Een brief aan het periodiek van de Christelijke Jongeren Verenigingen in Nederland over de periode vanaf april 1960. Door J.M. Koksma, een verslag “zoals het voor de mond kwam …”: Is het alweer vijf jaar? De tijd raast maar voort. Vijf jaar vol van werk voor dit zonderlinge eiland. Een eiland met 5.000 […]
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 […]
Forester mr Zerlendes
The Greek article by governmental forester Ioannis Zerlendes, “We have to plant many eucalyptus trees”. He explains that this tree is not endemic and where it came from and how long it should grow before to be cut for timber. At the end of his article apart of the good use of its […]
The Team’s projects 1960 – 1971
An overview of the Teams projects and activities from 1960 until 1971 with the work of he Dutch Team from the World Council of Churches (Wereldraad van Kerken) at the Greek island of Kythera (1) and an financial overview (2). This document is mainly in English, and only partly in Dutch (3) and any […]
Work reports WCC Team 1967
The activities of the WCC team on Kythira were documented in bi-weekly and monthly reports. In 1967 there were two summer camps in Mylopotamos and the project of the Cheese Factory in Fratsia. In Ferbruary two technical students arrived on Kythira, Frank Berghuijs en Harry Wellink, from the Technical College Arnhem, Holland, […]
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 […]
Dream island Kythera
This article has been published in the Dutch Vlaardingsche Courant in 1966. Translated by Jean Bingen. Vlaardingen 1966 Dream island Kythera impoverished by departure of inhabitants Not much is left of the appearance of Kythera at the time they thought Aphrodite set foot ashore. People depart. (…) Poverty and […]
1965 Summer Camp Paleopolis and Swiss Secuno Mylopotamos with CP Stapels
1965 Summer Camp Paleopolis for the Irrigation project in Paleopolis and the Swiss Secuno Mylopotamos for the Home Economic School Team WCC Kythera 1965 en zomerkampen Paleopolis 1965 en het 3 maanden doorlopende Zwitserse SECONU in Mylopotamos. Overgenomen uit de in het Engels geschreven maandelijkse werkrapporten van het Team Oct/Dec ‘64 […]
Mylopotamos Home Economic School
WCC Team-Kythera and the Mylopotamos home economic school Mylopotamos square, 12 August 1964, speech held in front of Dutch summer campers. “Dear friends, it is a privilege to welcome you all at this table and we are thankful that you accepted our invitation. As we made clear to you, we live and […]