Yesterday, we delivered and handed over food and other donations offered by Tisza ETT, the Várda Heritage Cultural Association, and the Kárpátalja House to the war refugees accommodated in Kocsord village.
Today, we delivered food and children's clothing donations from Szigetszentmiklós and Budapest to the Carpathian refugees temporarily housed by the Kocsord local government.
On Tuesday morning at 10:20, I arrived at the iLabAfrica Research and Development Center at Strathmore University in Nairobi with my local guide, Nasir Abdul Dahim.
February 2 - Wetlands Day: On February 2, 1971, the Ramsar Convention was adopted in the Indian city of Ramsar, in which governments assumed responsibility for the protection of wetlands in order to preserve biological diversity.
On Monday afternoon, we visited the Baptist Charity Service's afterschool program in Tuzsér.
Gift the protection of a marine area this year!
"Only those who give are truly rich..." (Imre Gyöngyös)
Giuseppe Scelsa's exhibition can be viewed until the end of December at the House of Nature in Gyenesdiás. The exhibition was organized by the Planetrise Association and made possible thanks to the Bakonyerdő Zrt.
At the turn of the 19th century, there were approximately 1,000,000 rhinos on Earth. By 1970, that number had dwindled to around 70,000. Today, only about 28,000 rhinos remain in the wild. Of the five rhino species, three are critically endangered. The Southern White Rhino is classified as "near threatened" by the International Union for...
Since 1972, World Environment Day has been celebrated on June 5th. According to a proposal by the UN, the theme for 2020 was "Biological Diversity," a highly timely subject. The recent natural disasters such as forest fires, droughts, and severe flash floods, along with a global pandemic, emphasize the interdependence between humans and other...
Every year, the third Friday of May is celebrated as World Endangered Species Day, which this year fell on May 15. Established in 1964 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Red List is the most well-known, oldest, and most comprehensive global inventory of the conservation status of living species. According to the Red...
The Hungarian Volunteer League Association announces a call for applications within the Hungary Helps Volunteer Program to participate in a child support project and methodological training at the Prambs Academy in Zambia. They are looking for educators and student teachers who are dedicated to volunteer work and improving the quality of life...
The current situation has put many people in difficult circumstances over the past few weeks.
"I'm not an expert on the subject, so it is not my place to judge the appropriateness and effectiveness of the measures taken both domestically and internationally against the coronavirus pandemic. The health, environmental, and economic consequences are difficult to predict, although they will likely lead to drastic global changes. In my opinion,...
On March 4th, we safely arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. We met with the president of our Congolese partner organization, Dieudonné Chirhigiri, who also gave us a tour of the city.
From February 28th to March 1st, the 9th Africa Expo was held in Budapest, and our association participated in this exciting event. The event kicked off with an official opening ceremony and conference on Friday.
Today, on February 2nd, we celebrate World Wetlands Day, marking the occasion of the international meeting held in the Iranian town of Ramsar on February 2, 1971, where the Ramsar Convention was formulated and adopted. The convention focuses on the conservation of internationally significant wetlands, with particular attention to the protection of...
Since 1989, January 22nd has been celebrated as Hungarian Culture Day, commemorating the day when Ferenc Kölcsey finalized the manuscript of the Hungarian national anthem, Himnusz, in Szatmárcseke in 1823. Until the 19th century, Hungary did not have an official national anthem; both Catholics and Protestants had their own folk hymns.
English naturalist and documentary filmmaker David Attenborough probably needs no introduction. His latest documentary, "A Life On Our Planet," will be released this spring. In the film, he outlines the issues of climate change and explores possible solutions, among other things.
In 2019, the INDA (Interprofessional Dementia Foundation Program) project was launched by the Hungarian Catholic Charities. Our association is involved in the implementation of the two-year research series of the program.
"On October 17th, the 9th medical mission was launched to Malawi. This was the 3rd neurosurgery team from the National Clinical Neuroscience Institute (Neurosurgery of the American Street). The team members included Dr. László Szegedi, the neurosurgeon who was also the chief organiser of the mission, Dr. Gábor Nagy and Dr. Attila Bagó, both senior...
