Het Mylopotamos zomerkamp van juli 1966 Augustus 2022 kreeg ik via de website e-mail contact met Arjen Fuykschot en zijn vrouw Marjon. Arjen was samen met zijn toenmalige vriend Garmt Visser deelnemer geweest aan het eerste zomerkamp Mylopotamos in 1966. Dit was groot nieuws voor mij. Over dit eerste zomerkamp 1966 in juli […]
Water supply systems Logothetianika, Potamos and Diakopoulianika
The installation of water supply systems for the first three villages Logothetianika, Potamos and Diakopoulianika in 1962. By Jean Bingen, February 2021. This story is more in detail only about these three villages than the general story “Search for domestic water at Kythera in the sixties”. George (Jurjen) and Anna […]
Search for domestic water
Search for domestic water at Kythera in the sixties and how Karavas, Logothetianika and Potamos as earliest villages got their water supply system. When George and Anna Koksma arrived by car from Holland at Kythera by the end of April 1960, to improve on request of Bishop Meletios living conditions on the […]
Myrtidia 1960, first summer camp
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, […]
Meet the Kytherians by Chris Paul Stapels
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 […]
Bishop Meletios & WCC Team: their involvement with the former hospital at Potamos
Bishop Meletios & the WCC Team-Kythera: their involvement with the former hospital at Potamos Meletios Galanopoulos was elected Bishop of Kythira the 18th of April 1956. The 22nd of the same month he was ordained and the 3rd of May, a Holy Thursday, his enthronement took place. He served as a spiritual […]
1964 Technical activities of the Team
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 […]
How to start a community development?
The ideas of the Koksma’s about community development, what they experienced in Northern Greece, arrival at Kythera, their very first meeting with Kytherians in Chora and thus meeting another culture. Mr. Johnson was a wonderful man. Broadminded and kind, matter of fact when need be, and tactful. “Go and re-make the island” he […]
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 […]
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. […]