I Went to work, but I Got Much More

“The participants unanimously admit that the volunteer year made them braver and more creative. The experiences were life-changing and enriching for them,” summarizes Krisztina Csordás, project manager of the Voluntary Diaconal Year Programme Office. This is also a place to visit for people who want to do voluntary work, those who are looking for short-term assignments.

2024. február 2.

“Personal Contact With Volunteers Is Important”

Lilla Vad joined the staff team of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid in February 2009 as the coordinator of the Bridge of Love program. During her more than a decade of service, she has experienced the growth of the organization and the multiplication of tasks.

2021. november 12.

Joy of Volunteering

It was the 12th occasion that the "72 hour - No Compromise" volunteering action took place. Almost ten thousand young people participated in the three-day-long ecumenical initiative.

2019. október 19.

Bridge of Love

The aim of the event that is organized for the 10th time is to show that the Reformed people can work together and help others

2018. május 8.

The Workers of Reciprocity

Former volunteers and European partners celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the existence of The Voluntary Diaconal Year in Hungary (ÖDE)

2017. december 21.

To Give a Year of Your Life

The time that young people spend in European countries or in Hungarian communities beyond Hungarian borders transforms them

2017. december 21.

The Faces of Love

More than seventeen thousand volunteers carried out tasks for more than one hundred thousand work-hours on the last weekend of May at the Bridge of Love, organized by the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid.

2015. június 26.

Bridge of Love 2013

Sixteen thousand applicants registered for the Bridge of Love this year, more than ever before. The two-day event is a great opportunity for both young and elderly people to be part of a community and serve for a good cause across the Carpathian Basin.

2013. május 28.