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 […]
1963 Technical activities of the Team
1963 Technical activities of the Team From 10 June 1962, 1963, up to July 1964 is the period for which no work reports are retrieved. 1963: Four technical students from Arnhem Technical High School, Jan Hakfoort, Jan Willems, Cees van Dingstee and Wim Leenders, came to Kythira this year. Two students civil […]
1962 Main topics and work of the Team until June
1962 By-weekly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. The 3rd year brings the Team the first feats that everybody hears about: the very first landing stage at Kapsali for the ferry from Piraeus on its trip along the Peloponnese to Kythira and the installation of plastic pipes in Logothetianika, […]
1961 Main topics and work of the Team
1961 By-weekly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. The 2nd year of the Team being on Kythira. A successful year for all kinds of possible activities that were discussed and have been finished, or could have been, in the coming years. Also manifest came the ages old controversy between the […]
Team Kythera column Jean Bingen (in Dutch)
Team Kythera 1966 en zomerkampen Livadi Op 2 april 2015 stuurden wij een e-mail aan de redactie van de krant Groot Vlaardingen. Deze krant deed in 1966 wekelijks verslag van de activiteiten die de oecumenische jeugd van Vlaardingen ontplooide ten behoeve van het waterleidingproject Livadi op Kythira. Het leek ons passend deze krant […]
Ontmoetingen
Ontmoetingen Het is 1961 als een jonge Friese architect op het Griekse eiland Kythira in een Nederlands team van de Wereldraad van Kerken als vrijwilliger voor een jaar komt werken. Hij raakt bevriend met Chrissi Fevga van wie hij Grieks leert. Zij is voor een Griekse overheidsinstantie op het eiland om meisjes en […]
Koksma’s letters and article’s (Dutch)
(Volledige tekst van het artikel zie hieronder) HET VRIJE VOLK 9 FEBRUARI 1960 * geestelijk leven * J.M. Koksma gaat Grieks eilandje bebossen (Van een onzer verslaggevers) Als jongen droomde Jurjen Marten Koksma, dat hij eens een gebied zou mogen bebossen. Het liep anders. Hij werd waterbouwkundig ingenieur. Hij […]
Summer Work Camps
Summer work camps introduction Ecumencial Summer Work Camps were largely organized by “De Oecumenische Jeugdraad” in Utrecht, the Netherlands. 1960 Tree planting in Myrtidia, organized by WCC office Athens, 4/9 – 1/9 international and also participants from Kythira. 1964 School Mylopotamos 2x. Excavation of water basin, column footings and foundation beams, pouring part, foundation beams, […]
The Team
The Team introduction Dutch George and Anna Koksma form ‘The WCC 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 engineers) for several […]
The arrival
The Arrival introduction Mr. Koksma was an architect and civil engineer from the Netherlands who on request of the WCC had been to Kythera the previous year to investigate and discuss this matter with Bishop Meletios. Early 1960 the WCC offered George and Anna Koksma a contract of US $ 30,- each per month […] […]