It may not sound like therapy, but beach days and swimming lessons in summer in Greece are perhaps our biggest therapeutic intervention at CHEERinGreece.

On Fridays, weather permitting, we do swimming lessons for small groups, or we take a full coachload to the beach. This year we brought 2 very full buses of Thiba residents to beach days. Thiba is an isolated camp and residents rarely manage to get out. Many described it as their best day ever in Greece.

With a population traumatized by the sea, learning to swim or to be in and around water in a safe, happy environment is therapy. Many thanks to the youthful, energetic team of CHEERing staff and volunteers who made these days so happy and safe.