Voice of the Village A hely szelleme Kapcsolattarts

Voice of the Village A hely szelleme – Kapcsolattartás az elszármazottakkal Glas zavičaja – Dijalog sa dijasporom János Schwertner association president, LB project manager Jenő Hajnal director, PP 1 project manager Bečej / Óbecse, 2013. január 24.

Going or staying? Thousands of people ask this question in Serbia and Hungary as well. It’s not a new process it was the same in 20 as well as in 120 years ago but the reasons and the effects are changing.

What are the main reasons and who is affected by? Reasons: • • • Better standard of living Professional challenge Opportunity for studies Political reasons Family relationships Love Affected people: • • • Generation of 20 -35 years old Skilled workers People with good language skills Members of national minorities Graduated people

Project Vo. V destinations: Appearance of re-migration next to the emigration. We have no influence for the emigration though we can help the re-migration. Build a system which can help to keep the contact with emigrants.

Project idea Kistérségek Fejlesztéséért Tudományos Egyesület Academic Society for the Development of the Micro-regions Our non-governmental organization was founded in 1997 for the purposes of: Education Research Publications to help regions and experts in spatial planning We organise the regional planners congress every year where we give the Regional Planner Award founded by us. We have co-operations with many NGO’s in Vojvodina e. g. Zöld Sziget / Zeleno ostrvo (Ada), Óbecsei Than Fivérek Értelmiségi Kör / Društvo intelektualaca „Braća Than” Bečej

Co-operative partners in Serbia: Zavod za kulturu vojvođanskih Mađara – Institute for Hungarian Culture in Vojvodina Senta – Zenta

Why is Project Vo. V important for a regional planner organisation? • More and more settlements suffer from the lack of youth and lack of knowledge because of the migration. • There is no effective bottom up policy in these settlements. • Building for the knowledge of migrants would be very useful. • Migrants can help gladly for free • Migrants’ opinions are accepted by the community. • They can easily compare their former and current town . • They can recognise developing opportunities.

Why is project Vo. V good for the migrants? • Strengthen emotional connections between migrants and settlements. • Settlement considers migrants as a partner. • Migrants can help their hometown with their knowledge and experience. • Hometown can give information for the migrants while keep contact with them. • Remain the opportunity of re-migration

Elements of Project Vo. V I. Studies • Módszertani tanulmány – Development of Methodology • Kutatás I. – Migration and re-migration process • Kutatás II. – Connection between identity and migration • Képzési anyag és módszertan – Development of Methodology 2. • Összegző tanulmány – Summary study

Elements of Project Vo. V II. Communicaton’s elements • Nyitókonferencia – Opening conference • Workshopok • Vándorkiállítás – Production of tri-lingual posters/boards for the exhibition • Production of bi-lingual Leaflets • Zárókonferencia – Final conference, 24 th January 2013. in Bečej • Honlap – Development and operation of website

Elements of Project Vo. V III. Bečej Ada Info. Points at 4 locations Lajosmizse Temerin

Connections Info. Points need Az akcióterület népessége Settlements’ name Population (fő) Vo. V Active connections with migrants Lajosmizse 11. 140 250 Ada 10. 547 250 Bečej/Óbecse 25. 774 250 Temerin 19. 216 250 Összesen 66. 677 1000

Travelling exhibition • Involving local public. Posters of the exhibition are telling stories about four villages Ada, Bečej/Óbecse, Temerin and Lajosmizse.

Four involved villages – four exhibitions Exhibition opening in Ada on 30 th of June 2012. Exhibition opening in Temerin on 21 th of July 2012. • 40 visitors on the opening ceremony • 120 visitors during the week • 120 visitors on the opening ceremony • 300 visitors during the week

Four involved villages – four exhibitions Exhibition opening in Bečej on 3 rd of August 2012. Exhibition opening in Lajosmizse (Hungary) on 20 th of August 2012. • 130 visitors on the opening ceremony • 200 visitors during the week • 140 visitors on the opening ceremony • 460 visitors during the week

Results of the Project Vo. V • Get to know the community of migrants • Reveal the facts influencing the identity of 16 -17 year old generation • Create active connections with 1000 migrants. • Create methodology for the communication with migrants • Involve many NGO’s. • Organize several exhibitions. • Operating web- and Facebook page.

Sustainability of Project Vo. V • We are looking for the way how Vo. V- Communicaton model could operate after the end of this Project. • We expect support from non-governmental organizations, self governments/city councils, and European Union. • All mayor of these 4 settlements find important Project Vo. V.

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