OTP Fáy Foundation at the Pécs Community House
“On Friday afternoon (May 9), when we arrived at the Foundation, mentors Andi and Luca greeted us all with delicious sandwiches.
It was a big surprise for us that Viktor and his colleague Vanda from the OTP Fáy András Foundation came to visit. We had already worked with Viktor in several training sessions and at one of our summer camps. He brought some very interesting activities.
This time, we didn’t study money itself but rather its theoretical and symbolic value. First, we received paper on which we wrote down the most important things in our lives — such as family, friends, community, and more. Then we discussed why we had chosen those things.
We tried to assign a monetary value to these values, which of course was very difficult. Viktor then invited us on an imaginary boat trip, where we were told in advance that an auction would be held. At this auction, we could purchase various values — similar to those we listed at the beginning of the session.
On the evening of the imaginary journey, we experienced a shipwreck. We could only take one value with us… and by then, we had completely reevaluated everything.
We concluded that before making any decision, the most important questions to ask are: When? Where? For whom?
We ended the day with a pleasant reflection discussion. I really enjoyed the session, and it was great working together with the Fáy András Foundation.”
Fülöp Lázár, Pécs Group 3
“At Friday’s session with the OTP Fáy Foundation, we all started by saying a few words about ourselves.
After that, each of us chose a picture that represented a profession. I was very surprised when I picked one that showed a veterinarian, because I’ve wanted to become a vet ever since I was little.
We talked about the flow of money. We covered topics such as family and state finances, as well as the stock market, so that we could get to know as many areas of finance as possible.
At the end of the session, we played a game. We had to distribute balls among three baskets. One represented a household, another the state, and so on. We also talked about how important it is to sell the things we no longer use — maybe someone else could benefit from them and be happy to have them.
I had a really good time. The session was interesting, and I heard a lot of useful things! Thank you for letting me take part in this program.”
Leopold Luca Csenge, Pécs Group 1
