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 […]
Photos all made by Piet Goozen 1970/1971 Home Economic School Mylopotamos *Click on a photo to enlarge Teamlid Piet Goozen over zijn werkzaamheden van 2 jaar in Mylopotamos. Ritthem, 28 augustus 2005. Kythera. Beknopte beschrijving van het verblijf van Piet C. Goozen (1969 – 1971) en Anke de Rooij (1970 – […]
In januari 2016 krijgen wij e-mailcontact met Theda Visser, deelneemster aan het laatste Mylopotamos zomerkamp 1969. Dit was naar aanleiding van een artikel eind december 2015 in een Vlaardingse krant over hoe Ina en ik elkaar op Kythira in Livadi in 1966 hadden leren kennen. 12 januari 2016: Dag fam. Bingen, Vandaag kreeg […]
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 donation to build the school at Mylopotamos. (In May money was transferred from Holland to WCC office Athens.) […]
1964 Start of excavations the Home Economic School in Mylopotamos for water cellar and columns and beam foundations. First group (29 June – 26 July) was lodged in Myrtidia. They achieved digging 125 m1 foundation beams, deep water cellar (450 m3) was dug, rebar bending for 3 column footings and beams and 25 m3 […]
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 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 […]
1960 Reforestation – Water and Trees – Myrtidia – Leendert W. Ruitenberg 1962 Photos from Karavas to Kapsali – Potamos 1963 Monopathi Paleochora 1964 Myrtidia – Mylopotamos Home Economic School – Photos mr. Fatseas – Ina Siepman – Gerard Helmink 1965 Paleopolis – Potamos Old People’s Home – Platia Ammos – Kalamos – Pitsinades – […]
THE DUTCH ON KYTHIRA IN THE 1960’S After a request from late bishop Meletios Galanopoulos in 1956 to the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva to improve living conditions in his diocese, mr George Koksma and his wife Anna arrived in 1960 on Kythira. This website gives an overview of all their projects until […]
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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