Ι had the opportunity to volunteer in the beautiful village of Lehovo, Greece, where I supported the local cultural association, Profitis Ilias, and engaged with the community in various ways. My role encompassed community support, publicity, translation, and social care, all of which enriched my... Read more |
From 13 to 17 May 2024, the special programme Beyond Borders took place with our partner SportJugendClub Wildwuchs, where we exchanged ideas on the topic of stereotypes and prejudices through workshops and meetings with experts and also organised the first part of the youth exchange that will take... Read more |
The special programme that took place between 13-16 February 2024 in Berlin between the associations Filoxenia and Bautechnik e.V. brought together executives from vocational education, local government and the German Milling Federation. We had the opportunity to visit the historic windmill at the... Read more |
Between the 8-11th of February 2024 the final dissemination event of the JOIN project took place in Kryoneri. Filoxenia, together with its partners of the JOIN project evaluated their two years project's journey, which was about the topic "Transnational Network of Young Women for an Ecological,... Read more |
Over the course of the 20th century, women in Greece achieved legal equality. This also changed traditional role models - but not everywhere with the same speed. Merle Klingenberg asked the women's organisation Eryfilli in the mountain village of Kryoneri on the Peloponnese how girls and women in... Read more |
On Sunday, the 17.09.23, two of our long term volunteers held a cooking masterclass for the village. Each volunteer showed how to cook dishes from their countries. Report from Shai, from Israel: Francesca and I planned the cooking class, as a way to express our cultures to the village through food... Read more |
ESC long term project in the Municipality of Ioanniton-Lingiade As the weather improved in the last few months, the work also progressed more. At the end of April to the beginning of May, a German group of visitors came to Ioannina, which we accompanied. The group was very mixed professionally, but... Read more |
ESC long term volunteering project in the Orthodox Academy of Crete My name is Elina, and I am currently working at the Orthodox Academy of Crete. The Academy is located in the western part of Crete, Greece. I have been here for 9 months. Most of the time, I work at the reception where my tasks... Read more |
ESC long term volunteering project in the Etz Hayim Synagogue of Chania, Crete. The views on my walk to the synagogue every morning changed a lot in the last few weeks. Summer with all its characteristics has returned to Crete. Tourists are starting to fill the streets even in the less touristic... Read more |
Youth exchange “Youthcracy” preparation meeting in Belgium During the period 16.6.2023 – 18.6.2023 our youth leader Elina took part in the preparation (APV) visit in Botassart, Belgium for the Youth exchange simulation game to actively experience democracy and participation. This project will take... Read more |
Youth exchange “Multiculti” in Bornheim, Germany 04.09.-11.09.2022. "Last September, I took part in an Erasmus program, Youth exchange related to the music. Young people from Germany, Spain, Greece and Slovakia found ourselves in a village outside Bonn, in Germany. We stayed in a hostel – Jugend... Read more |
During the 22-25th of February 2023 Filoxenia had the chance to get to know the work of the association "Werkstatt für junge Menschen" in Eschwege, Germany. In April, eight young adults will come to Kryoneri, as part of the "Aqua" educational program. A Greek- German exchange will take place for... Read more |
During my voluntary service in Kryoneri, I worked alongside FILOXENIA to support the village’s cultural initiatives, community projects, and historical preservation efforts. Through diverse activities, from developing a website to trail maintenance, my time in Kryoneri allowed me to connect with... Read more |
“Conflict is a Chance” is an Erasmus+ project, supported by the German National Agency JUGEND FÜR EUROPA. This project has been a bilateral cooperation between Elisson gUG (Germany) and Filoxenia Association (Greece). The partner organisation Filoxenia managed the seminar in Kryoneri Korinthias, Greece, 11-20.11.2022 (Culture centre Polykentro). Elisson gUG took on the overall project management role and has been responsible to organize the second seminar in Berlin 01-10.03.2023 (Klubhaus Spandau). Read more |
Hello my name is Durkje, but here in Lechovo everybody calls me Doula. In the village people use mostly nicknames and therefore there are a lot of people called Soula, Voula, Toula, Roula, and I am called DouIa. I have been working as a European Solidarity Corps volunteer in Lechovo for 8 months... Read more |
