HUNGARIAN VOLUNTEER SENDING FOUNDATION

Profile:
Established by private individuals in 2002, the Hungarian Volunteer Sending Foundation was an officially registered body in 2003 with the goal to address venturesome people to carry out development, humanitarian and aid projects, and to prepare them for the projects' cross country execution. The further aim of the foundation in a joint venture with voluntary sector organisations is to participate in the preparation of legal, institutional, financial requirements of volunteering in Hungary, and to promote the acceptance and respect of volunteering attitude on a social level by organising public events.

Activities:
The months' long preparation of volunteers consists of organised language learning, preparation and actualisation of education materials, organisation of trainings. The task of the foundation is to secure a position for volunteers in various projects, to support them infrastructurally, financially and mentally during the period of the project, to monitor their work, and to help volunteers to return to every-day life when already at home. Today, there are over 20 ready-to-go volunteers waiting for the opportunity to join a project, and further volunteer training is in progress.

Region: the foundation sends volunteers to every country of the world, where foreign NGO development and aid programs are implemented.

Number of staff: 7

Volunteers: 21

Contact:
Péter Reicher chief curator
reicher.peter@axelero.hu
H- 1114 Budapest, Szabolcska Mihály u. 7.
T.: +36 20 9776492
www.hvsf.hu