📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Terény is a small village in the north of Hungary with a couple of hundred inhabitants. Situated in a magical and beautiful region called Nógrád with small mountains and hills. The aim of this project is to refresh and animate the village life showing sustainable lifestyle and to encourage and teach young people about the life and the opportunities in the countryside. The camp would focus on improving the conditions of the catholic parish and some jobs around the village for families.
Pictures from the last camp:
https://www.facebook.com/szabolcs.elek/media_set?set=a.10153527601276070.709481069&type=3
Introduction of Útilapu – Service Civil International Hungary:
http://on.fb.me/1Xd6as9
💼 What the programme involves
The jobs would consist mostly of physical work (daily 6 hours altogether). Some of the work would be around the catholic parish: whitewashing, painting, tidying the place and the yard and small construction jobs. Other jobs would be on the farm of a young organic gardener: harvesting and processing the crop, making compost, working under a plastic tunnel, helping with some gardening jobs. Other jobs can include repairing or painting in the village, helping families with cooking like canning.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Housing will be in the catholic parish, please bring sleeping bags or bed sheets. There are two bathrooms, with showers and toilets and a well equipped kitchen. The food will be mainly vegetarian and organic from the local farmers, and one substantial hot meal is provided. Every help and cooking enthusiast will be welcomed and also bring your national recipes, spices and cooking traditions.
📍 About the location
Terény is a small village in the heart of Cserhát. The locals work mainly in agriculture and keep livestock. There are several ruin castles, many natural, tourist hiking tracks.
⚠️ Requirements
We are looking for people with interest in organic agriculture, and building renovation so good physic is encouraged and getting dirty should be no problem for you. We organize musical and handcraft events too, so bring instruments or even special tools if you want to show us your crafts too. Don’t forget to bring your enthusiasm and cheerfulness to brighten our summer and your experience.
ℹ️ Additional information
The local population in the countryside is aging, the younger generations migrate, because of the lack of work and job opportunities. With this program we are trying to show young people the countryside and its problems and possibilities, because this is not a unique problem, or only happening here. It is observable in many places across Europe. We need to show young people, that there are ways and possibilities to live in the countryside and prosper. Our goal is to make this camps and event long lasting, and each year improve and build a sustainable countryside, helping with this the survival and development of Terény and the region.
Please note that free time activities are not included by the organizers, these activities are depending on the volunteers pocket money possibilities.