Our mission

A bridging credit was provided to help out the foundation from a risky financial situation caused by a delayed EU grant.

The organization was established in 2005 with the aim to explore the infrastructural development possibilities of the Bodrog river, and foster the rehabilitation of its shores. They work in cooperation with competent environmental and water authorities and other NGOs. HEPF supported their operational costs.

The young organization is working on the preservation of Istállóskő cave and the rehabilitation of the ex-lege protected marshland at Tardona. HEPF supported the operation costs.

The organization prepared a promotion film presenting their goals and activities which they can use for fundraising, for volunteer recruitment, etc. HEPF supported the production costs and the subtitling of the film.

Nettle Association is playing an important role in initiating and sustaining environmental and conservation programs in Veszprém and its neighborhood. Their work in consumer protection and environmental education as well as their tree-planting program is outstanding in the region.

HEPF provided an intermediate credit for the rehabilitation of Saint Stephen water tower and its environs, hindered by the delay of an EU grant installment.

A festival and conference about organic agriculture and environment was organized for the South-Plain region.

The association regularly saves frogs along the 311 highway with the help of volunteers ranging from children to the elderly. HEPF supported the costs of the action.

A photo exhibition about indigenous people living along the Amazon in close relation with nature was organized with the aim to present vanishing cultures and global environmental problems.

The foundation initiated a nonprofit business to diversify the financial basis of their existing programs and services (environmental education, camps, etc.). HEPF supported the strategic planning process of the organization.

The sustainability grant helped the stabilization of the organization.

The alliance was established in 2006 by 6 organizations with the aim to promote and support the Hungarian Fair Trade movement. From the networking point of view, it is very important that the newly established organization can participate at international conferences, therefore HEPF supported their international travel costs.

The association launched a regular newsletter as a tool to re-establish communication with earlier members, volunteers, sympathizers and to collect possible new supporters.

HEPF supported the costs of a project of the foundation involving an environmental action-day and a drawing contest about environmentally conscious shopping for the kindergartens of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. Besides kids, educators and parents, local decision makers have been involved, too. The results and the program and the drawing will be published in the form of an online handbook.

The reimbursable grant allowed the foundation to publish the “State of the World” report for the sixteenth time. The 10 chapters of the publication cover 10 environmental problems from ecological globalization to overpopulation.

The Centre gave professional advice during the development of the tree-planting program of HEPF.

The foundation is running an environmental education center in the Dörögdi basin (north of the Lake Balaton). They organize an 11 day event to prepare a roof for the shed (to be used as a lecture hall) together with volunteers from civic organizations and building trainees. Besides this they will spend one day with cleaning the local river and building a “bench of everyone”. HEPF supported the costs of these activities.

A new environmental advisory and coordination office was be opened in Debrecen city with HEPF's support.

Using HEPF's support the organization monitored the preparation of rehabilitation works – dredging – at the Soroksár small Danube-bend.

Homo Faber is working at Békéscsaba since 1999. HEPF supported the Biorhythm festival where lectures, exhibitions and biofood-tastings welcomed visitors.

The association was founded by experts related to the National Parks of Bükk and Hortobágy. During the program they involved about 20 settlements and 12,000 people in the awareness raising campaign about the risks of “plastic-burning at home”.

In the framework of the project a series cultural events, research projects, etc. have been carried out about the interconnections of water and society.

In order to improve its constituency, the foundation organized a series of cultural events, in which they combined human and natural sciences. HEPF supported the organization costs of the events.

Straw bale architecture is an environmental and cheap technology. The foundation promoted its methods and use among local people and decision makers. HEPF supported the promotion actions.

The organization's regular newsletter “The Town Protector” has been published since November 2005. HEPF supported the printing costs of on issue.

A traveling exhibition, a bird-park and renovation of the bird hospital were realized from the sustainability grant.

HEPF supported the activity of the MÉTA landscape research workshops with operational costs for the first pilot year. During this, 4 groups will carry out concrete projects using the landscape database compiled by the Academy's Ecological and Botanic Research Institution.

The problems and practical solutions to water, energy and waste management in small settlements and households have been presented in the form of field-trainings and presentations. HEPF supported the costs of these events.

The foundation is working since 1990. This time we supported a week long environmental event held, called Melius Days between the 10-13-th of august.

The sustainability grant helped the stabilization of the organization.

The association is working with young people. With their involvement, they mapped local rivers, and based on the materials and information collected, an exhibition was organized and a webpage developed. HEPF supported their operational costs.

The sustainability grant helped the stabilization of the organization.

Intermediate credit was provided to cover the costs of a post-financed conference about international development.

The sustainability grant helped the stabilization of the organization.

HEPF supported the eco-garden of the association, where herbs and rare vegetables are being displayed in order to promote alternative agriculture.

A residential community in the 9th district of Budapest is promoting an environmentally conscious lifestyle by showing personal example. HEPF supported a series of events about these issues.

HEPF supported the organization of a series of environmental events (film screenings, contests, presentations) for local children about the environmental heritage of the region.

The foundation, promoting the production and marketing of organic agriculture has recently refreshed its image and the structure of the organization. HEPF supported this process and the salary of a new employee.

The newly-formed organization is trying to protect the “Old-mountain” of Sóskút in the agglomeration area of Budapest. HEPF supported their operational costs.

The association prepared an environmental impact assessment study about the possible rehabilitation of the Gyöngyös-stream that will be passed on to the local people concerned (municipalities, residents) and form a basis for the future environmental permission process.

HEPF supported the organizational development process and training of the group working on the field of international volunteer mediation and globalization.

In solidarity with its Romanian sister foundation, HEPF supported the rehabilitation of the Kobátfal village-center devastated during the 2004 floods.

The union stands for the for the rights of the people living along the Rába river and for the landscape. They are active in developing environmental friendly tourism, organize cultural events, etc. HEPF supported the operational costs of the organization.

The association, established in 1994 is working with the aim to improve the living conditions of rákoscsaba-újtelep inhabitants and to enhance the representation of their interests. The organization supports environment-reconstruction programs and enhances public participation through informing local communities about new investments and other information. From the beginning they are working to solve the environmental problems caused by the wastedump that was formed at the earlier Naplás street pebble mine. HEPF supported the development of a monitoring system, which will help control if the new mineyard that was created during the building of the M0 highway is ran properly. The association feels that the local government didn't pay enough attention to many important aspects during the authorisation and preparation process. They want to ensure that the mine will cause the least possible pollution to the neighbouring inhabited area and the recultivation will be fulfilled. The grant covered the costs of information and organization.

The foundation recycles household and industry textile waste, using an original technique. The Retextil Tribe Action Group is promoting this activity at festivals. HEPF supported the costs of special mobile yard that facilitates the work of the “Tribe”.

The intermediate credit helped the foundation in a financial situation when other grant supports were delayed.

The organization printed and disseminated a 6-8 pages long publication “Civil Thinker” among local people in 4000 copies to inform them about conscious environment use, waste prevention and selective waste collection.

By organizing a green event with several attractive programs, the organization wanted to promote its activities and enhance their reputation.

75 nature films were screened at the second “Csizmazia György Nature Film Festival” for about 750 participants. HEPF supported the event with the costs of the publications.

The organization aims at decreasing the harms of civilization by promoting healthy lifestyles, environmental agriculture etc. HEPF supported their operational costs.

With the monthly events named “Vital Dishes” the organization aims at promoting healthy lifestyle and cuisine.

The foundation is working on the long-term revitalization of the Saint Laszlo-water creek. HEPF supported this work by covering 3 month salary of one employee.

HEPF supported the group of organizational development advisors with the costs of a laptop to help them in their mobile work.

The foundation aims at preserving the ever diminishing native forests, more specifically they monitor their status and maintenance in the South-Transdanubian region.

HEPF supported the publication of the Highland Magazine which is an important element of the association's environmental education program.

Presentation series and a resident forum were organized about the hazardous impacts of pesticides, the Vásárhelyi Plan and the possibilities offered by the Natura 2000 program.

An important goal of the Fair Trade movement is to stop child labour. Connecting to football events the Hungarian group joined the “red card” world campaign and collected 1201 signatures on red postcards. HEPF supported the printing costs of these.

Protect the Future has shot a documentary about the Fair Trade Movement in Hungary, by introducing the participating activists, NGOs and the opinion of economists.

The foundation aims to collect concrete biological knowledge as a basis of conservation policies. Initially, they focus on more articular groups (e.g. Tracheophyta, Vertebrates, Insects) and will later expand the scope of their work. HEPF supported the operational costs of the foundation.

The association aimed at raising awareness about the unbearable traffic and air situation of the capital, through organizing a one day event in the otherwise crowded tunnel under the castle, also connected to their 5th anniversary. During the day, visitors could play volleyball, badminton or chess, try juggling or sit and listen to the piano player. HEPF supported the costs of the event.

An international cycling manual was translated and published targeting majors especially.

With the help of HEPF, an educational package about Global Education was re-printed and disseminated.

The organization received support to enhance Central European networking about climate change.

The goal of the program was to take steps against the lifetime extension of the Paks NPP, to increase the transparency of the nuclear sector and to ensure the public participation in the decision-making processes. To this end Energy Club continued to be in contact with the nuclear and environmental authorities, Members of Parliament. They took part in the environmental licensing processes, and kept on working together with other greens, and carried on informing the media and the public.

With the collaboration of other Hungarian NGOs (Protect, Greenpeace) Energy Club organized a campaign for the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster to pay tribute to the victims of the catastrophe. In the framework of the project, freecards (with stickers) were printed and disseminated, a publication and a new issue of the “230” magazine was be published, and a commemoration was organized.

Within the framework of the Joint Project, coordinated by the Austrian Ökoinstitut, Central European green NGOs elaborated a common opinion on the EU Green Paper on energy policy, and sent it to the relevant European institutions. The partners also monitored the afterlife of the Green Paper, following up the related developments.

Within the framework of the Civil-Partner Trust program, ECNL coordinated the development of a guide book and code of conduct on state-civil society cooperation, targeting primarily local decision makers and civil servants.

HEPF has again contributed to the printing costs of the 4th report of the Working Group for the Openness of the National Development Planning, monitoring public participation in the preparation of strategic documents.

The club is working since 1991 with the aim to raise awareness about the impacts of ever increasing traffic. They try to save abandoned side-lines of railways with several tools from awareness raising events to lobbying. To promote the use of these lines, they initiated a stamp-collection movement and organize regular demonstration trips. HEPF supported the costs of these events.

In order to help its implementation, the foundation published a guide book for NGOs to the Act on Volunteering. HEPF supported its printing costs and the honoraria of the authors.

The civil forums are part of the regional development institutional system, working along the regional development committees. The Green Club aims at organizing them into a network to enhance their efficiency.

HEPF honored the organization for their outstanding work on exercising public participation rights through litigation about the environmental permit of the M0 motorway.

HEPF supported the lawsuit against the environmental permit of the M0 motorway.

In the framework “Landscape Academy”, an open forum about the future of the landscape is being held with the involvement of university students, civic organizations and decision makers. Main questions of the forum were: the National Development Plan's effects on the countryside, living habitats, etc; the impacts of the agricultural support system on landscape and how linear infrastructure (roads etc.) development influences landscape elements.

Environmental NGOs have been monitoring and criticizing the transformation of the water-, environment- and nature protection authorities since 2003 constantly. Protect the Future has prepared a survey about the real impacts and efficiency of these changes and confronts them with the planned goals of the government.

The school made the best of the tree-planting event: their action attracted new sympathizers who will hopefully support them on the long run too.

The tree-planting action has been carried out in the framework of an environmental contest for students.

The well-known association planted 95 trees in the least green area of Szeged city.

15 volunteers cleared away the local illegal waste dump then planted the area with young trees.

The tree-planting program mobilized the whole settlement: civic organizations, individuals, local enterprises, school groups and an on-line newspaper have joined the action where the sport ground has been forested.

Volunteers have worked on the new micro-botanical garden of the local school, which in the future will also be used for educational purposes.

With the forestation of an empty field by the sport hall a new community meeting space was established with the help of HEPF.

The whole village as well as members of the association were working in the tree-planting program. Saplings were planted in the kindergarten and the school yard, in the playground, the sport court and along the main roads.

More than 300 people have been mobilized by the tree planting program of the village. Civic organizations, together with the local government and school students planted more than 250 saplings.

55 local people participated in the tree-planting action in which the sport court, the church garden and the environs of the graveyard have been rehabilitated.

56 local people participated in the tree-planting action in which the sport court, the church garden and the environs of the graveyard have been rehabilitated.

HEPF supported the forestation of the first playground in the municipality. The local organization planted 130 saplings.

With the help of local people, habitats of native tree species have been developed in the inner areas of the settlement.

With the support of the local community and HEPF, the foundation could rehabilitate and hedge the court of the kindergarten and the school with 50 saplings.

This civic organization initiated a micro-regional community development program. Within these activities they have prepared a short film about Greenways as a method and tool of local community and rural development. In the same area (Lower Ipoly river valley) a longer section of the Amber Trail Greenway was also signposted in the fall in cooperation with HEPF and the Magosfa Foundation.

They elaborated a feasibility study about the Three Lands Greenway, to be followed by building two interpretative trails about solar energy and the birds of the forests in the area, which are parts of the Greenway that will be opened on the “Day of Birds and Trees”, 10 May 2007. In addition, an information centre in the Sopron youth camp is under construction, using a traditional method of interlacing living willow branches.

The association elaborated a feasibility study and a strategy plan to realize a local Greenway loop of the Amber Trail Greenway, called the Heritage Trail. As a first step, they signposted the route, organized several field trips and carried out survey around the 9 settlements connected by the new Greenway. Negotiations between the association and other NGOs dealing with eco-tourism and Greenways were held about the design of the information panels, logos, frames, etc. The opening ceremony of the Heritage Trail Greenway will be on “Earth Day” – 22 April 2007.

HEPF supported the organizational costs of this year's Critical Mass bicycle demonstration attracting 32,000 people.

Booklet series about the villages of the region (Romhány, Kétbodony, Szente, Kisecset)