ILIAKTIDA\u2019s, Civil Non-Government Association, staff, occupied in Safe Area Lesvos, apart from the numerous educational and recreational activities that performs in Safe Area Lesvos\u2019 facilities for the unaccompanied minors \u2013refugees and applicants of asylum, ensures also to coordinate educational excursions to areas of traditional and historical importance within the city, as well as other settlements in Lesvos, in order to inform the beneficiaries about the island\u2019s, that they are temporarily accommodated, culture and history.<\/p>\n
Therefore, in September 2021, in the framework of the project “\u039c\u0395R\u0399\u039c\u039d\u0391 \u2013 Safeguarding children at Greek border points”, funded by European Union<\/a> #DG HOME<\/a> and implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)<\/a>, ILIAKTIDA\u2019s team organized various educational activities – excursions to places of historical significance. Along with the minors hosted in Safe Area Lesvos, we visited the Ancient Roman Aqueduct, an impressive archaeological site, that is located near the city of Mytilene. During the Roman era, the aqueduct supplied the city of Mytilene with water from the springs situated near the village of Agiassos, i.e. 26 kilometers far away! The program\u2019s educator with the interpreters\u2019 support informed the unaccompanied minors about the monument\u2019s history and construction characteristics, which they thought was very interesting.<\/p>\n Moreover, during September, in Safe Area Facilities were also performed along with the minors the following activities:<\/p>\n We, ILIAKTIDA\u2019s staff, are doing our best on a daily basis to motivate the minors to participate in educational and recreational activities, acquaint with new skills, stimulate their imagination and creativity and assure that they have a happy, interesting and educational experience \u2013 time while accommodated in Safe Area Lesvos.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\n