Argolikorama
10-19 MAY 2023
COMMUNITY TRUST SPETSES actively participated in the implementation of the ARGOLIKORAMA project funded by the Argolic Environmental Foundation and the Bluemarine Foundation.
During these days of May, the Spetses fishermen refrain from fishing, as this is the main spawning season.
Instead, during this period, they use their boats to collect waste from the island's hard-to-reach shores.
This year they collected a total of 90 large garbage bags, tanks, boat covers, large buoys, plastics, pipes, etc.
Argolikorama builds on the success of the same program implemented in Amorgos, called Amorgorama
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Three-day Activations for Nature, Volunteering and Social offering
April 2023
COMMUNITY TRUST SPETSES in Collaboration with The Greek Paths of Culture/ ELLET, AMKE Travel Bare,and The Love Van organized successfully three days of activities close to nature, strengthening the spirit of volunteerism and social contribution to the residents and students of the island!
In collaboration with Greek Paths of Culture / ELLET, we welcomed Mr. Lefteris Paraskevas of AMKE Travel Bare and The Love Van, along with the volunteers Mr. Spyros Threpsiadis and Mr. Ari Katsoulis.
The group discussed with high school students about Nature, Volunteerism and Social Offering at Cine Titania and invited the Spetsian Volunteers Mr. Vassilis Giannakoulias (blood donor and member of the Spetsian Volunteer Fire Department) and Mr. Christoforos Kontaratos (environmentalist and volunteer guide for the Paths of Culture) to participate.
Lefteris and Spyros hiked with the group in the Paths of Spetses and participated in games and cooking activities in nature.
The highlight of Travel Bare's activities was cooking in nature with the Love Van, a mobile cooking unit that prepares meals. They all prepared meals and offered them to the Spetses Home for the Elderly.
Sustainable Goals achievement:
Installation of Water Filters and Bottle Filling Stations in all Spetses Kindergartens and Schools
OCTOBER 2022
Following our vision of adapting a more sustainable life in the island, COMMUNITY TRUST SPETSES organized a ‘’Reduce Single-Use Plastic’’ Campaign for all school units.
Students at all schools in Spetses were educated about the importance of reducing the use of plastic and the effects of plastic pollution in the environment and the sea.
Furthermore, COMMUNITY TRUST SPETSES installed bottle-filling coolers with water filters in all school units to reduce the use of plastic water bottles by students. All filling stations have a digital counter that informs - according their usage - how many plastic bottles were saved, giving a further motivation to the students!
Sustainable Goals achievement:
Educational and Environmental program
for Elementary and Primary School Students
MAY 2022
COMMUNITY TRUST SPETSES in cooperation with MEDASSET gave the opportunity to students of the Elementary and Primary School to learn of the importance of the Sea Turtle Life Cycle and how to protect marine and coastal habitats in the Mediterranean.
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Supporting The Spetses Volunteer Firefighters
March 2022
Spetses is famous for its green scenery and its unique pine tree forests, but it has suffered multiple times of terrible fires, causing serious environmental disaster to the island.
COMMUNITY TRUST SPETSES answered immediately to the request of the Volunteer Firefighters and financed a water truck, something that will facilitate their efforts in the case of a new fire emergency