EEA GRANTS
The EEA and Norway Grants are funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The Grants have two objectives:
- to reduce social and economic disparities within Europe and
- to strengthen bilateral relations between Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and Europe
During the 2014-2021 funding period, the EEA & Norway Grants amounted to €2.8 billion. The five areas where funding was primarily provided are the following:
- Innovation, Research, Education & Competitiveness
- Social Inclusion, Youth Employment & Poverty Reduction
- Environment, Energy, Climate Change & Low Carbon Economy
- Culture, Civil Society, Good Governance, Fundamental Rights & Freedoms
- Justice & Home Affairs
Our charity, St Louca’s Community, in July 2020 was successful in securing €1m from the EEA Grants under the umbrella of social inclusion to co-finance the construction of a new, state-of-the-art Multifunctional Community Centre for people with disabilities located in the Nicosia district (Filani). Once completed, this will comprise of a 3-storey, main building and 6 independent houses offering health care, day care, accommodation, support and development to adults and children with complex disabilities.
With the completion of this part of the project, the following will be offered:
- 24-hour care programs
- Day care programs
- A range of therapies (hydrotherapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy etc)
- Various recreation, creative & developmental activities
- Physical exercising
- Entertainment
INTERREG V-A Ελλάδα-Κύπρος 2014-2020
The foundation “St. Lukas Community “ participates in the “ΕΝΕΡΓΟΠΟΙΩ” action, within the framework of the INTERREG program Greece and Cyprus 2014- 2020. The project is co-funded by the Eu, the ETPA and the National Resources of Greece and Cyprus, with a budget of €2.840.485,53. An amount of €1.747.766 has been allocated to the foundation.
The aim of “ΕΝΕΡΓΟΠΟΙΩ” action is to implement pilot energy-saving projects in public buildings in Greece and Cyprus and to develop “common standards” for the establishment and operation of energy communities that will implement the pilot projects.
In this context, St. Lukas community enriches its under- construction buildings with the necessary materials and implements a photovoltaic park to upgrade them from energy class B to energy class A.