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Report on the visit of Hungarian ladies in Austria |
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Hungary - Austria Sisterhood followup |
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From May 19th to 22nd, 2005 a group of 25 Hungarian ladies visited Austria on the invitation of Womens’ Federation for World Peace Austria |
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View of Budapest |
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On Friday, 20th of May they visited a number of kindergartens of a Viennese Private Kindergarten-chain. They had been invited by one of the kindergarten teachers there, who is a member of FFWP. During a meeting with the Board of Directors responsible for the whole kindergarten chain (35 kindergartens) work experiences and methods of education were exchanged The Hungarian ladies were accompanied by a member of their local government responsible for culture and education. |
| Hungarian ladies listening to a presentation in the private kindergarten "Ommaya" in Vienna | |
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The next day, Saturday, the Hungarian delegation spent in a seminar centre near Vienna, in Seebenstein, taking time for spiritual enrichment. Mrs.Renate Amesbauer, president of the Austrian WFWP gave a speech on “The female power inside me”, and Mr. Peter Zöhrer, president of the Austrian FFWP, spoke on the “Three Blessings and universal principles of happiness”. The lectures were received very well. Mrs. Timea Virag, who represented the Hungarian WFWP, explained the activities of the Hungarian Chapter. After the lectures Holy Wine was shared and 2 ladies were given the Peace Ambassador’s award for their work |
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Performance of the children of the kindergarden "Ommaya" |
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This visit was one of a series of exchange programs between the Austrian and Hungarian WFWP, which started in 1996, when a delegation of Hungarian kindergarten teachers first visited the private kindergarten “Ommaya” in Vienna, which is a project of the FFWP Austria. |
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Mrs. Rozsika Bekevari, the "driving force" behind the regular meetings between Hungarian and Austrian sisterhood-sisters, with her Austrian sisterhood-sister, Aishen Wang |
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In 1997 a Sisterhood Ceremony was organized between the 2 countries, and since that time the sister-relationships are ongoing.
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Mrs. Renate Amesbauer with her sisterhood-sister, Xenia |
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Last year the “motor” behind the activities, Mrs. Rozsika Bekevari, responsible for several kindergartens for many years, has been given the Peace Ambassador’s Award in Budapest. |
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Clothes and toys for Hungarian kindergardens -Mrs.Elisabeth Cook and Mrs. Rozsika Bekevari, kindergarden directrice |
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May 2005, Seebenstein, after the Peace Award Ceremony |
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Elisabeth Cook