Dirty Girls of Lesvos

Dirty Girls of Lesvos

In the north of Lesvos there's a group of foreign women who recollect and clean all the clothes left by migrants after their arrival. Wet shirts, pants and socks - as well as shoes - are collected in specific boxes spotted all around the main disembarkation points. Clothes are picked up and transferred to a laundry where these women (Swedish, Australian, British, etc.) take charge of the all laundry process.They are the only ones in the island who do collect, wash, dry and redistribute clothes in a big quantity which previously were simply thrown away, with a negative environmental impact on the island. The group has been founded by Allison Terry Evans last September 2015 and thanks to a crowdfunding campaign she has been able to collect up to 48.000 €.   In a period where European countries don't act with a common policy toward migration flows, we think it may be interesting to show how their own citizens invest their money and time to help other people, creating a big contrast with the individual (state) attitudes

by contributor Alessandro Rampazzo

In the north of Lesvos there's a group of foreign women who recollect and clean all the clothes left by migrants after their arrival. Wet shirts, pants and socks - as well as shoes - are collected in specific boxes spotted all around the main disembarkation points. Clothes are picked up and transferred to a laundry where these women (Swedish, Australian, British, etc.) take charge of the all laundry process.They are the only ones in the island who do collect, wash, dry and redistribute clothes in a big quantity which previously were simply thrown away, with a negative environmental impact on the island. The group has been founded by Allison Terry Evans last September 2015 and thanks to a crowdfunding campaign she has been able to collect up to 48.000 €.   In a period where European countries don't act with a common policy toward migration flows, we think it may be interesting to show how their own citizens invest their money and time to help other people, creating a big contrast with the individual (state) attitudes

February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. The party consist in pinning together on a three by three base, dirty socks collected the previous days. Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea is that instead of buying new clothes or waiting for donations February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. clean clothes piled, packed and ready to be re-used Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea is that instead of buying new clothes or waiting for donations, wet clothes of migrants arriving with boats, are February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. Linda, from UK, unloading a bag of socks. Every two or three days the Dirty Girls organize a Pin Socks Party on the beach in front of the camp Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea is that instead of February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. having their storage inside a working industrial clothes washing facility, things sometimes are moved around the place and need to be sorted out and controlled again. Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. after the party all socks are collected and take back to the red tent, Dirty Girls headquarter Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea is that instead of buying new clothes or waiting for donations, wet February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. To collect all the clothes form the many camps around the island, boxes where built where to leave the clothes. The laundry service van passes to collect the dirty clothes and bring the clean ones. Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. pin socks parties take place right on the beach where refugees arrive every day Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea is that instead of buying new clothes or waiting for donations, wet clothes of migrants February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. Inside the red tent clothes are piled and ready to be used in case of necessity Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea is that instead of buying new clothes or waiting for donations, wet clothes of migrants February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. The pin socks party is an open event and anyone can join Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea is that instead of buying new clothes or waiting for donations, wet clothes of migrants arriving with boats, February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. Linda and Katerina, two Dirty Girls at the laundry where the group bring all the clothes to be washed and dried Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea is that instead of buying new clothes or waiting for February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. The group of the Dirty Girls change continuously as it's run by volunteers. Anyway some of the girls are more present in the group. Katerina,(right) is an Irish woman who, having a propriety on the island has been spending already many months volunteering in Lesbos Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. Dirty Girls is not only for foreign people but its joined from time to time by local women. Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea is that instead of buying new clothes or waiting for donations, wet clothes February - 2016 - Lesbos - Greece. Jackets and coats ready to be re-used Dirty Girls of Lesbos is a volunteer group born in September 2015 by the idea of Alison Terry-Evans. The volunteer group is almost only women group who takes care of sorting out, washing, and make ready to be reused, the clothes of the hundreds of thousand of migrants who passed through the island. The idea is that instead of buying new clothes or waiting for donations, wet clothes of migrants arriving with boats, are exchanged with