Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou offers 500,000 euros
to the 100 winners of the Cyprus Bi-Communal Awards 2019
Prizes of 30,000 euros for Natalie Christopher’s dreams
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou announces the winners of the Cyprus Bi-Communal Awards 2019, to be held for the 11th consecutive year in Cyprus. In total 50 bi-communal teams, consisting of 50 Greek Cypriots and 50 Turkish Cypriots, will win a prize of € 10,000 each, with the total cash prizes this year adding up to €500,000.
More than 600 Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots joined forces for peace on the island and applied for the Stelios Bi-Communal Awards 2019, claiming one of the 50 awards, offered by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation. Despite the particularly negative political climate in Cyprus, the number of applicants this year was only marginally lower than last year, by a factor of around 15%.
One-third of the 600 participants are new applicants, one-third are previous winners and the rest are past applicants, that have not yet won. As in previous year, more than half of the awards will be given to new applicants, as part of our efforts to encourage a change of attitude towards the other community on the island of Cyprus.
The aim of the awards is to strengthen the socio-economic ties between the two communities in Cyprus, to encourage cooperation and trust between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots thereby establishing lasting peace on the island. Since 2009, the total sum of €3,750.000 in cash prizes has been awarded.
The winners have been selected from the fields of business, science, arts and sports, as well partnerships of non-profit organizations. The winning category this year is Art, with a total of 12 awards. It is a category that prevails, verifying a shared love for culture that is growing each year, proving that theatre and music can bring together people. The Partners in life category continues to shine with a steady increase in participations year on year . The Partners in Life category first appeared in 2015, with only one entry. In the last four years the number of applicants increased significantly showing there is less of a stigma nowadays in forming personal relationships with people from the other community and this year the number of entries rose to 26, of which 6 will be given awards.
A sad tone in the list of hundreds of applicants was the name of astrophysicist Natalie Christopher, who passed away unexpectedly last Summer. Natalie had submitted three different applications in the categories of science and sport showing her commitment for peace on the island. Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, honoring Natalie’s memory and her will for peaceful coexistence in Cyprus, decided to award €30,000 for the three projects she had dreamt of with her Turkish Cypriot partners: Yenal Ogmen Evren Cazil and Umrenil Umral.
The award ceremony which is held exclusively for the winners and their partner only and will take place on October 8, 2019 at 7pm at the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation Headquarters, located at 5 Markou Drakou Street, Nicosia, close to Ledra Palace.
For the latest news of all the activities of the Stelios Foundation in Cyprus please visit our local website : www.steliosfoundation.com.cy
| Awards | Stelios Philanthropic Foundation |
| 12 | Art |
| 8 | NGO |
| 7 | Business |
| 6 | Life |
| 6 | Science |
| 6 | Other |
| 5 | Sport |
| 50 | Total |
The list of the 50 winning Bi-Communal teams is:
ART – 12 TEAMS
- Neocleous – Gazioglu (Organizing art exhibitions)
- Achilleos -Aydi (Crafts makers-Traditional chairs)
- Pantelides – Balcioglu (Book recipes of Karpasia foods)
- Αlexandrou-Oztek (Jewellery making Art-Craft)
- Papageorghiou -Shukri (Film makers / Workshops)
- Avraam -Sadrazam (Musicians)
- Theodorou -Albayrak (Musicians)
- Petrodas- Saldun (“Hunt” Film about homophobia)
- Kramvi- Yakula (Bi Communal Music Team)
- Hajipetrou- Gökbörü (Pangea Festival)
- Melanidou – Tilki (Bi-communal Choir)
- Argyrou – Kozal (DJs / releasing an album)
NGO – 8 TEAMS
- Agapiou-Mesutoglu (Woman mediator network)
- Diakou – Sonmez (Alzheimer’s)
- Zanettou – Azgin (Living and speaking peace workshops)
- Trimikliniotis-Korkmazel (Othello writing team)
- Christou – Karapaşaoğlu (Walking tours)
- CYMEPA – KTZMO (Increasing Awareness of Fish Consumption)
- Missirlis – Imge (Promotingbi-communal activities)
- Nicolaides – Rasimoglu (Limassol Municipality Bicommunal Events)
BUSINESS – 7 TEAMS
- Karageorgis – Tombul (Fish Traders)
- Kyriakou – Bastug (PR – Collaboration on bi-communal projects)
- Fylaktou-Erk (Social Campaign)
- Georgiadou-Inal (Wibus educates woman)
- Kyriakou-Berk (Roof gardens of old city-food)
- Patatini–Vurgun (Promoting Online Jewellery Sale)
- Vassiliou – Agit (Ice cream makers)
PARTNERS IN LIFE – 6 TEAMS
- Melodias – Yashin (Couple)
- Mylonas – Bayhanli (Couple)
- Özateş – Ioannou (Married)
- Sea – Doluay (Married)
- Avgousti – Akdogu (Same sex couple)
- Louca – Ozkarsiyaali (Partners in life)
SCIENCE – 6 TEAMS
- Hadjipanayis – Ozdogac (Research on children with special needs)
- Christoforou -Karahasan (Shoemakers)
- Nicolaou- Göçkün (Scientific Journal)
- Armostis – Silay (Shared Words Science Project)
- Christopher- Umay (Astronomy & Art project)
- Christopher – Ogmen(Astronomy Camps)
OTHER – 6 TEAMS
- Michael – Tanova (Book translation)
- Panayiotou – Beyoglu (Parenting skills in families)
- Neofytou – Mutluyakali (Haravgi and Yeni Duzen newspapers)
- Birinci-Economidou (Collaborative support to raise the bicommunal child)
- Vasiliou – Kanay (Oral history project)
- Katsiaris – Altunoglu (Cyprus traditional chair makers)
SPORT – 5 TEAMS
- Christopher -Celal (Cyprus Girls Can)
- Episkopi FC – Yalova FC (FootballGame)
- Gavriel-Kibrit (Wheelchair Sport)
- Nicolas-Canlibalik (Bicommunal Basketball)
- Anastasiou-Aranir (Sport for Kids)
500,000 ευρώ προσφέρει ο Σερ Στέλιος Χατζηιωάννου
στους 100 νικητές των Stelios Bi-Communal Awards 2019
Βραβεία 30,000 ευρώ στα έργα που οραματίστηκε η Νάταλι Κρίστοφερ
Για ενδέκατη χρονιά, ο Σερ Στέλιος Χατζηιωάννου βραβεύει τους νικητές των Stelios Bi-Communal Awards. 50 δικοινοτικές ομάδες, αποτελούμενες από 50 Ελληνοκύπριους και 50 Τουρκοκύπριους, κερδίζουν χρηματικό έπαθλο €10.000 η κάθε μια, με το συνολικό ποσό να ανέρχεται φέτος στις €500,000.
Περισσότεροι από 600 Ελληνοκύπριοι και Τουρκοκύπριοι ένωσαν δυνάμεις και δήλωσαν συμμετοχή στα Stelios Bi-Communal Awards 2019, διεκδικώντας ένα από τα 50 βραβεία που προσφέρει το Stelios Philanthropic Foundation. Παρά το ιδιαίτερα αρνητικό κλίμα στο κυπριακό, εντούτοις ο αριθμός των συμμετοχών φέτος ήταν ελάχιστα χαμηλότερος από πέρσι, σε ένα ποσοστό της τάξης του 15%.
Από τις 600 συμμετοχές, το ένα τρίτο είναι νέοι υποψήφιοι, το ένα τρίτο προηγούμενοι νικητές και το υπόλοιπο ποσοστό, άτομα που είχαν υποβάλει αίτηση στο παρελθόν, χωρίς να κερδίσουν. Όπως και πέρσι, περισσότερα από τα μισά βραβεία απονέμονται σε νέους αιτητές, συμβάλλοντας έτσι στην αλλαγή της νοοτροπίας που επικρατεί.
Στόχος των βραβείων, που έχουν καταστεί πλέον θεσμός, είναι η ενθάρρυνση της συνεργασίας και η ενίσχυση της εμπιστοσύνης μεταξύ των δυο κοινοτήτων, καθώς και η εδραίωση της διαρκούς ειρήνης στο νησί. Από το 2009 μέχρι σήμερα, η συνολική αξία των βραβείων δικοινοτικής συνεργασίας ανέρχεται στα €3,750.000.
Οι νικητές, έχουν επιλεγεί από τους τομείς των επιχειρήσεων, των επιστημών, των τεχνών, του αθλητισμού, καθώς και από συνεργασίες μη κερδοσκοπικών οργανισμών. Μεγάλος νικητής αυτή τη χρονιά αναδείχθηκε η «Τέχνη», με 12 συνολικά βραβεία. Πρόκειται για μια κατηγορία που ξεχωρίζει, παρουσιάζοντας ανοδική τάση χρόνο με το χρόνο, αποδεικνύοντας στην πράξη, ότι η κοινή αγάπη για τον πολιτισμό, το θέατρο και τη μουσική, μπορεί να επιφέρει το μεγαλύτερο ρήγμα, στο τείχος που χωρίζει την πατρίδα μας. Επίσης οι «Εταίροι στη Ζωή» δηλώνουν, εμφαντικά, για άλλη μια χρονιά, ότι η αγάπη όλα τα μπορεί και αυτό επιβεβαιώνεται από τη συνεχή αύξηση των συμμετοχών. Οι «Εταίροι στη Ζωή» εμφανίστηκαν για πρώτη φορά στο διαγωνισμό το 2015, με μια μόνο συμμετοχή. Φέτος ο αριθμός των συμμετοχών ανήλθε στις 26, εκ των οποίων οι 6 θα βραβευθούν.
Μια συγκλονιστική πτυχή των φετινών δικοινοτικών βραβείων είναι ότι στη λίστα με τους εκατοντάδες αιτητές, βρίσκεται και το όνομα της αδικοχαμένης αστροφυσικού Νάταλι Κρίστοφερ, η οποία υπέβαλε τρεις διαφορετικές προτάσεις στις κατηγορίες της επιστήμης και του αθλητισμού. Ο Σερ Στέλιος Χατζηιωάννου τιμώντας τη μνήμη της Νάταλι, η οποία αγωνιζόταν για την ειρηνική συνύπαρξη στην Κύπρο, αποφάσισε να βραβεύσει με το ποσό των €30.000 τα τρία έργα που οραματίστηκε με τους Τουρκοκύπριους συνεργάτες της Yenal Ogmen, Evren Celal και Umay Yilmaz, στηρίζοντας με αυτό τον τρόπο την υλοποίηση τους.
Η τελετή βράβευσης στην οποία θα παρευρεθούν μόνο οι νικητές και οι σύντροφοι τους, θα πραγματοποιηθεί στις 8 Οκτωβρίου 2019, στις 7μ.μ. στα Κεντρικά Γραφεία του Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, που βρίσκονται στην οδό Μάρκου Δράκου 5, στη Λευκωσία, σε μικρή απόσταση από το Λήδρα Πάλας.
| Awards | Stelios Philanthropic Foundation |
| 12 | Art |
| 8 | NGO |
| 7 | Business |
| 6 | Life |
| 6 | Science |
| 6 | Other |
| 5 | Sport |
| 50 | Total |
Η λίστα με τις 50 νικήτριες Δικοινοτικές Ομάδες είναι:
ΤΕΧΝΗ – 12 ΟΜΑΔΕΣ
- Neocleous – Gazioglu (Organizing art exhibitions)
- Achilleos -Aydi (Crafts makers-Traditional chairs)
- Pantelides – Balcioglu (Book recipes of Karpasia foods)
- Αlexandrou-Oztek (Jewellery making Art-Craft)
- Papageorghiou -Shukri (Film makers / Workshops)
- Avraam -Sadrazam (Musicians)
- Theodorou -Albayrak (Musicians)
- Petrodas- Saldun (“Hunt” Film about homophobia)
- Kramvi- Yakula (Bi Communal Music Team)
- Hajipetrou- Gökbörü (Pangea Festival)
- Melanidou – Tilki (Bi-communal Choir)
- Argyrou – Kozal (DJs / releasing an album)
ΜΚΟ – 8 ΟΜΑΔΕΣ
- Agapiou-Mesutoglu (Woman mediator network)
- Diakou – Sonmez (Alzheimer’s)
- Zanettou – Azgin (Living and speaking peace workshops)
- Trimikliniotis-Korkmazel (Othello writing team)
- Christou – Karapaşaoğlu (Walking tours)
- CYMEPA – KTZMO (Increasing Awareness of Fish Consumption)
- Missirlis – Imge (Promotingbi-communal activities)
- Nicolaides – Rasimoglu (Limassol Municipality Bicommunal Events)
ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΙΣ – 7 ΟΜΑΔΕΣ
- Karageorgis – Tombul (Fish Traders)
- Kyriakou – Bastug (PR – Collaboration on bi-communal projects)
- Fylaktou-Erk (Social Campaign)
- Georgiadou-Inal (Wibus educates woman)
- Kyriakou-Berk (Roof gardens of old city-food)
- Patatini–Vurgun (Promoting Online Jewellery Sale)
- Vassiliou – Agit (Ice cream makers)
ΕΤΑΙΡΟΙ ΣΤΗ ΖΩΗ – 6 ΟΜΑΔΕΣ
- Melodias – Yashin (Couple)
- Mylonas – Bayhanli (Couple)
- Ozateş – Ioannou (Married)
- Sea – Doluay (Married)
- Avgousti – Akdogu (Same sex couple)
- Louca – Ozkarsiyaali (Partners in life)
ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗ – 6 ΟΜΑΔΕΣ
- Hadjipanayis – Ozdogac (Research on children with special needs)
- Christoforou -Karahasan (Shoemakers)
- Nicolaou- Göçkün (Scientific Journal)
- Armostis – Silay (Shared Words Science Project)
- Christopher- Umay (Astronomy & Art project)
- Christopher – Ogmen(Astronomy Camps)
ΑΛΛΟΙ – 6 ΟΜΑΔΕΣ
- Michael – Tanova (Book translation)
- Panayiotou – Beyoglu (Parenting skills in families)
- Neofytou – Mutluyakali (Haravgi and Yeni Duzen newspapers)
- Birinci-Economidou (Collaborative support to raise the bicommunal child)
- Vasiliou – Kanay (Oral history project)
- Katsiaris – Altunoglu (Cyprus traditional chair makers)
ΑΘΛΗΤΙΣΜΟΣ – 5 ΟΜΑΔΕΣ
- Christopher -Celal (Cyprus Girls Can)
- Episkopi FC – Yalova FC (FootballGame)
- Gavriel-Kibrit (Wheelchair Sport)
- Nicolas-Canlibalik (Bicommunal Basketball)
- Anastasiou-Aranir (Sport for Kids)
Basın Bildirisi
Sir Stelios Hajı-Ioannou, 2019 Stelios İki Toplumlu Ödüllerin’de toplam 500,000 avro kazanan 100 kişiyi açıkladı.
Natalie Christopher’in hayali için 30,000 Avro’luk ödül verildi.
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, bu yılki 2019 Stelios İki Toplumlu Ödülleri’nde kazananları açıkladı.
Son 11 yıldır aralıksız olarak düzenlenen Stelios İki Toplumlu Ödüllerinden, 10,000 avro değerinde (bu yıl toplam 500,000 avro) nakit para kazanan 50 iki toplumlu takımı (50 Kıbrıslı Rum ve 50 Kıbrıslı Türk) bugün açıklandı.
Bu yılki 2019 Stelios İki Toplumlu Ödülleri’ndeki 50 nakit ödülden birini kazanmak için yaklaşık 600 Kıbrıslı-Rum ve Kıbrıslı-Türk işbirliği yaparak başvuruda bulundu.
Özellikle adadaki olumsuz politik durumdan dolayı, bu yıl geçtiğimiz yıla göre başvuru sayısında %15 oranında bir düşüş oldu.
Seçim yapılırken, ödüllerin üçte biri ilk kez başvuranlara, üçte biri ise daha önce başvurup alanlara ve geriye kalan kısım ise daha önce başvurup, ödül alamayanlar arasından belirlendi. Geçmiş yıllarda olduğu gibi, bu yılda ödüllerin yarısından fazlası, daha önce hiç ödül almayanlara verildi. Dağılımın bu şekilde olmasının bir sebebi yeni işbirliklerini motive etmek ve aynı zamanda işbirliği yapanların her yıl başvurabilmelerini cesaretlendirmektir.
Ödüllerin amacı, adada iki toplum arasında sosyo ekonomik bağları güçlendirmek, Kıbrıslı Rum ve Kıbrıslı Türkler arasında işbirliğini teşvik etmek ve kalıcı barışın oluşmasına destek olmaktır. Bu yılın ödülleriyle birlikte Stelios Vakfı 2009 yılından bu güne, ada barışına destek olmak amacıyla 3 milyon 750 bin avro tutarında ödül sağladı.
Ödülleri kazananlar, iş, sanat, spor, sivil toplum ve her türden işbirliğinin yanında ‘özel hayattaki ortaklıkları’ gibi birçok farklı alandan seçildi. Bu yıl 12 ödülle en fazla ödül kazanılan alan Sanat kategorisi oldu. İnsanları bir araya getiren tiyatro ve müzik, her sene sanata olan sevginin büyüdüğünün de göstergesidir. ‘Özel hayattaki ortaklıklar’ kategorisindeki artış, her geçen yıl parlamaya devam ediyor. ‘Özel hayattaki ortaklıklar’ kategorise ilk kez 2015 yılında 1 başvuru yapılmıştı. Son 4 yıl içerisinde bu kategoriye başvurular büyük oranda arttı. Bu artış, iki toplum arasındaki kişiler ilişkilerdeki önyargıların giderek azaldığının kanıtıdır. Bu kategorideki 26 başvurudan, bu yıl 6 tanesi ödül almaya hak kazandı.
Ödüllere başvuran yüzlerce kişi arasında bulunan, astrofizikçi Natalie Christopher’ın, geçtiğimiz yaz aylarında talihsiz bir şekilde hayatını kaybetmesi, çok üzücü bir durumdu.
Natalie ödüllere bilim ve spor olmak üzere, 3 farklı başvuru ile katılması, adadaki barışa inancını kanıtlıyordu. Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Natalie’nin hatırasını yaşatmak ve adada barış içerisinde yaşamak hayalini gerçekleştimek için, Natalie’nin 3 projedeki takın arkadaşlarına Yenal Ogmen, Evren Cazil ve Umrenil Umral’e, 30,000 avro değerinde ödül vermeye karar verdi.
Bu yılki ödül töreni 8 Ekim’de saat 19:00’da yapılacak ödül kazananlar ve eşleri davet edilecek. Ödül töreni Lefkoşa’daki vakfin adresi olan, 5 Markou Drakou Sokak’ta bulunan, Stelios Hayırsever Vakfı Genel Merkezi’nde yapılacak.
Stelios Hayırsever Vakfı ile ilgili daha fazla bilgi almak için www.steliosfoundation.com.cy sitesinden daha detaylı bilgi alabilirsiniz.
Ödüller Stelios Hayırsever Vakfı
12 Sanat
8 Sivil Toplum Örgütleri
7 İş
6 Özel Hayat
6 Bilim
6 Diğerleri
5 Spor
50 Toplam
Ödül kazanan 50 iki toplumlu takım:
SANAT – 12 TAKIM
1. Neocleous – Gazioğlu (Resim sergisi)
2. Achilleos – Aydi (Geleneksel sandalye yapımı)
3. Pantelides – Balcioglu (Karpaz yemekleri kitabı)
4. Αlexandrou – Oztek (Takı tasarımı)
5. Papageorghiou – Shukri (Film Atölye Çalışmaları)
6. Avraam – Sadrazam (Müzisyen)
7. Theodorou – Albayrak (Müzisyen)
8. Petrodas – Saldun (“Av” – Homofobi üzerine film)
9. Kramvi – Yakula (İki toplumlu müzik grubu)
10. Hajipetrou – Gökbörü (Pangea festivali)
11. Melanidou – Tilki (İki toplumlu koro)
12. Argyrou – Kozal (DJs / album projesi)
STÖ – 8 TAKIM
13. Agapiou – Mesutoğlu (Kadın Uzlaşım Networkü)
14. Diakou – Sonmez (Alzheimer’s)
15. Zanettou – Azgin (Barış ile ilgili Atölye Çalışmaları)
16. Trimikliniotis – Korkmazel (Othello yazarlık projesi)
17. Christou – Karapaşaoğlu (Yürüyüş turları)
18. CYMEPA – KTZMO (Balık tüketimi farkındalık projesi)
19. Missirlis – İmge (İki toplumlu projelerin tanıtımı)
20. Nicolaides – Rasimoğlu (Limasol Belediyesi, iki toplumlu aktiviteler)
İŞ – 7 TAKIM
21. Karageorgis – Tombul (Balık ticareti)
22. Kyriakou – Bastug (İki toplumlu halkla ilişkiler kampanyası)
23. Fylaktou – Erk (İki toplumlu sosyal medya yönetimi)
24. Georgiadou – İnal (Wibus kadın eğitim projesi)
25. Kyriakou – Berk (Çatı bahçeleri)
26. Patatini – Vurgun (Online takı satışı projesi)
27. Vassiliou – Ağıt (dondurma üretimi)
Özel Hayat – 6 TAKIM
28. Melodias – Yashin (Çift)
29. Mylonas – Bayhanlı (Çift)
30. Özateş – Ioannou (Evli çift)
31. Sea – Doluay (Evli çift)
32. Avgousti – Akdoğu (Aynı cinsiyet çifti)
33. Louca – Özkarşıyaali (Çift)
BİLİM – 6 TAKIM
34. Hadjipanayis – Özdoğaç (Çocuklar için Özel Eğitim)
35. Christoforou – Karahasan (Ayakkabı üreticileri)
36. Nicolaou – Göçkün (Bilimsel dergi)
37. Armostis – Silay (Ortak kelimeler bilim projesi)
38. Christopher – Umay (Astronomi ve sanat projesi)
39. Christopher – Öğmen (Astronomi projesi)
DİĞER – 6 TAKIM
40. Michael – Tanova (Kitap Çevirisi)
41. Panayiotou – Beyoğlu (Ebeveynlik tavsiyeleri)
42. Neofytou – Mutluyakali (Haravgi ve Yeni Duzen gazeteleri)
43. Birinci – Economidou (iki toplumlu bir çocuğu büyütmek için işbirliği)
44. Vasiliou – Kanay (sözlü tarih projesi)
45. Katsiaris – Altunoglu (Kıbrıs, geleneksel sandalye yapımı)
SPOR – 5 TAKIM
46. Christopher – Celal (Kıbrıslı Kızlar Yapabilir projesi)
47. Episkopi FC – Yalova FC (Futbol takımı)
48. Gavriel – Kibrit (Tekerlekli sandalyeliler için destek)
49. Nicolas – Canlıbalık (İki toplumlu basketbol)
50. Anastasiou – Aranır (Çocuklar için Spor)