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Regional Workshops in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
In the framework of the joint regional project of Ökotárs and its sister foundations, we organised trainings on civil advocacy, communication and civic activism for CSOs of 6 Central European countries during the spring, then summarized the experience in regional workshops, where we also discussed the ...
Leadership of Budapest is Open to the Proposals of Civilization
CSOs of the Civilisation coalition welcomed the words of Mayor Gergely Karácsony and Deputy Mayor Gábor Kerpel-Fronius at the reception held in the City Hall, offering partnership on behalf of the Metropolitan Municipality to those active in the civil sector in Budapest.
Civil Map - Second Call
Ökotárs and its partners have again launched a small grant call to support the development of regional mini-networks of civil society, this time accessible and open to all. By the deadline, 13 new project plans were received from 6 counties.
Second Phase of the Civil Map Program - Local Trainings
In addition to the ongoing dialogue with the organisations we contacted in the framework of the Civil Map program aimed at expanding national civil cooperation and networks, we also continued to monitor and mentor the projects of the beneficiaries of our small grant program.
„You Choose We Help” Call for Applications
In 2019, Tesco launched its "You Choose We Help" program to support local communities for the seventh time.
22nd Edition of the Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia released
The 2018 edition of the CSO Sustainability Index of Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia was published by the United States International Development Office, USAID. The report is prepared in cooperation with local experts and organizations each year. In compiling the chapter on Hungary the Ökotárs Foundation was the partner of USAID again.
Sustaining Civil Society: Lessons from Five Pooled Funds in Eastern Europe
After 1990, US and European foundations and government agencies invested in a series of Partnerships and Trusts to support civil society in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the Balkans and the Black Sea regions. Analyzing the long-term impact of these investments is crucial, especially as many politicians across these regions increase their anti-civil...
The Freedom Tree in Kaposvár is the Tree of the Year in 2019
The results of online voting which started in July were revealed at the award ceremony held in the Magnet House in Budapest.
Communities' Autumn – before and after the local elections
All the communities supported by the Community-Organizing-Leadership program worked actively to ensure that candidates who have no program and are not familiar to the voters would not run for elections.