Encounters in no man’s land
Cyprus has been a divided island since 1974 - between the Greek south and the Turkish north is the so-called "buffer zone", which is controlled by UN blue helmet soldiers.
Aya from Syria talks about her escape
18-year-old Aya has been living in the Kofinou refugee camp in Cyprus for six months. In the interview, she talks about her escape and her current life in the camp.
Colorful moments of happiness for refugees
The painting room is a kind of "pop-up studio" with tables, easels, brushes, paints and high-quality paper that can be set up and dismantled in a short space of time.
Laughter for everyone: our clown team in Cyprus
Once again, we have the pleasure of carrying out our project with a group of wonderful clowns - and what an impressive bunch they are!
Distribution of donations in kind
After the truck arrived, we spent the last few days sorting the relief supplies and then distributing them to the refugees.
Hurraaaaa – the truck has arrived!
Happy, relieved & exhausted - that's how you can describe the current mood of the Karawani team in Cyprus. Because today the truck finally arrived with all our donations in kind!
Our partner NGO in Cyprus
Cyprus has the highest number of asylum seekers per capita in Europe, but state support for the stranded refugees is mostly non-existent.
Schools in Lebanon temporarily closed!
While we are working on our new aid project here in Cyprus, our thoughts are often with our project partners and friends in Lebanon, just 200 km away.
Our team has arrived safely in Cyprus!
Our Karawanis arrived safely in Cyprus today and are already looking forward to an exciting time with many moving encounters on site so that they can provide the best possible help.
Our truck is on its way to Cyprus
Yay, we did it again - thanks to you: 9 tons of donations in kind packed in 768 banana boxes with clothes, diapers, hygiene articles, school materials, etc.