Mr. and Mrs. Hornstra came to Kythera for their first time in June 1966. Together with Ds. (minister) Krol they were leading the first of the 2 summer work camps from the Dutch town Vlaardingen. They came for the construction of the community water supply in Livadi, for which project already as from […]
Some particulars about George and Anna Koksma who lived at Agia Anastasia, Kythera. I was 52 and my wife some years younger when the World Council of Churches invited us to “go and remake” the island of Kythera (in 1960). We had placed ourselves at the disposal of the WCC a year […]
Dutch George and Anna Koksma form ‘The WCC (World Council of Churches) 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 […]
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 […]
Een brief aan het periodiek van de Christelijke Jongeren Verenigingen in Nederland over de periode vanaf april 1960. Door J.M. Koksma, een verslag “zoals het voor de mond kwam …”: Is het alweer vijf jaar? De tijd raast maar voort. Vijf jaar vol van werk voor dit zonderlinge eiland. Een eiland met 5.000 […]
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 […]
An overview of the Teams projects and activities from 1960 until 1971 with the work of he Dutch Team from the World Council of Churches (Wereldraad van Kerken) at the Greek island of Kythera (1) and an financial overview (2). This document is mainly in English, and only partly in Dutch (3) and any […]
The activities of the WCC team on Kythira were documented in bi-weekly and monthly reports. In 1967 there were two summer camps in Mylopotamos and the project of the Cheese Factory in Fratsia. In Ferbruary two technical students arrived on Kythira, Frank Berghuijs en Harry Wellink, from the Technical College Arnhem, Holland, […]
(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. […]
SUMMER WORK CAMP FRATSIA 1968 Departure Nijmegen 6 July, arrival home in Holland 13 August Last night farewell party verses. All verses in Dutch, by (unknown?) author. Verses put in Word in tabular form December 2014 1: What is a (summer) work camp 1 Een werkkamp is, zoals je ziet Voor […]
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