Smile factory
2016-2017
The goal of the Nevetnikék Foundation is to organize leisure activities for the children cared for at the Pécs Children's Clinic and to promote their recovery. In the afternoons, their volunteers cheer up the little patients with playful pastimes in each department of the hospital: they hold craft, puppetry, and music sessions, socialize, and talk with them both on weekdays and weekends. The range of volunteers is very colorful: from teachers to university students to plumbers, anyone who completes a short training course and, as their free time allows, can take on an afternoon job. The program is held in pairs, the length of which is sometimes two hours, for which the volunteers are paid a lot of experience and laughter. About 40–50 people are currently participating in the program. The foundation buys toys, hand sanitizer, and other equipment from donations, but their survival actually depends on nothing else than the enthusiasm and invested energy of the participants.
