“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…
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Highlights from the 3rd National Gathering of Community Foundations
For the third time, community foundations (CFs) from across Hungary gathered, this year in Nyíregyháza, for our annual national meeting….
Motivation and Group Dynamics in Hungarian Community Foundations
The research was carried out by György Hámori, head of the Community Foundation Support Programme. The original version was produced…
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…
“We can always do something. Always.”
– interview with Tamás Scsaurszki, outgoing chairman of the board of trustees
“Something should happen in Hungary, not just in Budapest”
In the shrinking civil world, we talked with Julcsi Dés about the possibilities of action, the power of local initiatives,…
We provided €29,000 in grants to ensure the fairness of elections
We believe that the fairness of elections is of utmost importance – this is why we organised a special fundraising…
“Hope? From Hungary? That was the last thing I expected!”
So far 10.4 million forints (€29,000) have been raised for four civil society organisations working to ensure the fairness of…
Leap into the Future! Fund – our learnings and conclusions
What was our organization’s reaction to COVID-19 pandemic in 2020? Which projects did we support from the Fund and what…
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…
“We all are the change that is happening now.”
On the 22nd October, 2020 the Polish Constitutional Tribunal made further restrictions about abortion law: they canceled that paragraph from…
“We took a deep dive in a tragic reality”
Roots and Wings responded promptly to the coronavirus crisis by establishing the Leap into the Future! Fund. The publication of…
