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

17 Jan. 2025

Announcement of Results - Free Media Grant Program

Following approval by the US Embassy in Budapest, the decision on the applications received for the 3rd call for proposals has been made by Mérték Media Monitor and the Ökotárs Foundation.

10 Oct. 2024

EU civil society strategy - what's next? - conference invitation

We take a review of ongoing EU policy initiatives of recent years that are relevant to civil society. The event is part of the Hungarian Civil EU Presidency.

30 Sep. 2024

SZABAD MÉDIA PÁLYÁZAT [FREE MEDIA - GRANT PROGRAM] 3. CALL FOR PROPOSALS AND GUIDELINES

The Mérték Media Monitor and the Ökotárs-Hungarian Environmental Partnership Foundation (hereinafter jointly referred to as Mérték and Ökotárs), with the support of the Embassy of the United States of America in Budapest, Hungary, are pleased to announce a call for proposals aimed at protecting and strengthening press freedom, in Hungary, in two categories.

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Supported projectsList of the projects supported by Ökotárs

Year	Program	Organization	City	Description	Grant amount
2005	Grant program	Kaptárkő Természetvédelmi és és Kulturális Egyesület	Eger	Hivestones of the Bükk mountains are not only important as geomorphological formations but they have cultural values too. Acacia has been planted here at the beginning of the 20th century and started devastating the cliffs heavily. With physical and chemical control the non native species can...	957 EUR
2011	Green Belt	Kohó Kulturális és Közművelődési Egyesület	Budapest	Az egyesület Budakeszin dolgozott azért, hogy a kuriózumnak számító helyi mamutfenyők méltó környezetbe kerüljenek. A program előkészítése során szoros kapcsolat épült ki több civil egyesülettel és magánszeméllyel, valamint az önkormányzattal, emellett a Budakeszi Erdészet is bekapcsolódott a...	1 594 EUR
2018	Green Belt	Fazekasboda Község Egészség Egyesülete	Fazekasboda	Members of the association would build a Community Park in Fazekasboda with this project. The park will serve purposes for the use by all ages. They would like to have a pergola resting place for the elderly with benches, tables, a fairy-garden with a slide, a tale-tree and a barefoot...	1 913 EUR
2008	Grant program	Védegylet	Budapest	Protect the Future applied in the name of the civic cooperation for the Hunyadi square. The aim of the project is to make the square, the farmers’ market and the market hall be rehabilitated based on the needs of the citizens, by keeping its original functions and without building an...	1 310 EUR
2007	Tisza Program	Torma Gábor	Karos	A new habitat is being created by changing the cultivation of a pasture from intensive to extensive. For this purpose a forest-line was planted to protect the grassland, four Hereford cattle bought, a fold and an electric fence built up. The cattle help the sustainable maintenance of the land....	3 029 EUR

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