+floating is an organization founded in 2014, with the aim of supporting and improving the living conditions of the inhabitants of the Greek islands.
Purely of a voluntary nature, +sailing organizes actions throughout the year, with the aim of offering the maximum possible offer to the uninhabited islands.
To support the residents, +floating focuses its actions on three thematic pillars:
1. Provision of medical examinations
We provide primary health care in 20 medical specialties, while also taking blood samples, Pap smears and biopsies, if the latter is deemed necessary. We try hard to offer our services to all our clients who come to the +sailing clinics, because we are aware that if we don't, it is very likely that they will not see other doctors until a volunteer is found on their island again as it is costly and time-consuming for them to go to a central island or mainland Greece to take exams.
2. Implementation of infrastructure projects
+Plefsia maintains close contact with the local Authorities in
islands in which it operates, listens to their needs, evaluates their requests, looks for solutions and innovative actions, before starting the implementation of sponsorship actions in collaboration with companies and individuals.
We strive to give islanders and visitors the quality of life that we all enjoy, undertaking projects such as desalination plants, floating harbor jetties, landfills, playgrounds, donating medical machinery and equipment to local clinics, etc. In addition, we support educational infrastructures, with the supply of logistical equipment, educational games, books and other learning materials, based on recorded and updated needs of schools.
3. Cultural and educational activities
We carry out a series of informational programs for the public, focusing on prevention in areas such as smoking and breast cancer, empowerment against violence and harassment, proper nutrition, the importance of sports and many more.
At the same time, we promote entertainment and culture through respective events. We organize STEAM workshops, shadow theater performances, games with cognitive value, museum constructions, etc.
We are looking for the most active people in sports and culture to join us on the islands, we are adding our own most capable volunteers, we are looking for cooperation with major institutions and museums, for the greatest possible offer.
The pillars of our initiative are "unfolded" through the two major actions that we mainly carry out every year:
1. Annual Crossroads:
It takes place in the spring, before the tourist season begins. Crossing the Aegean, every 24 hours with the inflatables of our volunteers, we arrive at an isolated or uninhabited island, set up and operate clinics, launch projects, deliver electronic and educational equipment to schools, while we also hold entertaining and informative events for children and adults, before we depart for the next destination.
2. Autumn Mission:
We aim to visit islands whose geographical location or other factors make it difficult to join the annual +sailing Crossroads. The great weight is given to the offer of medical examinations and services to the largest possible percentage of the residents, while we also implement actions in the other sectors.
