15 boats hold ~900 refugees, who then have to reach the camps, register & travel to Piraeus. #Lesvos is bottlenecked https://twitter.com/oemoral/status/636238926257254400 …
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Lastly, outbound bottlenecks affect the whole of Lesvos, as ship tickets are sold out. Friends having to ship out to other islands to leave.
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The ranks of volunteers are replenished often, as many burn out quickly & can't afford long stays, but knowhow transference is inadequate.
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In the space of a few days' stay at Molyvos, I saw almost the entire contingent renewed. Ranks had swollen to 20+ but veterans were worn out
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Donations from abroad are thankfully burgeoning, but as summer is ending, volunteers' numbers will inevitably drop & so will their capacity.
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See here https://twitter.com/asteris/status/636094487635316736 … https://twitter.com/asteris/status/636093108657213440 … for examples on the work of Molyvos volunteers. Help here https://www.facebook.com/HelpForRefugeesInMolyvos …
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If you have practical skills & can afford the time/cost to head to Lesvos to help, the experience will be rewarding & make a difference.
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Helping hands are numerous & have accomplished astonishing feats in Lesvos, but deficiency in practical skills/org experience can improve
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Given chronic EU/state/INGO/INO underperformance in the islands, the work of activists/volunteers will be crucial for the foreseeable future
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A Danish volunteer in Molyvos today proudly told me that the 2 palettes & box of supplies were independently financedpic.twitter.com/FlahBOh0wm
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The box will be used to host dry donations for refugees at the Mytilene airport https://www.facebook.com/HelpForRefugeesInMolyvos/posts/155790581422474 … authorities will hopefully cooperate
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Seeing the 3 chem toilets at the Molyvos carpark literally going to waste, b/c of local prejudices, was outrageoushttps://twitter.com/mpodil/status/634626843396734976 …
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Hosting refugees at the carpark, instead of at a functional, disused summer camp nearby, is a prejudiced blunder of Monty Python proportions
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Refugees linger at sordid conditions in plain sight of tourists and even that solution is unsustainable, as the nearby school will soon open
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