Dirty Girls of Lesvos
washing blankets and clothing for reuse
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N.A. (before July 2018)
last edit:
5. June 2018
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Dedicated to reducing waste by washing and reusing UNHCR blankets and refugees' clothing.
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2016-03-20 17:52:01
I was in Molyvos from 1-14 March. Prior to arrival I had decided to be an "independant" & also not to hire a car & drive on the "wrong" side of the road (I'm from Aotearoa New Zealand) I was house sitting in the village. I wanted to work with Dirty Girls.
The ride-sharing page didn't produce one lift..luckily a woman got in touch after I'd posted on the main page on Information Point...she was also wanting to work with Dirty Girls so we went over to Skala Sikimenios a couple of times & helped out a little before she returned to the USA. After that I couldn't find a lift. I hitchhiked one day & got picked up by some volunteers so that was great.
I realise that my decision to not drive on Lesvos & the constraints of housesitting limited my usefulness. Just want to suggest that in the info it is made clear that to prospective volunteers that you can't really manage without a vehicle if you are not joined up with an organisation. It would be good if volunteers with cars were encouraged...
I was in Molyvos from 1-14 March. Prior to arrival I had decided to be an "independant" & also not to hire a car & drive on the "wrong" side of the road (I'm from Aotearoa New Zealand) I was house sitting in the village. I wanted to work with Dirty Girls.
The ride-sharing page didn't produce one lift..luckily a woman got in touch after I'd posted on the main page on Information Point...she was also wanting to work with Dirty Girls so we went over to Skala Sikimenios a couple of times & helped out a little before she returned to the USA. After that I couldn't find a lift. I hitchhiked one day & got picked up by some volunteers so that was great.
I realise that my decision to not drive on Lesvos & the constraints of housesitting limited my usefulness. Just want to suggest that in the info it is made clear that to prospective volunteers that you can't really manage without a vehicle if you are not joined up with an organisation. It would be good if volunteers with cars were encouraged to check for others needing lifts.
Thanks for all you do.