“Charity Flyers Project 2025: Hungary and Slovakia”
Mental Health for Kids
How harmful is social media to our children?
Cell phones and other mobile devices are increasingly dominating the everyday lives of adolescents. Children communicate more with their apps than with each other and are often exposed to fake news.
And the more time young people spend in front of their screens, the more their understanding of language and their ability to express themselves decreases. The result: depression and pseudo-autism.
This worrying trend can be observed in Hungary and Slovakia, too. We would like to help the pupils affected there with this year’s “Mental Health for Kids” project.
The aim of the project is to strengthen the children’s culture of discussion and promote their empathy and self-reflection.
The Project
The initiator of “Mental Health for Kids” is the Rotary Club of Győrújbarát – although other clubs in Hungary and Slovakia have since joined the project.
The project focuses on workshops held by teachers, pedagogues, parents, and RC members. In the workshops, the children are sensitized to topics such as sustainability, environmental protection, nature, and art. Additional, debate training teaches them how to argue and listen and to treat each other with respect.
Step by step, the young people are introduced to a life without constant social media consumption.
“Mental Health for Kids” currently involves 15 primary and secondary schools. If successful, the project can be continued in the following school years.
The Implementation
“Mental Health for Kids” needs funding for the training of teachers and for the materials in the workshops.
On September 6th and 7th, 2025, the Charity Flyers will officially hand over the donations for the project in Győrújbarát.
100% of all donations will benefit “Mental Health for Kids.” This is guaranteed by the local Rotary Clubs, which in turn contribute 50% of the donations.
The project is further supported by private individuals, companies, and other Rotary clubs – including RC Nürnberg-Sebald, RC Possenhofen Castle International, RC Hof-Bayern, RC Győrújbarát, RC Győr, RC Győr-Rába, RC Mosonmagyaróvár, RC Dunaszerdahely and others.
The Charity Flyers crews also contribute a significant amount to the project and naturally cover their own travel expenses.
The Rotary Club of Nuremberg-Sebald, as the recipient of the donation, guarantees that your contribution will be passed on reliably without any administrative costs. The club is also happy to issue donation receipts.
Sustainability
In recent years, the Charity Flyers have successfully implemented many projects:
2024, Romania:
Higher education is usually out of reach for rural children in Romania. Together with the Rotary Club Timisoara Ripensis, the Charity Flyers made it possible for pupils from rural communities to attend a 4-year upper secondary school in a certified lyceum.
2023, Czech Republic:
In the Czech Republic, single mothers often fall into a spiral of poverty. In cooperation with the Rotary Club of Prague Bohemia, the Charity Flyers provided long-term support to the “Counseling Center for Women and Girls in Need.”
2022, Greece:
In Greece, homeless people and refugees usually receive inadequate health care. Together with the Rotary Club of Thessaloniki, the Charity Flyers were able to provide over 1,000 patients with medication.
2021, Tenerife:
As a result of the Covid pandemic, the living situation of young mothers on Tenerife deteriorated dramatically (e.g. job loss, domestic violence). In cooperation with the Rotary Club Puerto de la Cruz, the Charity Flyers were able to create a shelter for those affected.
We will continue to support all our projects in the future and ensure that donations are used properly.
Therefore, we would like to make a big request to you, dear friend of the Charity Flyers. Please support our project “Mental Health for Kids” in Hungary and Slovakia with a donation.
Please donate here
RC Nürnberg-Sebald Sozialfond
IBAN DE 77 7602 0070 1560 4755 07
Intended purpose: Charity Flyers Project 2024
