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Construction of the building
During the early 1950s, the Mangoian family constructs the building now known as the Home for Cooperation. The building was used as a home, as well as for commercial purposes, hosting various businesses, including a women’s coiffeur, a photography shop, a tourist shop, and a car rental shop. -
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History of a Home, past, present and future…
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Beginning of Intercommuncal clashes
Intercommunal clashes left traumatic marks on the street and on the lives of its inhabitants. In 1964, barricades marking the separation of Nicosia into a Turkish and a Greek sector were set up very close to the house. Along with the barrricades came a new presence in the area: the UN peace keeping forces. Movement from north to south along the street, and vice versa , was limited, especially until 1968. -
Abandonment of the building
In summer 1974 the destiny of the street was marked in a dramatic way. The building The H4C building was caught in the middle of crossfire before it was left half abandoned and devastated in no-man’s land between two checkpoints, at the center of what came to be known as the buffer zone. The owner and its tenants had to evacuate the building. The Buffer Zone became a symbol of confrontation thereafter, whilst the Ledra Palace crossing was the route through which very few people could cross. -
Opening of Ledra Palace crossing
The dividing line cutting thorough the city of Nicosia opens some of its doors to the public, with the Ledra Palace crossing being the first to open. Hundreds of people queued at the Ledra Palace to cross the divide for the first time in over 30 years. A new dynamic was injected into communal and intercommunal life in the street. -
Transformation of Buffer Zone begins
UNFICYP grants support for an unprecedented civil society led effort to transform the buffer zone. -
Financial Support for H4C project recieved
The AHDR receives financial support from the European Economic Area Grants and Norway Grants (major donors Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) allowing the Home for Cooperation project to move ahead. -
Renovation of H4C commences
Renovation works begin on the H4C, launched with a Cypriot style barbeque street party. -
H4C opens its doors!
The Home for Cooperation opens its doors to the world on 6 May 2011, with an opening ceremony bringing together the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Cyprus, with representatives of civil society and dignitaries from around Europe, including the Council of Europe, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The unique four-day celebration marking the inauguration of the H4C showcases the collective efforts of civil society organizations across Cyprus.
