About the Workcamp

Egyesek Youth Association organizes this volunteer program together with

Migration Aid⁠

(MigAid) in their Alpakaland, an animal-assisted healing space for Ukrainian refugee children.

Migration Aid on top of running a refugee transit hostel and Ukrainian school in Budapest, Hungary aim to create a space where children can be psychologically rehabilitated. In this regard, they devote a special role to animal-assisted healing spaces. As the first test Migration Aid bought in Esztergályhorváti (countryside of Hungary) an empty, but utility-filled plot, on which there are currently only many trees. In an area of about 3 thousand square meters on the outskirts of the village, they plan to build 4-5 Green Shelter homes (suitable for 16-20 people), so the animal-assisted therapy space can help 300-500 affected children and their parents annually, counting on 2-week cycles.

Alpakaland is a 16-day ESC volunteering team project:

We invite you to join us and be part of the extraordinary Alpakaland international voluntary camp (ESC Volunteering Teams) of Egyesek together with 12 international and Hungarian local young people! By participating you will be a creator of a wonderfully diverse community who live and work together all along the 16 days of the camp. During the activities you will get chance to contribute to our mission: grant meaningful times and programmes for children who have been forced to flee Ukraine.

COME WITH US AND BE A CO-CREATOR IN ESZTERGÁLYHORVÁTI, WHO MAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE!

Start date: 26th April 2024 (date of arrival, no activity)

End date: 11st May 2024 (date of departure, no activity)

Approximate number of volunteers: 12, Min. - Max. age: 18-30

Camp language: English.

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