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CHARITY PANORAMA
Budapest – The Baptist Service Center in Kőbánya is under major developments. A laundry and a bath is now available for the needy people staying at the shelter at Maglódi Street. However, the 'to-do-list' will never run out. Dutch volunteers from the partner organisation called 'Stichting Embrace' helped this week to paint, expand and to set in order the dining room of the shelter.
Thessaloniki – The volunteer workers of Hungarian Baptist Aid visited Refugee Camps in Greece to bring donation and look for cooperation. The camp in Thessaloniki is called ‘Softex’ and provides home for 1200 to 1500 refugees. The other one in Diavata was establised in 2016 February and has the capacity of providing shelter for 2500 people.
Accumoli, Budapest - The HUBA Rescue24 special rescue team is ready to go, although the Italian authorities have not yet asked for international help after the earthquake on Wednesday.
Budapest – Sándor Szenczy, president of Hungarian Baptist Aid was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of Hungary on the occasion of the Saint Stephen's Day National Holiday on 18th of August, 2016. The award “recognizes his social, goodwill, charity and educational activities for the benefit of the needy, as the head of the charity organization he also founded.”
Tahi – At one of the most beautiful places in the conservation area of Pilis, at the Baptist Camp in Tahi, Roma young people could spend a week, who arrived from Transylvania and Nagyhalász (Eastern Hungary). The camp included sports, games, meaningful conversations and worship time.
Hungarian Baptist Aid (HBAid) has been fighting against human trafficking since 2003 by helping the victims and promoting the prevention of victimization. HBAid also represents the interest and ensures the protection and provision of victims. On the other day, one of the victims thanked HBAid's staff in a letter after receiving assistance.
Uzhhorod (Transcarpathia, Ukraine) – From July 28th to August 3rd, Hungarian Baptist Aid’s team (HBAid) worked at a poor settlement in Transcarpathia. The Hungarian workers of the aid organization accompanied American medical experts to the neighboring country, where they helped their work among the needy.
Tápióbicske – The Dutch partners of Hungarian Baptist Aid (HBAid), the volunteers of Stichting Embrace, painted school facilities, repaired the homes of needy families and showed a brightful example to follow to those who tend to be distressed under the weight of misfortune. It was an exemplary cooperation to welcome new results.
Bologna – Hungarian Baptist Aid, with its partners, is participating in a realization of a program that gives technical assistance for European NGOs and CSOs that would send volunteers in third world countries.
Under the framework of 'EU Aid Spreading: Maximize the capacity of the hosting organizations to be involved in and prepared to the Eu Aid Volunteers Programme' in which Hungarian Baptist Aid is involved as implementing partner- our colleague is representing HBAid on EUAV ( Eu Aid Volunteers) Training of Trainers in Bologna, Italy.
Ibrány, Nyírbogdány – Hungarian Baptist Aid, in cooperation with Baptists on Mission, organized English camps involving American and Hungarian volunteers in two settlements of Nyírség, Hungary.
Hungary, Transylvania (Romania), Transcarpathia (Ukraine) - Summer has really begun! Language courses, Bible studies, crafts, plays, sports and entertaining games are all part of the camps that are organized at the educational institutions that are maintained by Hungarian Baptist Aid.
