Restore Historic Castle in Szadvar, Hungary

Summary

This project provides 100 volunteers with food, tents, building material and other supplies to work for three weeks on a historic monument restoration at Szadvar Castle in rural Hungary.

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	$25 - would provide food & place to sleep for a volunteer for a day
	$50 - would provide building material and tools for a volunteer
	$120 - would allow hiring a carpenter to work on the restoration
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Szogliget is located in one of the poorest counties. After 1990, state sponsored factories and mines closed their gates leaving many people without jobs. The population fell below 800 as young people moved to the cities to find jobs. The village has a famous but neglected medieval castle and is located next to the UNESCO listed Aggtelek NP. The project aims to create a tourist destination by restoring part of the castle and bring 30000 visitors per year who will strengthen the local economy.

Activities

The project will clean up the castle grounds, restore a tower to be a viewpoint, place signs, boards and trash bins along the road that leads to the castle, and professionals will hold workshops for students about historic monument preservation.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $100
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $24,900
Total Funding Goal: $25,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will allow 100 people in the village of Szogliget to provide services to visitors and provide a better life for their families as well as stop the population decline in the village

Project Message

I have a disability that makes it hard for me to find a sustainable job. We have seen a steady increase in visitors and I now have the opportunity to make a living by coordinating the village rentals
- Mrs Agoston Mihalik, Szogliget

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Timea Tomatas,
President
4643 Pinto River Ct
San Jose, CA 95136
United States
+36/30-662-2290
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

Save Szadvar Castle (Szadvaert Barati Kor)
22 Petofi Sandor st
Perkupa, Hungary 3756
Hungary
+36/30-662-2290
http://www.szadvar.hu the EN homepage is under construction

Learn more about Save Szadvar Castle (Szadvaert Barati Kor) and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Hungary and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Hungary, read the Human Development Report on Hungary or the Wikipedia entry for Hungary.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 07, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 03, 2008.

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