Supports Cuban Ambassador at the Presentation of the “POGO 2026 Women’s Contribution Award,” in Honor of Skevi Koukouma
Nicosia, Cyprus, September 25, 2026. The Cuban ambassador to Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, attended on Thursday the presentation of the “Women’s Contribution Award 'Kleio Christodoulidou and Katina Nicolaou,'” given by the Panchyprian Women’s Movement (POGO), whose tenth edition honours the outstanding Cypriot female activist and leader Skevi Koukouma.
The award ceremony, established by POGO in 2017, marks a special milestone for this Women’s Contribution Award, aiming to highlight the struggles, achievements, and contributions of women in all areas of life; promote female role models; preserve memory; and help challenge the stereotypes that limit women’s choices, status, and participation in our societies.
When honouring her, the Secretary General of the AKEL Party, Stefanos Stefanou, proudly shared that this award is given to Skevi Koukouma for being “a comrade and activist whose work has closely linked her name with the modern woman, with the active fight for women's rights, and with tireless dedication to the women's movement and beyond” (…) “She is,” he said, “a comrade who consciously chose to be on the front line, acting alongside the people, alongside workers, alongside women, alongside every person who fights and struggles for rights, a better life, and dignity. Skevi's path is inseparably tied to POGO and AKEL.”
