Project Harvest Hope
Renewing Civil Society in Transylvania
Homoródszentpéter
Local Development Agent: Máté Ildikó
Minister: Székely Kinga-Réka
Homoródszentpéter was one of the five villages in our pilot LDA program. Their LDA program, therefore, is more established and they have been able to complete a number of community projects.
Ildikó has led several projects in the village of Homoródszentpéter. They have restored the bowling alley, created a doctor visiting office, upgraded the school to include flush toilets and central heating, and organized a local area cleanup day (kaláka).
The doctor now visits the village one day each week.
The villagers hope to create an environment attractive to young families with stimulating work that will provide good opportunities.
Good News: Two new families have recently moved to the village!
Kinga-Réka shared this observation:
"The residents of the village are ambitious and tenacious. Over the years they suffered immense losses and they were truly tried.
"Hopefully happier times are in their future. However every one here is aware that the only possible way to change life is to believe in and work for it. The only possible way to preserve their spiritual, cultural and economic values is to have the best intentions and to work honestly.
"May God help them."