Description
The aim of the project is to dismantle prejudices against homelessness, and to test community funding as a means of fundraising and a solidarity practice in social care. The program is especially relevant because of the policies of the past few years which mean that authorities can now sanction people for being poor. In the present project they would like to carry out a model program of a new type of individual support system - by investing into things (training, tools, etc.) through community funding to enable the homeless to do something for their own better circumstances. A successful community fundraising and its publicity can strengthen solidarity, it can make the methodology of the Van Esély Foundation accepted, the Város Mindenkié can reach its target audience with a much deeper and more detailed message and Zöld Pók Foundation can get more practice in community funding.
Summary of project results
The project realized an experimental model of intensive media campaign and community fundraising in the theme of homelessness. In today’s world, homelessness is politicized; the government treats the issue as a case of criminality rather than trying to find a solution to housing problems. Society is under-informed about the nature and possible solutions of homelessness. The aim of the program was to spread information and dissolve prejudices. As a result, a report film was made about housing problems and poverty, which was circulated to a large pool of people. A successful fundraising campaign was also organised: in only 11 hours the community collected a sufficient sum of money to support the educational goals of a young man. The project was able to realize its main goal, it was successful in channeling the message that every third person in Hungary is affected by the uncertainty of housing. The project was based on the cooperation of Green Spider, Van Esély (There is a chance), and the A Város Mindenkié (City is for All).
Summary of bilateral results