SPORT
Orfeas has extensive experience in organising, supporting and promoting cultural, educational, sport-related and physical activity initiatives at local, national and European level, often combining sport with youth work, volunteering, environmental awareness and community engagement.
During the 24 years of existing and actively involved in the European Programmes, the organisation has coordinated and implemented a wide range of inclusive sport and physical activity events, frequently in cooperation with municipalities and local sport associations. These activities focus on encouraging regular physical activity, promoting healthy lifestyles, strengthening mental well-being and fostering social interaction among young people and the wider community.
International Hiking to Holy Mary Monastery
In cooperation with the cultural association of Kamari we organized hiking days with experienced leader to the Monastery of Holy Mary in Xylokastro for locals and international youth.
Bike Ride & Sports Festival
Within the framework of the European Youth Week 2024, Orfeas organised a series of major events. One of these was a bike ride through Xylokastro: “Pedal today, inspire tomorrow”. It was followed by local sports associations inviting young people to get to know different sports such as karate, athletics, basketball, tennis, volleyball, and football. We have counted more than 400 people joining this event.
Open Sport Day
Festival - 2023 and 2025
In collaboration with local sport clubs and supported by the Municipality of Xylokastro, we have organized a sport day inviting locals all ages to join the festival where they were challenged and they could try their skills in different sports such as ping pong, volley, basket, karate, yoga, kangoo, football, tennis, running, jumping..etc. There were parallel workshops with sport themed crafts, and workshop lead by a dietician giving advices for healthy diet.
EU RUN Solidarity
Race - 2025
We have organized a race with huge success in Xylokastro with the participation of around 400 locals (in 3 categories) with the goal of taking baby trees and planting the burnt mountain area from the participation fees. (the planting activity was organized after a month, in December, 2025).
Contribution to Major Sporting Events
We actively took part in supporting and organizing the Panhellenic Race-Walking Championship (2024) and the Greek championship of beach volley (2016) in cooperation with the Municipality of Xylokastro.
Plogging Day - 2019
In cooperation with the French partner organization we organized this plogging event (same day in Xylokastro and in their town) promoting sport as tool for healthy lifestyle and environment protection. The participants by running and jogging gathered plastics from the forest of Xylokastro.
During the years we organized series of workshops for locals and international volunteers on martial art sports (karate, Muay Thai) self-defence, volley, basketball and football with the goal of inclusion, active participation, promotion of healthy lifestyle in cooperation with sport clubs, that offered their support free of charge.
Through these actions, Orfeas has developed strong operational capacity in event organisation, volunteer management, risk prevention, inclusion measures and cooperation with sport professionals and clubs. Sport is approached not only as physical exercise, but as a tool for education, inclusion, dialogue and community resilience.
