First summer work camp with ecumenical volunteers in Myrtidia August 1960 In May 1960, the Team was informed to prepare and find lodgings for an international summer camp coming August in Myrtidia. A number of 25 young people (male and female) from various countries such as America, Pakistan, Brazil, Australia, England, Germany, Austria, […]
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 […]
Winter camp 1968 Myrtidia Ini Zander, Summer camp Fratsia and Livadi, Geraldine Willems and Frank Berghuijs
Please scroll down for many more amazing potos form locals and winter and summer campers made by Ini Zander, Geraldine Willems, Frank Beghuijs and Riet Simons. Dutch participants in 1968. Team Kythera 1968, winterkamp Myrtidia en zomerkampen Fratsia en Livadi Overgenomen uit de in het Engels geschreven maandelijkse […]
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 […]
Mylopotamos 1964 first and second summer camp by Gerard Helmink
Mylopotamos 1st and 2nd summer camp by Team member Gerard Helmink Click here for some photos made by Mr. Fatseas. All found in the archive of Gerard Helmink In 1964 summer campers were working on the Home Economic School for girls Both summer camps were organized by WCC Office Utrecht in the […]
Myrtidia tree nursery
Photos 1964
Myrtidia 1960 eerste zomerkamp Leendert W. Ruitenberg (IN DUTCH)
Werkkamp-impressies (Door Leendert W. Ruitenberg, deelnemer aan het eerste internationale oecumenisch zomerkamp Myrtidia in augustus 1960, in Word door Jean Bingen, december 2017) Als je nog nooit in een oecumenisch werkkamp bent geweest, sta je er wat huiverig tegenover. ”Kamp heeft altijd een klank van verplichtingen; van op tijd dit en op tijd […]
Water and Trees
Text is also published in the Kythera Summer Edition 2010. Activities at Kythera of the World Council of Churches Team-Kythera from May 1960 thru September 1971. *another interesting read about the springs on the island in general and particular in Mylopotamos from European Union of Geosciences ( EGU) Water and Trees: 1960, […]
Island photos made by Mr. Fatseas
Hereby some photos from Kytherian Mr. Fatseas. All found in the archive of Gerard Helmink, participant of the summer camp in Mylopotamos in 1964.