Young Adult Interfaith Project in Budapest, Hungary, March-April 2004

Rev. Ilona Szent-Ivanyi, IARF European co-ordinator (second from left), with Nóra Kuntz (left) & Victor Lénárt (right); and Roland Bulai.

The design for this RFYN project for Budapest - a young adult interfaith project combined with a religio-drama programme - was begun in 2003 by Rev. Svent-Ivanyi, with the assistance of two young Lutherans, Nóra & Victor, and supervision by Ramola Sundram in Oxford.

The project was launched in March 2004. The participants are young people representing different world religions, as well as Budapest's Religious Information & Educational Center foundation (RIEC) and the Unitarian Church in Hungary.

Talks given by experienced leaders within each faith community lead to animated discussions, with drama then used as one method of exploring religious themes using scriptures & other texts.

The project is meant to be a model young adult interfaith programme. It is a new way of teaching tolerance & knowing the Other better. The programme leaders had also thought it a good idea to implement a new initiative. So far participants have welcomed this new interactive project, and they enjoy being together with other world faiths.

For a printable (pdf) account & analysis of the project by one of its initiators, please click here.