The Encounter Experience
In our society, there exist significant gaps between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged groups, which are further widened by various forms of segregation. Our association aims to raise awareness of this issue, and our programs create a safe and inclusive environment for children from diverse social backgrounds to come together and learn from one another.Our goal is to foster a unique sense of community among children from varying social backgrounds, enabling them to grow into socially sensitive and resilient adults. We achieve this through experiential education methods, which involve a wide range of activities such as sports, games, arts and crafts, and outings.To ensure that all interested children have equal opportunities to participate and develop, our programs are offered free of charge to all participants, regardless of their financial circumstances.
Our programmes
Kacsakő Sport Camp
Since 2019, we have been organizing a week-long sports and adventure summer camp for children aged 10-14, who come from various social backgrounds and become part of the Kacsakő community. Fair play team sports, adventure activities, arts and crafts, and various workshops will offer a lifetime experience for the participating children.
Kacsakő Klub
We host monthly club sessions during which we strive to organize exciting activities that recapture the enjoyable and inclusive atmosphere of the Kacsakő camp. The goal of our programs is to support the maintenance of existing friendships while also extending a warm welcome to new friends joining our sessions.
Kacsakő Next
Our Kacsakő Next program, which is part of the international three-year initiative Generation Europe - The Academy, is attended by our seasoned campers aged 13 and above. These campers, now considered "buddies" take on more significant responsibilities within the Kacsakő community, guiding and contributing to its activities.
Support our work
Our programs are provided free of charge to participating children, and we rely solely on grants and donations for our operations. If you find our goals important, please consider supporting our work.
Our goal
In our Kacsakő programs, we create a secure and inclusive bubble for children from diverse social backgrounds to come together, learn from one another, and foster a sense of community. Our objective is to unite children from various backgrounds, including Roma and non-Roma, those residing in children's homes, representing minority and majority groups, as well as those from both economically disadvantaged and affluent families. Our aim is to diminish prejudice and bridge gaps while nurturing their psychosocial development. We assist children in resolving conflicts within a safe setting, encouraging them to understand each other's perspectives. We firmly believe that through these efforts, we help shape socially aware and resilient adults capable of handling misunderstandings in their later lives.We hold that inclusive sports and adventure programs play a significant role in reducing children's biases and empowering them to advocate for their interests. The core of our organized programs revolves around non-formal, experiential, and outdoor learning methods. We place a special emphasis on fair play sports because sports serve as a means to build bridges among individuals from diverse social backgrounds. Sports become a universal language that transcends intercultural disparities.Our games involve teams collaboratively establishing rules, practicing democratic decision-making, and playing without referees, fostering children's ability to stand up for themselves and their team when they witness injustice or foul play.
Meet the team
Borbála Takács
president of the association
Anita Nagy
vice-president of the association
Gergő Szatmári
vice-president of the association
Benedek Timár
project manager
Laura Gebhardt
psychologist
Janka Járay
master florist
Gábor Markó
economist
Rebeka Kulcsár
special educational needs (SEN) teacher, prevention activist
Rodrigo Dudás
university student
Nóra Hermelin Ábrai
graphic designer, prevention activist
Dóri Boros
economist
Borbála Temesi
software engineer
Join us
If you're touched by social inequalities, if you're up for a challenge, if you're up for an adventure and want to get to know us and the children better, join our team!By joining us, you'll gain professional experience, training and development opportunities, experiential learning techniques, and the chance to share in a range of community experiences, cathartic moments, tears and laughter.To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to kacsako.egyesulet@gmail.com.
Become a volunteer
If you don't want to become a permanent member yet, but would like to volunteer on some of our projects, we welcome your application. Tell us where you are from (school, organisation), why you would like to join, what you would like to help us with, how much time you would like to spend with us and how long you would like to stay.We can also charge School Community Service hours for your help.
Professional partners
Support our work
Our programs are provided free of charge to participating children, and we rely solely on grants and donations for our operations. If you find our goals important, please consider supporting our work.
Thank you for your support
Transparency
As with our programmes, it is important to communicate openly and honestly and to respect the rules we have agreed, so we have gathered together the basic information and documents that we use to run our association.
The Encounter Experience
We believe that inclusive sport and adventure programmes help to reduce children's prejudices and empower them to assert their interests. The main tools of our organised programmes are based on non-formal, experiential and outdoor learning methods. We pay particular attention to fair play sports, as sport is a great way to bring children together at this age, regardless of their family background. Setting the rules of the game together allowed them to practice democratic decision-making and encouraged them to stand up for themselves and others when they experienced injustice. We create a safe environment for them to mediate conflicts and encourage non-violent communication and problem-solving.
Our methods
Fair play sports
Laying down the rules of the matches together lets the children practice democratic decision making. Playing the games only with the support of an adult mediator we empower them to stand up for themselves when they experience injustice.
Arts & Crafts
Beside team sports, we create the opportunity for individual focus through arts & crafts activities where children can develop their manual skills while they practice self-expression and build their self-esteem.
Adventures
Stepping out of the comfort zone opens up the world of the children and contributes to tackle challenges of their own lives. Participating on these programmes also fosters group cohesion.
Teamworks
We create diverse groups of children and we support positive changes on group dynamics by implementing a project together. While working in small groups we provide a safe place for reflections.
Attitude-forming workshops
In group sessions, we talk to children about topics that affect and concern them.Friendships and relationships, conflict management techniques, prejudice, lifestyle and social issues are also discussed.
Sepcial guest programmes
These programs bring a new color to the everyday life of the camp, including capoeira, break dancing and improvisational drama sessions to enrich children with new skills and experiences.
Look around the camp
2023
Almost unbelievable, but this was our fifth Kacsakő Camp! Thanks to year-round club programs and team-building weekends, we've grown into the community we dreamed of when we started. Once again, we came home with many wonderful experiences, new friends and pockets full of cathartic or even light-hearted moments of laughter.
2022
The best thing of the year! Playing quidditch in the meadow; cherry rice with compote at noon; playing "kitten" in the waters of Lake Vadkert; camp-dancing in the sunset; play a little raffle with "kacsavics" money; totally not use Fb for a week..
Nordson 2021
Thanks to the generous support of Nordson Matrix, we continued camping with renewed vigour. Thanks to professional training with the most prepared and diverse team of campers ever, a new approach and a new location in Soltvadkert.
2020
The first campers returned to Ravenclaw as friends, where they were greeted by improved and new Kacsakő adventures and an increasingly close-knit camping team.
2019
The first Kacsakő Sport Camp. The experience of the first encounter between a handful of young campers and a group of children. New faces, new adventures, tradition-building activities, and a week of emotional rollercoasters.
Support our work
Our programs are provided free of charge to participating children, and we rely solely on grants and donations for our operations. If you find our goals important, please consider supporting our work.
The Encounter Experience
We believe that inclusive sport and adventure programmes help to reduce children's prejudices and empower them to assert their interests. The main tools of our organised programmes are based on non-formal, experiential and outdoor learning methods. We pay particular attention to fair play sports, as sport is a great way to bring children together at this age, regardless of their family background. Setting the rules of the game together allowed them to practice democratic decision-making and encouraged them to stand up for themselves and others when they experienced injustice. We create a safe environment for them to mediate conflicts and encourage non-violent communication and problem-solving.
Look around the Klub
3D fotómóka
Falmászás
Filmklub a Bem Moziban
Cipősdoboz-ajándékkészítés
Break, afro és hip-hop tánc
Őszi kenuzás a Dunakanyarban
Tavaszi kenuzás a Dunakanyarban
Ninja kihívás
Szabaduló szoba
Film- és popcorn délután
Adventi készülődés
Lézerharc a Grundon
Kenuzás a Dunakanyarban 2021
Kalandozás az Orczy kertben
Fair-play foci bajnokság
Support our work
Our programs are provided free of charge to participating children, and we rely solely on grants and donations for our operations. If you find our goals important, please consider supporting our work.
We are the new generation
The Kacsakő Next programme is for experienced campers over the age of 13, who are now "comrades in arms" and take on a more responsible role in the life of the Kacsakő community than younger campers.
As part of the Generation Europe - The Academy international programme, the aim of our Kacsakő Next programme is to build teams, develop the skills of the children involved (communication, teamwork, creativity), learn English and gain international experience. The programme will run for three years, from 2022 to 2024, and will consist of the following elements in a nutshell:
• Monthly meetings: brainstorming, KacsaKő adventure activities, learning English
• English language challenges to be completed in English and on a phone app
• Yearly participation in international camps (Portugal, Germany, Hungary)
• Participation in a Kacsakő Camp as a comrade
The project is supported by the European Union and the Mercator Stiftung
The Encounter Experience
We believe that inclusive sport and adventure programmes help to reduce children's prejudices and empower them to assert their interests. The main tools of our organised programmes are based on non-formal, experiential and outdoor learning methods. We pay particular attention to fair play sports, as sport is a great way to bring children together at this age, regardless of their family background. Setting the rules of the game together allowed them to practice democratic decision-making and encouraged them to stand up for themselves and others when they experienced injustice. We create a safe environment for them to mediate conflicts and encourage non-violent communication and problem-solving.
Support our work
Our programs are provided free of charge to participating children, and we rely solely on grants and donations for our operations. If you find our goals important, please consider supporting our work.
Support the Encounter Experience!
Our programs are offered to children free of charge, and we rely solely on grants and donations to sustain our operations. If you share our passion for our mission, please consider supporting our work!We've discovered through our experiences that even small donations can make a significant impact. We deeply appreciate both modest and generous contributions. Every donation we receive will directly benefit the implementation of our programs and the ongoing training of our dedicated team.
Join Our Regular Supporter Community!
You have the opportunity to contribute to our programs with a monthly donation of 10/15/30 EUR, depending on your capacity. Our objective is to secure 250 EUR in monthly donations from our regular supporters, which will form a solid foundation for our club events.We understand the importance of comfort and predictability for all of us. If you wish to become a regular supporter, we recommend setting up an automatic monthly transfer with your bank. This way, you can rest assured that your support will consistently reach its destination.
Bank account details
Bank name: MagNet Magyar Közösségi Bank Zrt.
Euro IBAN account number: HU96 1620 0223 1016 9616 0000 0000
SWIFT code: HBWEHUHBIf you have any questions about donating, please contact us using the details below!
€15
Useful contribution towards the purchase of sports and arts&crafts tools.
€30
Two scoops of ice cream for every participant.
€250
Enables us the organization of a KacsaKő Club event.
€500
Contributes to the organization of team-building activities before the camp.
€1250
Covers the children's travel expenses for one year.
€2500
Provides accommodation and meals for twenty children for one week.
Thank you for your support
Transparency
As with our programmes, it is important to communicate openly and honestly and to respect the rules we have agreed, so we have gathered together the basic information and documents that we use to run our association.
Impressum
Name: KacsaKő Közösségépítő Egyesület
VAT number: 19304962-1-43
Bank account details
Account Holder Bank: MagNet Magyar Közösségi Bank Zrt.
Aank Account Number: 16200223-10147290
IBAN: HU71 1620 0223 1014 7290 0000 0000
Swift: HBWEHUHB