Tag Archives: social awareness

Yesterday, the Archbishop of Athens, Mr. Ieronymos, made available to the state, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection and other competent authorities the social and charitable structures of the Archdiocese of Athens, in particular the camps in Avlona, ​​Attica and the Center for Gerontology in Dilesi. covering the housing needs …

  Volunteers that are the vigilant guards of Zakynthos. Their love for Zakynthos is their only goal, when it comes to protecting the environment and the property of our fellow citizens. This love often brings them to the forefront of fires, from which our island has been tested and sadly …

Volunteer actions are still in force even though Zakynthos has been hit with a heatwave. This time it was a group of young volunteers from the Summer Camp run by Takis and April  Korianitis at Porto Koukla.     This year April mentions that due to coronavirus it has been …

A 17-year-old Briton miraculously had a lucky escape at Agios Sostis, Zakynthos, yesterday.  Initial thoughts were that he climbed a cliff and fell into the void whilst trying to take photographs of the area.  The young tourist ended up hanging from his leg which was nailed to an iron rod. …

Zakynthos is its efforts to make citizens aware of environmental issues decided to act, joining in one of the many of activities taking place world-wide. The United Nations, recognizing that the protection and improvement of the environment is an issue of major importance that affects the well-being of people and …

The Municipality of Zakynthos approved the study for the supply of undergrounding waste and recycling bins, their purchase as well as the supply of 2 garbage trucks 16m3 with a roof crane specifically designed for the underground bins. According to the post in “DIAVGEIA”, the decision concerns the supply and …

Mental Health Awareness Week took place from 10-16 May 2021.  In light of the occasion our very own British vice Consulate took part in the awareness programme.   Each year the staff at the British Vice Consulate Zakynthos takes part in actions to promote the awareness of Mental Health. Last …

Just nine volunteers from the Environmental – Social Responsibility & Awakening team “GREEN ACTIVIST GROUP”, managed today (16/05) in the morning to collect 52 large garbage bags of our waste along the airport road (a distance of about 1,200 meters) !! What are you doing to help? Tourist season has …

An urgent plea to help volunteer-run charities, Zante Strays, ZAWF and Healing Paws, on the island of Zakynthos, Greece. They have no funding from government sources and rely purely on donations from the wonderful online communities that surrounds them. If you would like to help please click on the link …

At the beginning of January 2021, Alex Ditzel (31 years) and Olga Ditzel (31 years) from Berlin, Germany, decided to spend winter on Zakynthos. While the couple enjoys working remotely around the beautiful island, they also saw a lot of washed up plastic trash on its beaches,  otherwise so beautiful …