A special period has come to an end in the life of E-mentoring: through the Our Common Values Programme, a number of developments were implemented over the past year that strengthen students’ legal awareness, the social sensitivity of our mentors, and the creative self-expression of the entire community at the same time. The project made it possible for us to support young people with new tools and a broader professional background, while also allowing our organisation to grow significantly.

JOGOS! - a new board game for developing legal awareness

One of the programme’s key results is JOGOS!, a print-and-play card game that teaches students in a playful and humorous way how to recognise situations that violate rights and those that do not in everyday life, how to stand up for themselves, and how to exercise their fundamental rights responsibly. Players take on the role of different characters who are residents of the same large apartment building, experiencing these situations from their perspectives.

During the development process, five university students - Amina Flóra Gulics, Mendel Jankovics, Eszter Keresztesi, Laura Márta Lőkös, and Zsófia Sándor-Dombay - had the opportunity to try themselves in the role of game developers. The diversity of the team is reflected in the fact that the students came from pedagogy, psychology, and media design backgrounds, and from BA, MA, and PhD programmes. They designed the game together and tested it with students to ensure that JOGOS! is understandable, enjoyable, and supportive of learning.

From E-mentoring’s permanent staff, Lilla Lukács coordinated the work, while Zsófia Máthé supported the development and testing phases with innovative and creative ideas alongside administrative work. The game design was created by Dorka Kovács, and the legal terminology was reviewed by Emese Hargita Vörös.

The game is available here (Click Here!).

The online quiz and teacher’s guide can be found here (Click Here!).

If you would like to quickly learn how to play the game, watch the video below:


“Words and Colours for Justice” - children’s creations about their rights

In autumn we launched the “Words and Colours for Justice” art competition, in which students from grades 5–12 could create works in three categories:

- Create with Colours and Shapes (visual artworks)
- The Power of Words (written works)
- Thought in Motion (videos, music, and movement-based content)

The competition took place between October 20 and November 16. Nearly 60 submissions were received, covering many genres and styles. The submitted works were rich, sensitive, and deeply honest.

🏆 Award winners

🥇 First Prize
    - Balázs Balogh - In the Embrace of the Spiral (visual artwork)

🥈 Shared Second Prize
    - Hanna Keller - You Are Not Alone (visual artwork)
    - Botond Stadler - Surround, Don't Cross (visual artwork)

🥉 Shared Third Prize
    - Zsófia Farkas, Bíborka Tóth, Léna Váróczi - The Effect of Words (video)
    - Nóra Lili Molnár - Dear Diary! (diary entry)

🌟 Audience Award
    - Róza Mira Molnár and her class - Bullying (video)
    - Valentin Judás - Bullying (visual artwork)

The award ceremony took place on January 10th at 11:00, together with the opening of the exhibition. The exhibition featuring the submitted works was open from January 7th to January 20th, 2026, in the lobby of the ELTE Faculty of Education and Psychology building on Kazinczy Street.

The online exhibition is available here (Click Here!).

Photos taken at the award ceremony and exhibition opening:



GG! Good Games Ideathon – where students become game developers

One of the most exciting closing events of the project was the GG! Good Games Ideathon, held on January 31st, where high school students worked in teams on the core ideas for their own board games or video games. During the event, a game development training session helped the participants prepare a Game Design Document (GDD), which defines the goal, target group, theme, and type of the game. The training was led by Lambert Tóth, a game developer at Primal Game Studio. This knowledge may prove useful in the future, as the GDD is a document commonly used by professional game development companies.


 


And we developed as well: a renewed website, a growing team, and a stronger community

Thanks to the support:

- our website has been renewed (partly financed by the grant), making it more user-friendly and transparent,
- the E-mentoring team expanded with a new part-time colleague (welcome, Laura!),
- our social media presence has grown dynamically, with our Facebook and Instagram posts reaching wider audiences,
- and we were able to deliver four new mentor training sessions, and several of them were also published as training materials, which are available here (Click Here!).

What does this mean for the future?
We believe that with these tools we can support young people even more effectively in representing themselves and others confidently, responsibly, and courageously. At the same time, our professional toolkit has expanded with many new methods and resources, which we will continue to use for many years to come.

Thank you, Our Common Values Programme!

This project was supported by the European Union’s “Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values” (CERV) Programme. The support of the European Commission does not constitute endorsement of the content of the activities implemented within the project, which reflect only the views of the implementers. The Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.