The independent candidate for the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus expressed his intention to support the work of Hope For Children[/B], Nikos Christodoulides, who visited the "House of Children" on Thursday to be fully informed about the important work carried out by the organization for the protection of children and their rights.
According to a press release issued by Mr. Christodoulides' press office, the candidate was received by the management and staff members of the "Hope For Children" CRC Policy Center.
The meeting was attended by representatives of Mr. CRC's staff. Christodoulides' staff, as well as Anastasia Papadopoulou, President of the "Voice" Council, HFC Director General Joseph Borghese, the Director of the Humanitarian Sector of the Organization, Andrea Neocleous, the Coordinator of the "House of the Child", Tania Massia and the member of the Supreme Advisory Council, Dimitris Ioannidis.
Mr. Christodoulides was given a presentation of all HFC's programs and activities, while at the same time he was given clarifications on how the structures and funding sources of the organization operate, the press release said. Subsequently, the guests were given a tour of the premises of the "Children's Home" and were informed about the procedures followed and the services provided by the agencies involved under the same roof for the inter-agency and multi-disciplinary management of cases investigated for possible sexual exploitation and abuse of children.
HFC Director General Joseph Borghese thanked Mr. Christodoulides for his interest in the Agency's programmes. Mr. Borghese stressed the importance of the programmes being implemented, which concern the promotion of the rights of all children with priority to their well-being, education and the prevention of any kind of violence against them, as well as their psychosocial and legal support.
For his part, Mr. Christodoulides expressed his appreciation for the important social and humanitarian work carried out by Hope For Children and stressed his intention to support this work by every possible means, contributing to the protection of children's rights, the press release concludes.
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