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2016-02-01 -
2020-03-31

Development Training

Colleagues

The aim of our Eltáv programme, run in partnership with the Katona József Theatre, was to strengthen and support the community living in Bagólyuk, a segregated area of Szúcs in Heves County. For three years, the Katona Theatre held weekly drama education sessions in Szúcs and Budapest, attended jointly by young people aged 6–19 from the settlement and participants in the theatre’s youth programme.

Meanwhile, the staff at Autonómia began working with the adults:

as part of the project, a financial development programme was launched to consolidate the financial situation of households living in the settlement (by establishing a community ‘mutual aid fund’ using the CAF methodology), house renovations were carried out using donations, and community spaces were refurbished with corporate support
In two villages, Szúcs and Tarnalelesz, we ran music sessions open to all, regardless of prior experience
In Tarnalelesz, our volunteers worked with members of the local women’s group on a monthly basis to explore various methods of conflict resolution

As a result of the programme, the local community was strengthened, residential buildings and community spaces were renovated, joint musical and theatrical productions were created, and the participants’ financial and communication skills improved. From the discussions and group sessions that began in connection with the mutual aid fund set up with the women of the estate, countless activities have emerged in the years following the project.

Theater workshops