Cyprus Environment Foundation (CEF) Grants
We are very fortunate and grateful for the support of the Cyprus Environment Foundation (CEF), whose funding has helped develop and expand several initiatives that originated through the Keep our Sand and Sea Plastic Free – Destination Zero Waste Cyprus and Greece project.
In particular, CEF has played a key role in supporting the growth of three concepts that we are especially proud of:
🌊 Plastic Free Beach – helping beaches reduce and prevent single-use plastic pollution.
☕ Bring Your Cup – encouraging the use of reusable cups and reducing disposable waste.
🏫 Plastic Free Schools / Schools for Change: Leading the Plastic Free Movement – empowering students and schools to become ambassadors for a plastic-free future.
We invite you to explore the projects links below to learn more and discover how you can join forces with us in creating positive environmental change.
Grant Agreements Supported by CEF
- Plastic Free Beach project – See branding & manual below.
- Bring Your Cup project – The app is up & running – we encourage you to join here.
- Empowering the “Plastic Free Beach” Concept project – see details below.
- Plastic Free Beach in the Municipality of Agios Tychonas project – Armonia Plastic Free Beach was launched on 16 September 2023.
- Empowering the Bring Your Cup Initiative – 18-month duration starting 1 June 2024.
- Empowering Plastic Free Beaches in Cyprus project – 12-month duration starting 1 January 2025.
- Schools for Change: Leading the Plastic Free Movement project – 12-month duration starting 1 September 2025.
- Schools for Change Ayios Athanasios: Leading the Plastic Free Movement project – 12-month duration starting 1 July 2025.
All CEF-supported projects fall under the Keep our Sand and Sea Plastic-Free – Destination Zero Waste Cyprus and Greece project, an initiative by the TUI Care Foundation and the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI). The project brings together tourists, tourism businesses, and residents to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics in coastal regions, helping prevent plastic pollution from reaching the sea. It seeks innovative ways to reduce and reuse waste, while creating jobs and promoting a circular economy in Cyprus.
Above you can see the Branding created under the 1st CEF grant
& below you can find the link to the Manual for the ‘Plastic Free Beach’.
We are Very Proud of the Outcome – Thank You CEF!
We also appreciate CEF funding the above billboards as part of the Empowering the Plastic Free Beach project. Travelers leaving the capital headed for the coastal regions were informed on the way! New Reusable water bottles have also been designed for this project and have been given out at live links to help raise awareness.
The following Plastic Free Beach animations was made as part of the Empowering the Plastic Free Beach project:
