THE DUTCH ON KYTHIRA IN THE 1960'S

THE DUTCH ON KYTHIRA

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, part prefab slabs for ground floor. […]

Request for money and volunteers 1966

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 social welfare […]

About Kythera Vriendenkring Nederland

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 […]

Participants summer work camps

Below you will find a list of all the Dutch (and some other foreign) participants of the Work Camps on Kythira from 1960 to 1969. In total there were about 450 participants. Participants summer work camps at Kythira in 1960 (25), 1964 (50), 1965 (95), 1966 (115), 1967 (65), 1968 (75), 1969 (25): Total approx […]

Letter for SummerCampWorkers 1964

In 1964 George Koksma wrote a letter to the Netherlands asking on behalf of the Kythira Community Development for volunteers, who are willing to come to Kythira and join the Summer Camp in Mylopotamos that year. […]
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