The British High Commissioner to Cyprus, Stephen Lillie, this week hosted a small tea-party to award Patricia Phaedonos as the 197th Commonwealth Point of Light in recognition of her exceptional voluntary service in support of women’s, victims’ and LGBTQ+ rights.
Α press release circulated on Friday by the High Commission says that Patricia, 44, is a graduate of the UK’s University of Sunderland and University of Derby, full-time school counsellor and long-serving volunteer with organisations including; Accept Cyprus, supporting LGBTQ+ rights; and the Cyprus Family Planning Association, the leading organisation on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Cyprus.
Patricia has also volunteered extensively with the Cyprus-based SPAVO (Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family) where she worked to build greater capacity for hand
Source: Cyprus News Agency