1964 Technical activities of the Team. 1964 Up to and including June unfortunately no work reports are available. *interesting read, letters from Koksma in 1964, Agia Pelagia Two technical students, Gerard Helmink and Wim Rijnberk, from Arnhem Technical High School came to strengthen the Team in the beginning of February. As in […]
1962 Main topics and work of the Team from June
From 10 June 1962, 1963, up to July 1964 is the period for which no work reports are retrieved. >> For photos and stories of 1962 until June click here From June up to mid-July 1962 reading from my diary we have been busy installing pvc pipes for the water supply […]
1960 Main topics and work of the Team
1960 By-weekly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. Left out is the tremendous lot of administration, financial reporting and writing of letters with fund raising intentions. Note that for a long period the team leaders worked 7 exceedingly long days a week. 1960: May 01 / 14 The shooting of […]
Improvement of the island communication with the mainland
WCC Team-Kythera, 1960 – 1971. The World Council of Churches, on a request of Bishop Meletios in 1958, sent a team to Kythera to help the Bishop to improve living conditions in his diocese. In The Netherlands the WCC found the Dutch couple George and Anna Koksma available to go and live for […]
Team introduction 1960 -1971
Team Kythera, their activities over the years 1960 thru 1971 Introduction In the past years I have collected and studied the work reports that were regularly written by the Team members about what they had been doing in the past period. These reports were sent to all those who were interested […]
More work reports and photos 1970
Team Kythera in de laatste jaren 1970 Hoe de Mylopotamos school werd afgebouwd. Overgenomen uit de in het Engels geschreven 3-maandelijkse werkrapporten van het Team. *Click on the text to enlarge Road work Agia Pelagia towards Karavas *Click on a photo to enlarge 1970 July 1st (April, May, […]
About KVN Kythera Vriendenkring Nederland
Mr. and Mrs. Hornstra came to Kythera for their first time in June 1966. Together with Ds. (minister) Krol they were leading the first of the 2 summer work camps from the Dutch town Vlaardingen. They came for the construction of the community water supply in Livadi, for which project already as from […]
The Team introduction, the people
Dutch George and Anna Koksma form ‘The WCC (World Council of Churches) Team Kythira’. Of course they needed help and money for all the projects. Over the years many foreign assistants strengthened the Team. WCC offices in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Greece sent assistants of various profession (among others architects, agricultural and civil […]
Mr Koksma letter to the ecumenical team
A letter written in Athens on 20 April 1961 from George Koksma to Mr. Kurtis Naylor of the Ecumenical team of the WCC in Geneva: Dear gentlemen, For our island, Kythera, we should like to ask you for some extra assistance, for non-budgetary openings in order to give a good start to a […]
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 […]