Engage Rose Festival

On Sunday 13 May at the surrounding area of the "Glafkos Clerides" Sports Centre in Agros, ENGAGE participated in the 6th annual Rose Festival in Agros, Troodos. ENGAGE was a contributor to the event as it introduced to the public the dieticians Chrystalleni Lazarou and Nasa Patapiou, who spoke about the importance of the rose and its products as well as its traditional relationship with Cyprus and its habitants. On the same day, the ENGAGE team met up with Agros Youth Centre and jointly operated a small kiosk from which they informed the public (with print and audiovisual material) about the project's activities and the good work that the Cyprus NGOs are doing towards raising awareness and mobilising the citizens for the common good of Cyprus and the ongoing reconciliation process. The aim was to bring together the habitants of the village, the wider Pitsilia area and of Troodos in general, as well as other visitors of the Festival with the Cyprus Civil Society and its wide range of activities and contribution to the island and its people. Moreover, ENGAGE provided the public with the opportunity to express their opinions, ideas and inquiries in relation to volunteerism and their attempt for increasing active citizenship in Cyprus.