Maintenance and improvement of the footpath network in Korthi

  Greece

Paros

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: July 14 - July 30, 2008

Description: The municipality of Korthi has an extended network of footpaths, spreading in a wide area, that have been signaled and chartmapped by the Cyclades prefecture and the Municipality. Local and tourists ramblers often wander in this footpaths network for the extra reason that, due to the landscape, it is not possible, in most cases, to create routes for vehicles.

Three groups of volunteers will be participating in the project in the following time periods:
July 14 - July 30, 2008
July 31 - August 16, 2008
September 1 - September 17, 2008

Volunteers will mainly work in order to clean, open and renew the signals of the most important footpaths of the network. They will start cleaning the footpath E3 that connects Korthi and Chora, the capital of the island, about 7 km long. They will continue by opening and putting signals of the footpath that connects Moussionas  Petres  Tromarchia, 4 km long. They might proceed in cleaning the footpath that connects the Convent of Panachrantos with Chora.

Andros is the northern island of the Cyclades complex, a little smaller than Naxos. Its surface covers 380 sq.m. The trip to the island from the port of Rafina (around 1 hour and 15 minutes from Athens) lasts about 2 hours. The Municipality of Korthi lays on the southern part of the island, where the castle of Faneromeni is, a medieval fortress, which dominates the area. The Municipality of Korthi is crossed north by two bulge massifs, called Guerakones, which consist the natural border with the Municipality of Andros and the Municipality of Rahi. Between those bulge massifs lies the fertile flat of Korthi and the imposing canyon at Dipotamata, with abundant running waters and a large number of watermills. The municipality is full of small, picturesque villages, built amphitheatrically, with a wonderful view. Following the old footpaths, one can admire windmills and watermills, dovecotes, convents and small chapels, culverts and beautiful stately houses. The administrative and commercial centre of the Municipality is the village of Ormos.

There is an extra fee of 30 Euro for participation in this project, intended to support the local host.

Cost in US$: $290 US

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative young person with adventurous spirit

Age Range: 18 and over

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Greece Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement: CADIP is an independent, non-governmental, non-religious, not-for-profit Canadian organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Through various youth initiatives, Cadip promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. Aims and general objectives: " To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution " To strengthen the international contacts among young people " To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings " To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world " To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills " To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning " To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.