48 result(s) for poverty in Community & Culture
SantaFactory, Budapest, Now On Until 20 December
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
SantaFactory was first organized in 2005. The aim of the event is to provide gifts through fundraising to large families, families with many children in need living in extreme poverty in December, during the Christmas period. In our calls we encourage not only companies but citizens as well to help. What is needed the most are primarily non-perishable food items, detergents, toilet articles, toys ...
12-Hour Concert To Promote Fight Against Child Poverty In Budapest
- 24 Sep 2015 12:30 PM
- community & culture
A 12-hour concert in Budapest’s Sports Arena on Sept. 26, backed by a civil initiative, will be held to promote the fight against child poverty. At least 40,000 children in Hungary have no regular access to quality food, the statement said, calling on the government to prepare a new network of free meals for children to reduce this number.
Literary Dinner: James Bartholomew @ Bródy Studios, 30 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Join us to hear James Bartholomew talk about his book ‘The Welfare of Nations’. The twentieth century experienced an epochal war between capitalism and communism, but the real winner of the conflict, Bartholomew argues, was welfare statism. The defining form of government of our age, welfare states have spread across the advanced world and are changing the very nature of modern civilisation.
Statue Of József Zwack Was Inaugurated At Békéscsaba, Hungary
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Zwack József Secondary Technical School of Commerce and Catering , Member of the Central Vocational Training School and Youth Hostel of Békéscsaba held a commemorative celebration on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of József Zwack, founder of the Zwack Company. On February 20, 2015 the School honoured this leading pioneer of the spirits industry by unveiling a bust of the ...
Dutch Lecture On Illusion Or Opportunity Of Sustainable Development, At CEU Budapest
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
During her visit to Budapest on March 26, organized jointly by the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Hungary, Kitty van der Heijden gave two lectures on her views concerning the future of sustainable development, first for the companies at a business breakfast, second for a larger public at the Central European University. Both lectures ...
Uniquely Hungary: Meeting Late Martin Munkacsi, By Anne Zwack
- 26 Feb 2015 11:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungary must have more famous photographers per capita than any other country: Capa, Kertesz, Brassai, Moholy-Nagy but Munkacsi was the one who brought movement and joie de vivre to photography. Women laughing as they leapt over puddles, goalkeepers diving for the ball, dancers, divers, wrestlers, children running into the surf, Fred Astaire clicking his heels in mid air.
Funding Doubles For Sure Start Children’s Homes In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The budget available for Sure Start (Biztos Kezdet) Children’s Homes for this year is 606 million forints (EUR 1.92M), Government Spokesperson Éva Kurucz said in Monor, near Budapest, at a press conference held jointly with Minister of State for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere.
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Mother Teresa Statue Unveiled In Budapest To Mark Intl Charity Day
- 8 Sep 2014 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The Albanian Embassy and Hungarian dignitaries unveiled a statue of Mother Teresa in Budapest on Friday to mark Day of International Charity. “Mother Teresa lived an exemplary life, she faced up the horror of poverty and hopelessness and was dedicated to serving the needy,” Zoltán Pokorni, the mayor of District 12 where the statue was erected, told the ceremony.
SantaFactory, Budapest, Now On Until 20 December
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
SantaFactory was first organized in 2005. The aim of the event is to provide gifts through fundraising to large families, families with many children in need living in extreme poverty in December, during the Christmas period. In our calls we encourage not only companies but citizens as well to help. What is needed the most are primarily non-perishable food items, detergents, toilet articles, toys ...
12-Hour Concert To Promote Fight Against Child Poverty In Budapest
- 24 Sep 2015 12:30 PM
- community & culture
A 12-hour concert in Budapest’s Sports Arena on Sept. 26, backed by a civil initiative, will be held to promote the fight against child poverty. At least 40,000 children in Hungary have no regular access to quality food, the statement said, calling on the government to prepare a new network of free meals for children to reduce this number.
Literary Dinner: James Bartholomew @ Bródy Studios, 30 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Join us to hear James Bartholomew talk about his book ‘The Welfare of Nations’. The twentieth century experienced an epochal war between capitalism and communism, but the real winner of the conflict, Bartholomew argues, was welfare statism. The defining form of government of our age, welfare states have spread across the advanced world and are changing the very nature of modern civilisation.
Statue Of József Zwack Was Inaugurated At Békéscsaba, Hungary
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Zwack József Secondary Technical School of Commerce and Catering , Member of the Central Vocational Training School and Youth Hostel of Békéscsaba held a commemorative celebration on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of József Zwack, founder of the Zwack Company. On February 20, 2015 the School honoured this leading pioneer of the spirits industry by unveiling a bust of the ...
Dutch Lecture On Illusion Or Opportunity Of Sustainable Development, At CEU Budapest
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
During her visit to Budapest on March 26, organized jointly by the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Hungary, Kitty van der Heijden gave two lectures on her views concerning the future of sustainable development, first for the companies at a business breakfast, second for a larger public at the Central European University. Both lectures ...
Uniquely Hungary: Meeting Late Martin Munkacsi, By Anne Zwack
- 26 Feb 2015 11:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungary must have more famous photographers per capita than any other country: Capa, Kertesz, Brassai, Moholy-Nagy but Munkacsi was the one who brought movement and joie de vivre to photography. Women laughing as they leapt over puddles, goalkeepers diving for the ball, dancers, divers, wrestlers, children running into the surf, Fred Astaire clicking his heels in mid air.
Funding Doubles For Sure Start Children’s Homes In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The budget available for Sure Start (Biztos Kezdet) Children’s Homes for this year is 606 million forints (EUR 1.92M), Government Spokesperson Éva Kurucz said in Monor, near Budapest, at a press conference held jointly with Minister of State for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere.
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Mother Teresa Statue Unveiled In Budapest To Mark Intl Charity Day
- 8 Sep 2014 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The Albanian Embassy and Hungarian dignitaries unveiled a statue of Mother Teresa in Budapest on Friday to mark Day of International Charity. “Mother Teresa lived an exemplary life, she faced up the horror of poverty and hopelessness and was dedicated to serving the needy,” Zoltán Pokorni, the mayor of District 12 where the statue was erected, told the ceremony.