Charity No 187 ยท Cyprus
Recycling aluminium cans to support children's healthcare in Cyprus.
A small action can make a big impact.
For over 30 years, volunteers have collected aluminium cans at 82 can-bank points across all five districts of Cyprus โ selling the scrap to buy medical equipment for children's hospitals.
A small action can make a big impact.
Cans for Kids is a volunteer-driven organisation that transforms aluminium recycling into direct support for children's healthcare across Cyprus.
For over 30 years, volunteers have collected aluminium cans at 82 can-bank points across all five districts โ selling the scrap to buy medical equipment for public paediatric hospitals, including Makarios Hospital in Nicosia.
Recycling aluminium cans in Cyprus is one of the simplest ways to care for the environment and for children in need. Every can you drop at a Cans For Kids collection point is sorted, sold as scrap, and turned into medical equipment for children's hospitals โ one small action, island-wide impact.
Watch how your donations are turning aluminium cans into life-changing medical equipment for children across Cyprus.
Because we are entirely volunteer-run, the funds we raise go directly to where they are needed most. Here are some examples of what your recycled cans have helped us purchase:
Drop your aluminium cans at any of the 82 can-bank collection points across all five districts of Cyprus.
Volunteers collect and sort the cans, selling the aluminium as scrap to fund the charity.
Every euro raised goes towards medical equipment for children's hospitals, including Makarios Hospital in Nicosia.
"Dropping off my cans at the local can bank is the easiest good deed of my week. Knowing they become hospital equipment for children makes it count."
โ Andreas K.
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I've been coming to the Green Point on Saturday mornings for three years. It's not just about sorting cans; it's about the community we've built. Knowing our work directly buys equipment for the pediatric ward makes waking up early totally worth it.
When Cans For Kids visited my students, it completely changed how they view waste. They now run their own collection drive at school. The educational materials provided were fantastic and easy to integrate into our science lessons.
Our company sponsors two can banks in Limassol. The transparency of the charity is what drew us in. Every year we receive a detailed report of exactly what medical equipment was purchased. It's a partnership we are truly proud of.
Businesses, schools and individuals across Cyprus help us turn cans into care.
Based in Nicosia โ reach out any time at hello@cansforkids.org.
