🇭🇺 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Hungary – Everyone Counts 🌍💬

Discover your voice, embrace diversity, and make every story matter! 🤝✨

🏛️ Hosting Organisation

🌍 About the Project

Everyone Counts is an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange designed to help young people discover the power of communication and self-expression — while learning to listen, understand, and connect across cultures.

Words have power: the power to connect, to heal, and to build bridges. 🌉
Through this exchange, participants will explore how open dialogue, empathy, and collaboration can create inclusive and supportive communities.

🗣️ You’ll step outside your comfort zone, strengthen your voice, and learn to appreciate the richness of diversity.
💡 The exchange combines fun, friendship, and meaningful learning in a safe and creative environment.

By the end, you’ll gain not just communication skills, but also confidence, understanding, and new lifelong friendships. ❤️

🎯 Objectives

✅ Foster inclusion and diversity through communication and teamwork
✅ Develop skills in active listening, empathy, and expression
✅ Promote intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding
✅ Encourage youth participation and community engagement
✅ Create a safe space for sharing, creativity, and growth

🎨 Activities & Learning Methods

All sessions are based on non-formal education, meaning you’ll learn by doing, playing, and reflecting — not by sitting in lectures!

🌍 Intercultural nights
🎭 Roleplays and storytelling sessions
🎯 Team-building and communication games
💬 Group discussions and creative workshops
🎥 Reflection circles and feedback sessions

You’ll also experience authentic intercultural exchange, taste traditional foods from different countries, and celebrate diversity together.

👥 Participant Profile

Open to youth aged 16–22 from: 🇭🇺 🇱🇹 🇵🇹 🇸🇰 🇨🇿 🇷🇸 🇷🇴

Ideal participants are:

Curious and motivated to explore inclusion and diversity
Open-minded and respectful of others’ perspectives
Willing to share their voice and learn through teamwork
Ready to participate in all sessions and activities
Interested in promoting the project outcomes after the exchange

🏡 Venue & Accommodation

The exchange will take place in Bodrogkeresztúr, in the beautiful Tokaj region of Hungary. 🇭🇺

Participants will stay at Betlehem Evangélikus Pihenőház, in shared rooms of 4–6 people (mixed nationality, separated by gender).
🍽️ Three meals per day (plus coffee breaks) are included.
🥦 Dietary preferences will be respected when communicated in advance.

✈️ Travel & Practical Details

✈️ Travel costs are covered according to Erasmus+ distance limits.
🚌 Group transfers from Budapest to Bodrogkeresztúr will be arranged.
💰 There is no participation fee, but a refundable €50 deposit confirms participation.
🏥 Participants must bring their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).

Meeting points will be arranged in each country — e.g. Lisbon, Vilnius, Bratislava, Prague, Belgrade, Bucharest — with coordinated group travel to the venue.