Meet the Kytherians in the 1960’s A beautiful serie of photos by photographer Chris Paul Stapels from the Netherlands, photographer and filmmaker. He visited Kythira in the summers of 1965, 1966 and 1967 and came to the island on request of organization Triangel. He provided this organization with publicity material to support […]
Jean Bingen zomerkamp 1965 Paleopolis
Jean Bingen Fatsadika, januari 2021 Mijn herinneringen 55 jaar later over dit zomerkamp in zulke primitieve omstandigheden. Ontwikkelingshulp had mijn volle interesse en ik had de Koksma’s laten weten dat ik wel bereid was hen op een of andere wijze te helpen. Dus vroegen zij mij om voor het Team de technische supervisie voor […]
Brief Koksma’s aan de zomerkampers in Paleopolis in 1965
Onderstaande brief van de Koksma’s in Word gezet (Jean Bingen, januari 2021). Brief van Annie en Jurjen Koksma aan de aanstaande zomerkampers in Paleopolis juli/augustus 1965 Kythera 1 juni 1965 Beste kampers, Net vandaag ben ik in staat om jullie iets te schrijven omtrent ons werkkamp in het wonderschone Kythera. Nou, schoon, […]
1965 Technical activities of the Team
1965 Technical activities of the Team 1965 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1965 January New year’s celebrations. Arrival of young architect Walter Kupferschmid from Switzerland, as a regular team member for two years, on 14 January. He found himself a home […]
Team’s achievements 1965
Above an overview of 5 years community development, April 1965 by Mr. Koksma. Click on the text to enlarge. Team’s achievements up to 17 April 1965, second part up to October 1965 A letter by George Koksma to the World Council of Churches office in Geneva dated 17 April 1965. Review […]
Reforestation
The involvement of the Dutch Team in reforestation of Kythira in the sixties. In George Koksma’s “Development Manifesto”, written on request of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva in 1974, a financial overview of the Team’s projects at Kythera from 1960 thru 1971 was added. For the reforestation project from 1960 […]
Daily work report summer camper Bob Scholten 1965
(photos at the end of the text: Chora and Potamos) 1965 Bob Scholten 6 months’ assignment WCC Team Kythera. Daily work report diary. 4 February, Thursday, 1st day at Kythera. Exploring neighborhood, study to use theodolite to make topographies 5 Feb survey airstrip and exploring area 6 Feb survey property B. […]
Agricultural News – Georgika Nea
ΓEΩPΓIKA NEA nr. 2 In the Georgika Nea – (Agricultural News – Monthly newsletter no. 2), an article by Georgios Kalligeros, agricultural engineer about visible deceases in trees and articles by George and Anna Koksma. These are the articles penned by George Koksma and a Recipe by his wife Anna. (Translation by Emmanuel Alfieris, […]
Platia Ammos 1965 Landing Stage
Platia Ammos (by Jean Bingen) People from Karavas believed that Platia Ammos could become the shortest connection for a future ferryboat from Neapolis on the Peloponnese. A first step for a landing stage was taken by local people in 1965. They leveled part of the rocky shore and concrete was poured. […]
Kalamos and Pitsinades, tree nursery
In the year 1965 a tree nursery was set up in Kalamos. But there was a lack of water. Under supervision of the bishop and the Team, provisions were made in Pitsinades, behind Agios Theodoros. For example a watertank was built. And a year later, in 1966, the tree nursery was moved from […]