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Our new project: LIFE Treecheck

2019.02.26. 00:00

The project, supported by the European Union's LIFE program until the summer of 2022, was launched in earnest with a joint meeting in early 2019. The initiative, led by our Czech sister foundation Nadace Partneství and joined by eight organizations from the Visegrád-4 countries, aims at reducing the urban heat island effect by the development of green infrastructure that helps adapt to the impacts of climate change and make the settlements more livable.

Joint Press Conference on the "Stop Soros" Draft Bill

2019.01.19. 00:00

16 civil society organizations rejected at a joint press conference the deceiving, arbitrary and destructive proposal published by the government a few days earlier.

Cooperation with the Hungarian Donors Forum

2018.12.13. 00:00

In the autumn Ökotárs's employees participated as experts in the evaluation of the applications received in the framework of small grant programs by Auchan Hungary, Tesco, Vodafone and E-on. The programs were operated by the Hungarian Donors Forum.

New Community-Organizing-Leadership Call for Applications

2018.12.13. 00:00

The aim of the program continuing in 2019 is to increase the empowerment, advocacy and mobilizing capacity of the Hungarian civil society and to strengthen the effective citizen control of public authorities, institutions and market players.

Civil Meeting in Nagykanizsa

2018.12.04. 00:00

With the cooperation of the Zala Villages Association and the Nagykanizsa Civil Round Table, at the last Civil Meeting of the year we met with representatives of several small towns in Zala and dicussed about opportunities to develop and mobilize communities in the small villages.

Situation of the Civil Sector was Discussed at the EU Colloquium on Fundamental Rights

2018.11.28. 00:00

In 2018, the European Commission organized its Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights in Brussels for the fourth time. The keywords of this year's event drawing about 400 attendants were "Democracy in the European Union", grouped around three main themes: resilient and inclusive democracy, free and strong civil society, free and fair elections.

Civil Meetings in Győr and Szeged

2018.11.26. 00:00

The purpose of the forums - similar to the ones organized in the spring - was to build relationships, networking, brainstorming and inspiration. An opportunity for small and large local civil groups to meet personally and informally, as well as with organizations of national scope from Budapest.

The Roadshow in Székesfehérvár

2018.11.22. 00:00

At the civil evening in Székesfehérvár guests coming from far away brought their (success) stories - examples and good practices in national-level (civic) issues were presented.

Environmental Partnership Association Annual Meeting in Budapest

2018.11.16. 00:00

In 2018 Ökotárs hosted its Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian and Bulgarian sister foundations, members of the Environmental Partnership Association and their most important partners.

Presenting the LIFE Tree Check Project

2018.10.29. 00:00

In partnership with our Czech sister organization, Nadace Partnerství, we have received a grant from the EU LIFE program for a joint project which aims at reducing the impact of urban heat islands.

The Almond Tree of the Snowy Hill in Pécs is the Hungarian Tree of the Year in 2018

2018.10.18. 00:00

At the online voting starting at the end of July, the Almond Tree of the Snowy Hill in Pécs won the Tree of the Year competition with a total of 4779 votes, over a thousand votes ahead the second contestant.

Crowdfunding for the Community-Organizing-Leadership Program

2018.10.10. 00:00

The first community fundraising campaign in Ökotárs's history was launched in October on the Adjukössze! (Donate!) page. Until the end of the campaign on December 10, 455,000 forints were donated by 20 supporters. Donations will be spent on the Commmunity-Organizing-Leadership Program.