Children from Ukraine Find Refuge and Solace in Hungarian Camp
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- 14 Feb 2023
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Children from the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia, Ukraine, as well as Ukrainian children from Mikolayiv and Kharkhiv, have been welcomed by staff and volunteers of the Rákóczi Association youth camp located in the picturesque hills of Eastern Hungary’s Sátoraljaújhely. Hundreds of children of different nationalities have shared in activities aimed at offering a respite from the everyday reality of war that surrounds them back home.
The Rákóczi Association has been the owner and operator of the event center since March 2019, thanks to the financial support of the Hungarian Government. The Rákóczi Camp and Event Center is one of the largest youth accommodation facilities in Eastern Hungary. It is located 300 meters above sea level in a five-hectare pine forest, and can accommodate up to 480 people at a time.
The renewed Rákóczi Camp and Event Center opened their doors in June 2021, with the aim of becoming a major meeting place for Hungarian youth in the coming decades. It houses as many as 10,000 children annually. Read More…
