“It’s important to feel the power we have as residents”
We spoke with Petra Sára Kiss and Zsófia Lázár, members of the Zöldendre Association and participants in our Revitalising Small…
Revitalising Small Towns
Trust or control? Thoughts on the funding of civil organizations
Opposing mainstream grant-making practices, trust-based philanthropy is gaining momentum worldwide. Instead of paternalistic control, it promotes reciprocity, balanced power dynamics,…
“We want to show young people the broadest possible perspectives”
Egyesek Youth Association is working on creating a youth community space after purchasing an old nightclub in the center of…
“These people love their community so much that they are dissatisfied with it and want to change it.”
There is an incredible tension, narrowing and very strong divisions in small towns, and since the Covid it is much…
We strengthened the commitment of 5 small town leaders to their local community
The first funding period of our Foundation’s Revitalising Small Towns programme for 2020-2023 has ended. We commissioned Gábor Héra, Senior…
“It always turns out that people come here for each other, true, while their hands are crafting and they are working”
– interview with Tamás Scsaurszki, outgoing chairman of the board of trustees
She is slowly shaking up the sleepy town
Learning trail, eco-parlours, potting sheds, walking bus, story trail – a short list of the life-changing programmes that have transformed…
“There are many people in Hungary who want to do something.”
Zebra guards at the school, a film club with first-time film directors, community discussions on topics such as journalism and…
A community is building up through invisible cooperation
He senses invisible collaborations that then turn into action and community. He speaks to people at the local market to…
