The bulldozer, make Allis Chalmers, was donated to the Kythera WCC Team by the German Aid Organisation “Brot für die Welt” and arrived at Kapsali in 1961 (March 9). Its steel tracks would damage the asphalted roads, in those years being from Kapsali to Potamos and from Karvounades to Mylopotamos. Therefor it had […]
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 […]
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 […]
1969 Technical activities of the Team 1969 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1969 Jan / Feb In January 1969 there came positive news from Holland. The “Directory of International Technical Help” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands is willing to give a large […]
1966 Technical activities of the Team (with photos from locals made by Summer Camper Piet Rijken, for more click here) 1966 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1966 Jan / Feb Mr. Prineas, civil engineer in Athens, is going to approve the reinforced concrete calculations for the old […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tuesday 18 January 1966 Mr. J.M. KOKSMA, leader of a team for ecumenical development, already there for years, is coming to Triangel to speak about his work and the money that is required to make it prosperous again. Cooperation between youths could be basis for a further ecumenism. December 1964 the section church […]
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