprus, founded in 2019 with a clear mission: to promote cultural heritage, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and youth empowerment through innovative education and international cooperation.

Rooted in the values of equality, acceptance, and participation, ACPELIA designs and implements projects that equip young people and adults with key life skills, foster active citizenship, and build resilient, inclusive communities. With over 70 successful Erasmus+ projects and a growing network of passionate youth workers, educators, and trainers, ACPELIA is a leading force in shaping the future of youth and community development in Cyprus and beyond.

🌍 What We Do

ACPELIA specializes in:

  • Non-formal education & youth empowerment

  • Inclusion of people with fewer opportunities

  • Green innovation & circular economy

  • Digital skills & social entrepreneurship

  • Cultural heritage & creative expression

  • Mental health, sports, and well-being

  • Disability rights & accessible education

  • International cooperation through Erasmus+

Through interactive workshops, youth exchanges, training courses, environmental research, and artistic initiatives, ACPELIA creates opportunities for young people to grow personally and professionally while contributing to their communities.

👥 Our Team & Approach

Our team includes educators, scientists, youth workers, artists, trainers, and social activists, each bringing deep expertise and strong values. ACPELIA operates with a flexible, volunteer-based model that allows rapid response to societal needs and ensures meaningful youth engagement at every stage.

We believe in the power of inclusion, creativity, and collaboration to transform lives. Whether supporting vulnerable groups, promoting digital and green entrepreneurship, or raising awareness through cultural activities, ACPELIA's impact is built on passion, professionalism, and people-first principles.

📣 Why ACPELIA?

  • Recognized across Europe for quality Erasmus+ project coordination
  • Experience with both rural and urban youth, educators, and marginalized groups
  • Strong commitment to sustainability, equity, and innovation
  • A trusted partner in building

  • a more inclusive and resilient Europe

Volunteering Organisation

Our organisation is volunteering organisation so we don't have any paid staff but we worked all volunteering, when we have approved projects in themes that we work on them then independentad contracts are done with the suitable youth workers, trainers and project managers so to be able to make all the activities from these contracts. We have more than 50 youth workers, learners and members of the group who are willing to work with our organisation and who are ready for being employed according to the needs of each plan. In the organisation we are working in a lot of themes according to the needs of the area and generally youth workers that are working for our organisation. Such themes are:

Culture and Interculture activities

Main Aim of the Organisation is to rescue, preservation and transmission of cultural heritage, sustainability of the environment and national traditions of Cyprus, as expressed through dancing, singing, music and customs of the Island. Cultural activities promote social inclusion, human rights and help in the limitation of the discrimination among the generations. In an effort to promote the above mentioned important values, the association is organizing cultural, informative, educational and interactive activities for youth with the new European Programs department of the association.

Music, Theater, Drama and Arts

We have a registered as a yoga and meditation teacher from yoga Alliance Institute and has attended various seminar on theatrical techniques such as physical theatre, voice lessons e.t.c. We create groups in our organization with youngsters so to give them education about self-improvement with theater and drama Non formal activities. Our trainers always searching ways to empower people and finding therapy through arts and therefore we are trying to create also groups in drama therapy lessons.

Tourism and tourism programs according to our area

Tourism could play a crucial role in the development of European regions and reduce the negative effects of economic crisis. Services and output created for touristic purposes contribute to the local development by creating new jobs that can compensate the industrial or local downfall, safeguard and enhance the natural and cultural heritage in branches like the artistic one, the branch of local gastronomy or the defense of biodiversity. In recent years, there has been a general evolution of European cultural tourism, from the most traditional forms, based on museums and monuments tours, to more dynamic and participated forms of contemporary culture usage.

Our organization is working in a lot of KA2 programs which has to do with touristic paths for people with problems in vision and generally we are working in these programs for inclusion of people with disabilities and helping people with fewer opportunities.

Research and Science themes

The research in our Science Department has to do with scientific themes such as Environment, Energy, Renewable Energy Sources. In the projects that we are doing this year with cooperation of other organizations (like Akti organization, University of Cyprus (Physics Department) and Anaptixiaki etairia Troodous) with our members they are involved more than 70 youngsters. In these projects our first goals is to make the young people to learn how to learn. With their involvement in these projects they have the opportunity to announce their results in other young people, but also in their community, there area, and in public in general. Getting in contact with the educational system of another country, the teachers will increase their professional and personal experience, which will be a great benefit to our organization. They will guide the youngsters in their activities during the project; so they will improve both their ability to communicate in English and their ability to manipulate computers. The firm communication between them and their students will be beneficial, too. We want through all these action to improve the critical thinking of our youngsters and to make them to participate in European projects showing their work and also giving their ideas.

🔧 Role of ACPELIA in ECAPT

1. Project Coordination & Management

  • Acts as the main coordinating body for the project, ensuring that all activities are implemented effectively and on time.

  • Works closely with the applicant organisation (Tredu Club) to support the project's structure, budget, and deliverables.

  • Leads planning meetings, oversees partner communication, and ensures compliance with Erasmus+ guidelines.

2. Activity Design & Quality Assurance

  • Supports the design of non-formal educational activities, including art, theater, and dance workshops.

  • Provides input to ensure that inclusive and impactful learning methods are embedded throughout the youth exchange.

  • Helps assess risks and quality indicators to ensure a meaningful learning experience for all participants.

3. Expertise in Inclusion & Creativity

  • Brings its extensive experience in social inclusion, environmental education, and creative youth work to the ECAPT methodology.

  • Provides tools and mentoring for inclusion of participants with fewer opportunities and ensures that their learning needs are met.

4. Facilitator Involvement

  • One of ACPELIA's members, Boghos Avetikian, is assigned as lead facilitator of the project, co-developing and delivering the workshops in Vienna.

  • ACPELIA ensures that the facilitators are trained, supported, and equipped with the right educational resources.

5. Participant Selection and Preparation

  • Selects and prepares the Cypriot team (youngsters and group leader), ensuring they are briefed and trained for participation.

  • Guides participants in creating local presentations, cultural contributions, and preparatory work.

6. Dissemination and Visibility

  • Leads the creation of post-project materials (videos, summaries, visuals) and supports the creation of the project webpage and online content.

  • Assists partners in promoting the project results through local media, social platforms, and stakeholder networks in Cyprus and beyond.

7. Follow-Up and Impact Evaluation

  • Coordinates the final reporting and evaluation of activities from all partners.

  • Supports each organization in organizing local follow-up events and in collecting impact stories and feedback from their participants.

🎯 In Summary:

ACPELIA is not just a logistical coordinator; it is a pedagogical, strategic, and support leader for ECAPT. It ensures that the youth exchange remains inclusive, creative, educational, and transformative—especially for young people facing social challenges.