Online info session of OEPCR on the CERV “Call for proposals to promote gender equality”

The Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations (OEPCR), as the operator of the “Creative Europe Desk Cyprus”, the “CERV Cyprus National Contact Point”, the “NEB Cyprus National Contact Point” and as the Head of the Cypriot Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, organises an online info session of the “Call for proposals to promote gender equality” (CERV-2026-GE).

Date and time: Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Language: Greek
Platform: ZOOM (after registering)
Registration (free): https://forms.gle/WeSiLZwdM9CNoUFd7

The online info session is open to beneficiaries of the European programmes represented by OEPCR, who intend to prepare and submit a proposal. The session is open to governmental authorities, local and regional authorities, state organisations or companies, public organisations, civil society organisations, non-governmental and non-profit organisations, research organisations, educational and training providers, whose work is relevant to the call’s topics, and which are based in Cyprus and Greece.

The first part of the session includes an introductory presentation of the EU Programme “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values” (CERV), followed by a presentation of the “Call for proposals to promote gender equality” (CERV-2026-GE) and its priorities, which focus on supporting, advancing and implementing comprehensive policies to promote women’s full enjoyment of rights, gender equality, including work-life balance, equal pay between women and men, women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming.

In the second part of the session, Mrs Paschalia Leventi, Senior Manager and Mrs Ioli Hadjikyriakou, EU Project Manager at the Center for Social Innovation – CSI Cyprus will present the CERV-funded project έργο “CareDivide – Bridging the gender divide in informal long-term care (CERV-2024-GE)”, which is related to the call’s priorities. For more information about the project, please visit the project’s page here. Through the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to learn more about project management and implementation methods of EU-funded projects.

The Center for Social Innovation (CSI Cyprus) is a Research and Development organization, which focuses on fostering social innovation that can bring about a positive change to local, national, regional, and global entities. These entities include but are not limited to governments, local administrative agencies, non-for-profit agencies, commercial entities, and educational institutions. The CSI team is composed of open-minded, fully equipped researchers, entrepreneurs, project managers, trainers, and Information Technology specialists. CSI encompasses the capability and capacity to identify social needs, design and implement adjusted initiatives, and provide for sustainable growth. The CSI team’s areas of expertise are in the fields of traditional education and e-learning, entrepreneurship, start-ups, innovation, creativity, negotiations, IP advisory services, social responsibility, business advisory solutions, data analytics, information technologies, project management, project evaluation services, product validation, training and computer gaming. CSI draws know-how and skills from its wide global network, which includes academic institutions, IT companies, public services, international organizations, start-ups, and public services.

Short description of the project CareDivide:

Care responsibilities prevent millions of women from participating in the workforce or limit them to part-time employment. CareDivide aims at addressing the gender gap in informal long-term care, and especially in caring for older family members, that perpetuates gender inequality in the labour market. To promote gender equality, tackling the root causes of the gender care gap by promoting a gender transformative approach and challenging gender stereotypes.

The workshop aims to:

• help applicants in getting a deeper understanding of the call’s priorities and objectives;
• strengthen applicants’ skills to approach the call more effectively, enhancing the competitiveness of their applications;
•  assist applicants in understanding the evaluation process to improve their proposal’s success chances;
• provide applicants with information on effective project management and implementation methods;
• give applicants the opportunity to expand their network.

Programme

• Introductory presentation of the EU programme “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV)”
• Presentation of the “Call for proposals to promote gender equality” (CERV-2026-GE)
• Presentation: “CareDivide – Bridging the gender divide in informal long-term care (CERV-2024-GE)”

Paschalia Leventi, Senior Manager & Ioli Hadjikyriakou, EU Project Manager, Center for Social Innovation – CSI Cyprus

•  Q&A