Environmental
Team Volunteering: Act Green, Round 2 (09.-23.06. 2024, Kryoneri)
From June 9th to June 23rd, 2024, the picturesque village of Kryoneri, nestled in the mountains of Greece, became a hub of cultural exchange and historical exploration. Eleven participants from Spain, Finland, Italy, Austria, and Turkey gathered for an Erasmus+ project aimed at uncovering and
Youth Exchange Eschwege (15.-24.04.2024, Kryoneri)
The Eschwege Youth Exchange is a cultural and educational programme which brought ten participants from a vocational school in Eschwege, Germany, for an enriching experience in Kryoneri Korinthias, Greece. The 2024 event was the second edition of this initiative, building on the success of the
Team Volunteering: Remembrance trails, Round 3 (08.05-07.06. 2024, Kryoneri)
“Remembrance Trails”, is a team volunteering project taking place in Kryoneri Korinthias (Greece), consisting of four volunteering team projects, involving 5 European programme countries (Greece, Italy, Austria, Finland, Spain) and 1 of the third countries associated to the programme Turkey. The
Press Release: JOIN Project
Transnational Network of Young Women for an Ecological Just and Social Transition Kryoneri, Greece With the JOIN Project, supported by the European Commission, we aims to create an urban-rural ecosystem that bridges diverse perspectives and fosters transnational cooperation among young women
“Rural development“: two month environmental volunteering - report by Alessandro Della Toffola (14.12.-14.02. 2023, Kryoneri)
Γεια σας! My name is Alessandro, I’m 20 years old and I’m Italian. I had the chance to do some volunteering work with ESC and took this opportunity to try something new and interesting and experience a different world. Kryoneri was a completely new experience, I never heard of this village before
"Act green": one month environmental volunteering - report by Francesca Pavan (September 2023, Kryoneri)
Γεια σας! My name is Francesca, I’m 18 years old and I’m Italian. I had the luck to spend one month in Kryoneri, in September, volunteering with Filoxenia before the start of my last year of high school in Italy. Kryoneri was not new for me: in June I took part in a volunteering group project and
Team Volunteering: Remembrance trails, Round 2 (17.09.-16.10. 2023, Kryoneri)
“Remembrance Trails”, is a team volunteering project taking place in Kryoneri Korinthias (Greece), consisting of four volunteering team projects, involving 5 European programme countries (Greece, Italy, Austria, Finland, Spain) and 1 of the third countries associated to the programme Turkey. The
"Act Green": four months environmental volunteering - report by Niklas Hermann (29.10.22 - 18.02. 2023, Kryoneri)
From Liechtenstein to Kryoneri My name is Niklas and I had the possibility to stay about 4 months in Kryoneri. I was well received and I was staying in the beautiful Hostel Elisson. The goal of my work was to support the village and my hosting organisation “Filoxenia” in all possible ways. This
Team Volunteering: Environmental Sustainability in Micro-Communities (24.11.-28.11. 2021, Sofiko)
24-28 November 2021, The Ranch in Sofiko, Corinthia. The aim of the activity was to strengthen the knowledge and skills of youth workers who in turn will be able to provide young people with greater access, inspiration for participation and higher quality learning outcomes in activities and actions
"Act Green!" - a Good Practice Project, recognized by the ESC
As part of the European Solidarity Corps program, FILOXENIA has organised the volunteering project “Act Green! “ which gave young people the opportunity to learn and participate in activities for environmental protection, agricultural development, cultural heritage, reuse and recycling of materials
Longtime Team Volunteering: Act Green (October-December 2020, Kryoneri)
About us We are 4 volunteers from 3 countries: Luxembourg, Slovakia and Romania, aged between 20 and 30 years. Two of us arrived in October for a 3 months stage (long term) and the other two arrived one month later, in November, for a 2 months stage (short term). We are hosted in a Hostel (Elisson
Team Volunteering: Act Green (June 2021, Kryoneri)
This year, Filoxenia was happy to welcome yet another group of volunteers for the ESC project "Act Green!". Young people from Italy, Spain, Germany, Slovakia and Luxembourg, stayed in Kryoneri to work on environmental protection topics for the entire month of June 2021. Activities: - Cleaning and