"Summer in the City" - Recreational activities for children

ELIX, drawing on its 25 years of experience in volunteering and in designing/implementing projects with social impact, created in 2012 a recreational activities program for children, aged 6 to 12, with the title "Summer in the City" (in Greek: Diakopes sto Sholio).

The project was initially implemented (2012 and 2013) in the Municipalities of Athens, Zografou, Maroussi and Piraeus, while ELIX continued the program in the coming years, securing funding from other sources in order to maintain such an important initiative.


This program was sponsored by institutions such as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the Hellenic Hope, and is implemented with the sponsorship of the Hellenic Petroleum Group since 2017.

The aim of the program is to support working parents and families experiencing financial difficulties by offering their children the opportunity to participate in activities where their interests will be addressed and their talents developed through recreational activities that a team of experts, educators and trained volunteers from around the world have designed.

Watch the video of the program in 2012 and 2013:

 

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    The ELIX team is delighted to announce the return of the successful "Summer in the City" Volunteering Teams in July 2024! After eight consecutive years of implementation, ELIX, with the support of the Municipality of Acharnes and the 18th Primary School of Acharnes, is back to offer another year of a unique experience to 60 children. This volunteer program is funded by the European Solidarity Corps and will take place at the 18th Primary School of Acharnes.

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    The two workcamps “Summer in the City” in Mandra aim to support families that encounter difficulties, by providing their children with the opportunity to spend quality summer time at school through creative activities.

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    During summer 2018, Lisa participated in the workcamp “Summer is in the City” as a European Voluntary Service (EVS) volunteer through the project "V.I.P. - Volunteering is Possible" with the financial support of the Erasmus+ Programme funded by the European Commission.

    “My name is Lisa, I am Belgian and I participated in 2018 in the ELIX workcamp “Summer in the City” which took place in Greece in Magoula.

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    During summer 2018, Achar participated in an ELIX workcamp, as a European Voluntary Service (EVS) volunteer through the project "V.I.P. - Volunteering is Possible" with the financial support of the Erasmus+ Programme funded by the European Commission.

    “My name is Achar and I took part in a volunteer workcamp in Greece in July 2018 with ELIX.

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    The completion of the "Summer in the City" and "This Summer is ours" projects was celebrated last Friday, July 27, by the children, their parents, their teachers and volunteers who took part, with some really moving farewell events organized by ELIX.

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    PARTNER:
    ELIX will organize for the seventh consecutive year this type of workcamps. The workcamps aim to support families that encounter difficulties, by providing their children the opportunity to spend a quality summer time at school through creative activities.

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    When I started to talk about the possibility of joining a voluntary workcamp during the summer, nobody took me seriously. Nor did I, in the first place. I was not the kind of person to do something like that. That was what I thought, and what all the others thought too, I can guess.

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    PARTNER:
    ELIX will organize for the sixth consecutive year this type of workcamps. The workcamps aim to support families that encounter difficulties, by providing their children the opportunity to spend a quality summer time at school through creative activities.

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    PARTNER: 
    ELIX will organize for the fourth consecutive year this type of workcamps. This year it's in cooperation with the "Municipality of Athens".

    The workcamps aim to support underprivileged families that encounter difficulties, by providing their children the opportunity to spend a quality summer time at school through creative activities.

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    PARTNER: 
    ELIX will organize for the fourth consecutive year this type of workcamps. This year it's in cooperation with the "Hellenic Hope Foundation".

    The workcamps aim to support underprivileged families that encounter difficulties, by providing their children the opportunity to spend a quality summer time at school through creative activities.

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    PARTNER: 
    ELIX is organizing for the fourth consecutive year "Summer in the city" workcamps. These 2 new workcamps are funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (www.SNF.org).

    The workcamps aim to support underprivileged families that encounter difficulties, by providing their children the opportunity to spend a quality summer time at school through creative activities.

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    PARTNER: 
    ELIX will organize for the third consecutive year this type of workcamps. This year it's in cooperation with the "Hellenic Hope Foundation".

    The workcamps aim to support underprivileged families that encounter difficulties, by providing their children the opportunity to spend a quality summer time at school through creative activities.

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    WORKCAMPS IN GREECE FOR 2012 BY ELIX

    For 2012 ELIX is organising the following WorkCamps:

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