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Szadvar castle project and youth camp, Hungary

Hungary historic castle rebuilding

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Szadvar castle project and youth camp, Hungary

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Summary

This project provides 30 children each summer with fun activities, food and lodging and 100 volunteers with food, tents,and other supplies at Szadvar Castle in rural Hungary. read updates from the field

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$10 - would provide food for a child for a day in the summer camp
$25 - would provide food and lodging for a child for a day in the summer camp
$50 - would provide building material and tools for a volunteer

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Received $1,170 from 28 donations from people like:

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Szogliget is located in one of the poorest counties. After 1990, state sponsored factories and mines closed their gates leaving many people without jobs. The population fell below 800 as young people moved to the cities to find jobs. The village has a famous but neglected medieval castle and is located next to the UNESCO listed Aggtelek NP. The project aims to create a tourist destination by restoring part of the castle and bring 30000 visitors per year who will strengthen the local economy.

Activities

The project will clean up the castle grounds, restore a tower to be a viewpoint, place signs and trash bins along the road, and professionals will hold summer camps for students about historic monument preservation and enviroment protection

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,170
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $23,830
Total Funding Goal: $25,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will allow children from different countries learn about each other's culture and history. The people of Szogliget will able to provide services to visitors and provide a better life for their families

Project Message

I have a disability that makes it hard for me to find a sustainable job. We have seen a steady increase in visitors and I now have the opportunity to make a living by coordinating the village rentals
- Mrs Agoston Mihalik, Szogliget

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Timea Tomatas
President
4643 Pinto River Ct
San Jose, CA 95136
United States
+36/30-662-2290
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

Friends of Szadvar (Szadvaert Barati Kor)
22 Petofi Sandor st
Perkupa, Hungary 3756
Hungary
+36/30-662-2290
http://www.szadvar.hu the EN homepage is under construction

Learn more about Friends of Szadvar (Szadvaert Barati Kor) and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Hungary and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Hungary, read the Human Development Report on Hungary or the Wikipedia entry for Hungary.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 4, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 3, 2008

Latest Update from the Field

2009 Fall Works

By Timea Tomatas - President, December 04, 2009 03:36 PM

Why Szadvar?

(A personal note from our last activity.)

I am completely biased to answer this question. I could say just because but then I would lose the exciting details of being part of this great initiative.

I arrived Thursday night to the usual accomodation and spent the next few hours with old (castle) friends.

Next morning by the time we climbed up to the fog covered castle the rain has stopped and we formed smaller teams to execute on the tasks that were lying ahead. Our work was not as spectacular as in the summer but was needed to keep the castle and the surroundings neat.

Some people cut the vegetation, others collected stone for the works planned for next summer while others continued the conservation work on the outer walls.

I was glad to get back to the village have dinner and head to bed to recharge the batteries for the following day. As usual going to bed early was not an option. As we were getting ready to call it the day relief forces signalled their arrival, several people from the distant Csobanc castle (150 miles away) arrived to take part in the effort. Instead of going to sleep we again spent hours to catch up with the newcomers.

Next day beautiful weather waited for us and several new people joined in as well, some from as far as 300 miles from Slovakia. Thanks to the good weather we could enjoy the spectacular panorama of the Aggtelek National Park.

The 7th Save the Castle day ended in a local restaurant where everyone joined in for some singing and dancing.

So why Szadvar? That is why! Because of the 2 days of hard work, of being together for a common goal, to help a local community.

Our activities are covered from donation from all around the world. We would like to thank our donors for making our work possible!

Plans for next year:

- 8th Save the castle day around March 15th to prepare the grounds for the summer works
- Archeology camp for students in June
- Conservation work on the 15th century gothic palace

We would also love you to join any of these efforts. Please contact us for details if you want to have a medieval experience.

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