SYNTHESIS Center for Research & Education

SYNTHESIS is a pioneering organisation which initiates and implements projects of positive social impact, with a focus on social inclusion (particularly in the fields of employment, entrepreneurship, migrant integration, sustainable development). SYNTHESIS is the leading organisation in the country in the fields of social entrepreneurship and social innovation. It founded and manages HUB NICOSIA, an educational centre and a community of organisations with cultural, environmental and social aims. It also runs the SOCIAL CAFE, a unique initiative aiming at the empowerment and social inclusion of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. SYNTHESIS also undertakes research and provides consulting services to the European Commission, governmental, non-governmental and private institutions. In December 2016, the European Commission commissioned SYNTHESIS to develop the study for the development of the social enterprise ecosystem in Cyprus on behalf of the Government of Cyprus. The study has formed the basis of the National Action Plan for the development of an ecosystem of social enterprises in the country.