Childhood is one of the best, but also one of the riskiest periods of your life.
It’s a wonderful thing to be a child, and it’s a wonderful thing to have good parents.
It’s a wonderful thing to open up to the world with good, loving, caring, loving-hearted parents. It’s a wonderful thing to experience the lovability of yourself, and it’s a wonderful thing to experience how many lovable, wonderful things there are in life.
To chase butterflies in the meadow, to listen to stories in our parents’ laps, to jump in puddles, to fall and then get up. To cry our sorrows in our parents’ arms, then rest in their safe embrace.
It’s such a wonderful thing to grow up knowing that even if the world is often unfair, your parents will always be there to protect you, to soothe you, to stand by you.
Unfortunately, not everyone has the chance to spend their childhood with parents like these, and they deserve help, encouragement and support just as much. To know that if they make a mistake, it doesn’t mean they’re bad, they’re just kids, they learn from their mistakes, their fears are natural, they’re just kids.
Children who grow up without a family are not protected by their parents. They have to learn early on to stand up for themselves, to protect themselves and their peers.
At the Children’s Day, in addition to fun and games, we offered them a programme that would help them to make their voices heard, to defend themselves and their peers, to stand up for the causes that are important to them, because we truly believe that every life has value and that everyone deserves appreciation, understanding and support!
On 28 May, Parents’ House Foundation, the project’s coordinating organisation, presented the international Our Voice programme for the first time in person at a children’s home in Hungary. We were absolutely delighted to be accompanied to the event by Csenge Offenbacher, Youth delegate of Hungary to the United Nations.
OUR VOICE
The programme aims to empower young people living in children’s homes to help and mentor themselves and their peers.
The project will provide training and mentoring to 24 young people aged 16-20 from Belgium, Hungary and Romania. The international training course will enable them to help their younger peers in children’s homes.
Our aim is to increase the self-esteem and confidence of the young people involved and to foster a sense of belonging in their wider community.
The programme helps young people achieve their goals with the help of child protection and youth workers.
You’re going to get to meet the participants of the programme really soon!
