Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
48.75 Fte (65)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
"Hope For Children" CRC Policy Center (HFC)
EU Transparency Register
483924815151-12 First registered on 05 Dec 2014
Goals / Remit
“Hope For Children” CRC Policy Center is an International Humanitarian Institution and its headquarters are based in Nicosia, Cyprus.
We conduct our work through research, advisory services, advocacy and policy as well as through the design and implementation of grassroot programmes.
The vision of "Hope For Children" CRC Policy Center is to contribute to the protection and promotion of the rights of the child and to support the active participation of children and youth in society. "Hope For Children" CRC Policy Center aims to advocate and to protect children’s rights based on the standards and principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and European Union Law, regardless of their background.Main EU files targeted
The organisation founded in the principles enshrined in the UNCRC, espouses all related initiatives, policies and legislation undertaken at EU level which aim the the protection and promotion of children's rights. Particularly, HFC follows the ‘EU Guidelines on the Rights of the Child', and takes step towards developing measures that combat any form of violence against children, throughout its activities and especially through the implementation of the CoE's ONE in FIVE Campaign to stop sexual violence against children in Cyprus. This is mainstreamed in national, EU and international efforts and ensuring children, despite diverse characteristics, receive an adequate level of protection.
Moreover, HFC follows and applies in its work the principles formulated in the EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child in engaging constantly a diverse and growing number of stakeholders (social partners, institutional actors, civil society and policy makers); urging for the development of child-friendly justice in Cyprus and the establishment of a juvenile justice system; promoting participatory approaches for children and youth while at the same time it initiated public information campaigns and awareness-raising activities for the general public.
Additionally, HFC contributes significantly in the area of children on the move, following EU laws on asylum, family reunification through Dublin procedures etc., with the direct provision of rehabilitation, integration and durable solutions services to migrant children; primarily through the operation of a children's shelter for unaccompanied minors, 'Home for Hope'. Such activities are complemented by research and policy-making in this field together with solid collaboration with national authortities in the social welfare and migration and asylum sectors.
In general, HFC aims to provide guidance and support for the development of more effective and comprehensive child protection systems across the EU.Address
Head Office
Limassol Avenue, 75 Office 201
Nicosia 2121
CYPRUSEU Office
Limassol Avenue, 75 Office 201
Nicosia 2121
CYPRUSWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
65
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 65 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
48.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Member of the INGOs Conference of the Council of Europe
Founding member of PROMISE Barnahus Network
Observer Status in CoE Lanzarote Committee
Cooperating partner of the Council of Europe for the ONE in FIVE Campaign
Founding member of European Guardianship Network
Focal point for the European Network of Guardian Institutions
National Focal Point for the European Juvenile Justice Observatory
Member of the European Federation Missing Children Europe
Member of the European Network of Child Friendly Cities
Member of the Destination Unknown Campaign
Participant in the Fundamental Rights Platform of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
2,638,356€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations, EU funding, Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Ministry of Labor, Republic of Cyprus 1,090,000€ Contribution European Commission 1,000,000€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN ONLINE against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Online - Preventing Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Online
Brussels, 24 June 2015Communication activities
None
Other activities
The organisation's activities cover EU concerns and priorities mainly in relation to the work carried out in the fields of human rights, culture and education, development, humanitarian aid and the youth sector.
During 2014, "Hope For Children" has expanded its remit of work in establishing a children's shelter for unaccompanied minors with the name 'Home for Hope' in order to offer holistic and interdisciplinary services of rehabilitation, integration and durable solutions. At the same time we maintain our line of work with European harmonised Hotline numbers 116111 and 116000 and provide recommendations within the framework of enhanced child protection systems in a range of areas such as migration, asylum, employability of NEET youth, guardianship, sexual violence and exploitation of minors, non formal human rights education etc.
"Hope For Children" representatives participated in several meetings with different decision makers and officials at the EU level, e.g. European Forum on the Rights of the Child and at the international level, e.g. WISE Summit in Doha, Qatar.
In 2017 the organisation established the first Children's House, following the Barnahus model, a child-friendly, interdisciplinary and multiagency centre whereby different professionals work under one roof in investigating suspected child sexual abuse cases and providing appropriate support for child victims.
Meetings
Meetings
2 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 14 Oct 2016 Location Cyprus Subject exchanging views on current issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides Portfolio Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Attending - Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
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Date 11 Dec 2014 Location BERL 11/400 Subject Presentation of the "Hope For Children" UNCRC Policy Center's 2014-2019 Action Plan Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides Portfolio Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Attending - Zacharias Giakoumis (Cabinet member)