By supporting community initiatives, the Hungarian Environmental Partnership Foundation aims at contributing to the development of a democratic, sustainable and equitable society and an institutional system based on citizen participation.

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Our programsClick on the programs to reach their own webpage!

We analyzing, evaluating and supporting the activities of CSOs and community groups (e.g. voter mobilization, election monitoring) around the local and national elections.

Reclaim our Civil Space!

We broadening the grassroots basis and constituency of civil society, facilitating cross-border cooperation and developing together the outlines of a comprehensive European civil society policy.

Civil Map

Our goal is to map and meet those, primarily local organizations, groups and communities („newbies”) which so far have not been active outside their direct environs, have not participated in the broader „circulation”.

Community-Organizing-Leadership

Through its community organizing program, Ökotárs aims at contributing to the revitalization of civic community life in the countryside.

Civil Partner

Aims to develop non-profit leglislation to create a friendly and predictable environment where non-governmental organizations can work safely and easily. In cooperation with civil experts we do reserach, analyses and studies.

Tree of the Year and tree planting

Anyone can nominate their favourite tree to the annual contest. Besides we support community tree planting, the creation and rehabilitation of green spaces.

Tree of the Year >> LIFE TreeCheck >>

LIFE TreeCheck.... so the city doesn't burn!

Together with our partners we support cities in Central Europe to effectively adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Closed funds

NGO Fund of the EEA/Norway Grants (2012-2017)

Swiss-Hungarian NGO and Scholarship Funds (2012-2015)

Foltányi Zsuzsa - „FoZsu” emlékösztöndíj

Foltányi Zsuzsa, az alapítvány első “alapító” igazgatója, majd élete végéig az alapítvány stratégiai tanácsadója, a kuratórium, illetve az adományi bizottság tagja, a magyarországi civil környezetvédelmi mozgalom és a fenntarthatósági törekvések egyik legmeghatározóbb személyisége.

Emléke és munkássága előtt tisztelegve 2024-ben emlékösztöndíjat alapítottunk azzal a céllal, hogy ösztönözzük és támogassuk azokat a kiváló egyetemi hallgatókat, akik a környezettudományokhoz kapcsolódó területeken tanulnak és aktív szerepet vállalnak a fenntarthatóság és a környezet védelmének népszerűsítésében. Az ösztöndíj célja hozzásegíteni a díjazottakat ahhoz, hogy pozitív hatást gyakoroljanak a környezetre, éppúgy, mint ahogy Foltányi Zsuzsa tette élete során.

Bővebben az ösztöndíj felhívásról

Eredményhirdetés - 2024

News

8 Apr. 2025

Attack on NGOs in the EU - A Call To Act For An Independent Civil Society

Statement issued by the Civil Society Europe, signed by Ökotárs among 570+ CSOs. Full text of the statement:

19 Feb. 2025

In historic decision, European Commission promises strategy to support, protect, and empower civil society

Az Európai Bizottság közzétette 2025-ös munkatervét, amelyben szerepel, hogy még idén EU-s stratégia születik a civil társadalom támogatására. Egy uniós civil stratégia lehetőséget ad a civil társadalmat uniós szinten is érintő negatív trendek megfordítására és a társadalmi részvétel pilléreinek a megerősítésére.

27 Jan. 2025

Hungarian CSOs contribute to the European Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report

For the sixth year in a row, Ökotárs is contributing to the European Commission's annual Rule of Law Report in coordination with other Hungarian human rights and anti-corruption CSOs in the framework of the stakeholder consultation launched by the European Commission.

rule of law report contributions Hungary 2025

Supported projectsList of the projects supported by Ökotárs

Year	Program	Organization	City	Description	Grant amount
2012	Swiss-Hungarian NGO and Scholarship Funds	Assocation Helping the Integration of Roma in South-Borsod	Tiszatarján	The specific direct objective of the project is to help the catcthing up of the Roma population of our subregion, to increase opportunities for their children, and to facilitate the underprivileged members of their social and labour market integration. Through the development we want to...	70 499 EUR
2007	Grant program	CSEMETE	Szeged	Sapling association organized the National Gathering of green organizations in 2007. HEPF supported the travel costs of those participants who needed it.	1 594 EUR
2016	Community-Organizing-Leadership	Living Memorial - Gyál	Gyál	The Living Memorial group was founded by intellectuals at the beginning of 2014, originally to protest against the misdirected memorial for the victims of the German occupation. Over time, personal stories and rememberance became the focus of the discussion. Later the pool of issues became...	6 361 EUR
2024	Our Common Values - Fejlődésben PLUSZ (2)	EKM Non-profit Association	Budapest	14.1. Stop homophobia! Distribution of awareness-raising publications and content involving media workers and rural LGBTQ communities ...	19 994 EUR
2009	EEA/Norway NGO Fund	Akli Majorért Műemlék Alapítvány	Zirc	The organization's goal is to preserve the joint monument of the Akli Manor of Zirc and to revitalize its tourism by creating the Manor shop in the ex-milk house. They establish an informal selling, buying and heritage preservation circle of friends called the Akli Manor Friend Circle composed...	22 442 EUR

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