We are an ecovillage located just outside the coastal town of Rafina, in Attica, Greece on a plot of 250 stremma, with more than 200 resident families. We are a fully fledged non-profit NGO for sustainable development and ecological sensitivity, governed by a combination of direct participatory democracy and representative democracy.
Meltemi was established in 1946, in the midst of the Greek civil war, as a back-to-nature, getaway from the city by a group of Petroleum Company employees. Initialy everyone lived in tents. As the years have gone by and the Greek economy has improved, small cabins have replaced tents as accomodation. From that early era derives the alternative name for the place, used by residents, who affectionately call it kataskinosi (The campsite).
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| setting |
legal structure: not-for-profit corporation
surroundings: sea / island
land ownership: leased
building ownership: self-owned
neighbors: neighbors are friendly
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| housing |
number of buildings: 252
number of housing units: 244
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| ethnicity |
ethnic diversity: open to all yet unintentionally not diverse
white / caucasian: all
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| spirituality |
spiritual diversity: proportional to general population
orthodoxy (greek, russian, etc.): some people practice this faith
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| government |
selecting leaders or centrals: from a pool of volunteers
decision making: majority decides
rules: a few maxims which decisions and agreements must respect
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| income and money |
personal expenses: no money is allocated for personal expenses
savings: turned over to common till - no returns
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| love and sexuality |
heterosexuality: respected and welcome
monogamy: respected and welcome
celibacy: respected and welcome
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| seeking people |
people with children: welcome
people with disabilities: welcome
elderly people: welcome
single parents: welcome
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| drugs / stimulants |
marijuana: prohibited
psychedelics: prohibited
tobacco / nicotin: no restrictions
liquor: no restrictions
wine: no restrictions
beer and cider: no restrictions
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| dress / tidiness |
nudity: prohibited
tidiness: reasonably tidy
cleanliness: reasonably clean
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| languages |
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greek modern (1453-), english. |
| partaking users |
meltemi, current member
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last updated 2009/11/03
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