PARTNERS
Our Voice is an international Erasmus+ project that aims to promote social inclusion by empowering 24 young people in care to make their voices heard. Meet the organisations working on the Our Voice project!
Parents’ House Public Benefit Foundation (Szülők Háza Közhasznú Alapítvány) (HU)
The Hungarian Parents’ House (Szülők Háza) programme is an innovative and complex support system to families, parents, children and children and young people without families. It helps parents in the processes of family establishment by social, mental as well as economic empowerment and provides early childhood development possibilities for children, with special attention to vulnerable groups.
„Do Something Good!”
We provide help and support to children and young people in care through our „Do Something Good!” charity programme. We are cooperating with 20 children’s homes in Hungary and 500 children participate in our programme.
Throughout the year, with the help of volunteer families and companies, we organise various themed programmes (summer camps, sport and cultural activities, holiday trips, health-education) for children in care. Spending time together is the most important part of these events, giving the children the opportunity to experience what it is like to live in a family. In 2020, we launched a pilot mentoring programme for the individual development of children in care.
Because every life has value!
Recognition
The parent support methodology of Parents’ House is internationally recognized. It was given the Best Practice award by the EU’s Eurofound Foundation in 2012, while the World Bank included it in its best practices in 2014. From 2022, the Parents’ House Public Benefit Foundation enjoys consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Asociatia Pro Agriensis Foundation (RO)
The Pro Agriensis Association is a dedicated community organization operating in Romania. Our aim is to promote the cultural and intellectual development of rural areas and strengthen local communities. We take pride in successfully implementing cultural and social projects in close collaboration with our community for many years.
Our activities encompass a wide range of initiatives.
We organize cultural events such as folk dance festivals, traditional celebrations, and local gatherings that contribute to the preservation of traditions and identity. Additionally, we place great importance on education and knowledge-building, offering various educational programs and training for the local communities.
Fostering community cohesion and solidarity is of utmost importance to us. We organize numerous charity programs and initiatives to support those in need and collaborate with other local and international organizations and foundations to achieve common goals.
We are extremely proud and honored to be part of this excellent team and to participate in this project. Our goal is to establish a mentoring program in Romania where young individuals with exceptional skills, living in children’s homes, can assist and mentor their younger peers.
The main objective of our project is to enhance the self-esteem and self-confidence of the mentored young individuals and to strengthen the sense of belonging and community in their immediate and broader environments. We believe it is crucial to provide them with opportunities for growth not only within the confines of children’s homes but also through traveling abroad, gaining new experiences, and becoming ambassadors of the „Do Something Good!” movement.
Our association is committed to community collaboration and the promotion of culture. We deeply care about the well-being and future prospects of young individuals raised in children’s homes, and we strive to assist them in overcoming challenges and realizing their full potential. It is important to us that we hear their voices, not only because they grow up in disadvantaged circumstances but also because many of them struggle with acquiring proficiency in the majority language of their nation.
Through our participation in this project „Our voice” we can further strengthen community bonds, support youth development, and contribute to the overall growth and progress of our community.
We hope that this project will contribute to the well-being and success of young individuals living in children’s homes and inspire others to collaborate in providing assistance to those in need.
De Stuyverij (BE)
“The Stuyverij vzw is a public laboratory that developed the Stuyfplek method based on its own experiments, findings and experiences.”*
From authentic curiosity up to passionate entrepreneurship
De Stuyverij consists of a network of local places: special locations in villages and towns. You can develop yourself, follow or give Stuyf sessions (small social experiments), drink a coffee, meet, eat something and sometimes even spend the night. We are there for everyone: singles, parents, children, grandparents, entrepreneurs, artists, road seekers…
In a Stuyverij you come into contact with new people and ideas, apart from the current environment or circle of acquaintances in which you move every day. With us you can connect, exchange and learn with others in complete safety and conviviality – if you feel like it.
From solo to a network
Whoever enters a Stuyverij taps into a broad network. A network of people with knowledge, experience, ideas and … other networks. People who want to help each other and thus move the world forward. Creating many opportunities with great enthusiasm and fun. That makes our environment an inspiring and extremely fascinating biotope.
„This is where our basic concept grew: offering citizens – literally & figuratively – space where they can devise and develop solutions for their own personal and social challenges. This leads to individual and collective innovation from the bottom up. This is the core of De Stuyverij.”*
*Founder Eefje Cottenier
Kommunio Foundation (Kommunió Alapítvány) (HU)
The Kommunio Foundation was established for the purpose of community organisation. Everyone is born into a community; the presence of a supportive family that provides a safe environment is important. In a favourable situation, this will be the primary community from which the child enters the wider community: first into children’s communities, into nursery school, kindergarten, then into school.
He or she enters a community in which there are already children from different families, with different values, with different ways of looking at life; and this is where the child first learns to be in solidarity with others.
Compassion begins when the individual realises that he or she is also part of the community. When they experience that they thrive much better together than individually; when they feel that in a community they can enrich each other’s lives and bring support and joy to each other’s lives. The purpose of the Foundation is to support community development and scientific, research and educational activities related to public administration.
In order to achieve the above objectives, the Foundation carries out the following activities:
● preparation of research and analysis,
● preparation of professional materials,
● preparation of a scientific journal,
● training in the administrative sector,
● organization of conferences,
● tender advice,
● fundraising,
● promoting the professional development of young researchers.
Kommunio Foundation cooperates with NGOs with similar objectives. The Foundation runs the Parents’ House Family Centre in Győr, Hungary. As a partner of the Parents’ House Foundation, they joined the „Do Something Good!” programme, in which they have been actively involved for many years. In order to expand the programme, they set up the first rural „Helping Circle” in Győr to provide more support for children and young people in care.
