Volunteering

Ikaria, July & Aug. 2018 Read More

Are you interesting to help us in cleaning, marking and mapping more footpaths on the island of Ikaria during Spring - Summer 2018? Read More

29 June – 9 July 2017 Cleaning, marking and mapping a 3 Km foot path leading to the peak of the mountain, and transforming the old school of the village to a tourist information center Working with locals in small-scale restoration works in the village, before the local “Panigiri” on July 17th Helping DIALOGOS in small-scale maintenance work at the guesthouse, like Read More

Introductory course: Tuesday 11, Friday 14 and Tuesday 18 of October 2016 Actual course: December 12 - February 28, every Tuesday and Friday The course & the method Dialogos is offering a free Greek language course, lasting from December 2016 to February 2017 (10 weeks, 40 hours of 60') in Istanbul, for residents of the city. The course will take Read More

Also Ilias Ianniris, Nikos Kouvaris and Ghiorgos Tsakalos, of the village of Karavostamo, have worked on the project of the Ikarian Centre. Read More

Photos from Ikaria Pathway project, June 2016 Read More

The Association “Amikaria – Αμικαρία, friends of Ikaria”, funded in Genoa in March 2016 aims to support Greece through friendship and solidarity projects addressed to a specific territory. The choice of Ikaria was made because of the bounds which some funders have with the island and for the historical links which existed in the past between Genoa and Ikaria. In Read More

Susanne is a translator from Berlin/Germany who a few years ago set out to discover the Aegean Sea and its islands, culture, traditions and language. As a traveller and lover of nature, she was excited to join the pathways team that eventually took her to experience the island and its people, both of which had been a legend to her Read More

Adam and I are the last ones to leave the Ikarian centre. The heat is at its peak as it's almost 1 p.m. and crickets sing aloud. The sky is as blue as the very first day we woke up here. It is always surprising to realize how time flies when you are perfectly at ease and focused on your Read More

Adam works in agriculture, spending his days toiling under the hot Mediterranean sun on French vineyards. In his free time he traverses the continent to toil under the hot Mediterranean sun on Greek footpaths. Adam has also enjoyed learning some Greek while he has been part of Project Pathways. Read More

Rachel is from Australia, and has joined Will in a year of travel. As part of her adventure, Rachel wanted to contribute positively to a community/project. Also a lover of working outdoors, Project Pathways was the perfect volunteer position. Her favourite things about Ikaria so far are the strong coffee, warm sunshine and delicious Pagoto! Read More

Will is a high school teacher from Australia, and has taken the year off to travel the world. With his Greek heritage, Greece was a clear choice of countries to visit on his journey. Will is really enjoying working alongside locals on this project, and improving his Greek. Read More

Chiara is an Italian from Sicily, a traveller and a blogger, currently based in the Netherlands. Having a special passion for Greece, she goes every time she has a chance. Chiara chose to join the "pathways project" to experience the unique vibe of Ikaria, after having heard amazing stuff about the island. Being a very active person who loves the Read More

The first team working on the pathways is composed by members of local community, travellers who are temporary based on the island, volunteers who arrived in Ikaria from abroad specifically to help out for the project and Ivo and Paola (Amikaria Association). The base camp where volunteers live and gather is the Ikarian centre. Mihalis is particularly keen in making Read More

In the past, Ikarians used the paths to communicate and keep in touch. The path is the soul of Ikaria which we want to keep alive. This project is thus centered around the idea of connecting the village of Arethousa and Karavostamos, currently unaccessible. Once finished, it will give the possibility to locals and tourists to reach the shore on Read More

Ikaria's laid back lifestyle is a welcome change from the daily hustle and bustle I experienced during my last two months backpacking through South East Asia. The seaside village of Karavostamo and the mountainous village of Arethousa are exactly what I pictured when dreaming of quaint and authentic Greek villages. The locals are friendly, the coffee is strong, the food Read More

Ikaria's wide range of geographical features favours climatic and telluric variation. From lush forests to rocky mountains to dense wetlands, Ikaria hosts a wide variety of flora and fauna. With 92 families, 401 genuses and 829 species of plants, Ikaria's ecosystem is one of the most diverse throughout Greece. Randi Forest, Central Ikaria Located just west of the Athera mountain range in the central section of Read More

Project Pathways is an initiative of the Ikarian Centre to promote sustainable eco-tourism on the Greek island Ikaria. Read More

A sunny afternoon in Arethousa, Bea, our artist in residency,  gave a painting lesson to the young artists of the village. Nobody knew that we have that many talents in the village. Thank you Bea, everybody hopes that we'll do it again! Read More

19/Dec/2016 – 28/Feb/2017 Read More