The camps, which have been renewed in recent years, welcome children in 21st century conditions and offer them unique experiences.

This summer, more than 130,000 participants are expected in the Erzsébet camps, Zánká, the state secretary responsible for families of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, said on Tuesday.

Ágnes Hornung announced, at the start of the Elizabeth camps,

ten years ago only a few thousand children could participate in the program, last year this number had already increased to 180 thousand, and this year the same number of children are expected throughout the year.

130,000 children are expected at the summer camps: 35,000 at the two main locations, Zánká and Fonyódliget, 88,000 at the day camps, and more than 10,000 at the other locations, explained the state secretary.

Ágnes Hornung said that in the camps that have been renewed in recent years, the children are welcomed in 21st century conditions and offered unique experiences. In Zánká, for example, the participants can choose from more than 60 programs:

they can try a variety of sports, participate in knowledge-based, informative and educational programs, as well as get a taste of the world of robotics or 3D printing.

In addition to the overnight and day care camps, there are also family Elizabeth camps, and they also thought of children with difficulties, a separate camp is organized for those living with type 1 diabetes, some kind of illness or disability - added the state secretary, noting that not only in Hungary, but there is also a camp in Transylvania.

Ágnes Hornung also spoke about the fact that in the area of ​​family affairs, they have been pursuing a triple goal for more than 13 years: every desired child can be born, families can live in financial security, and there must be a quality relationship between work and private life.

This is served by more than 30 types of family policy measures, as well as the unique form of camping in Europe, which provides financial assistance to families, takes the burden off parents' shoulders by allowing children to spend quality time in safe conditions, and contributes to work-life balance also, because while the parents are working, the children are gaining experiences.

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