The Carpathian Equal Opportunities Scholarship Program has been running for fifteenth year was re-announced in 2020. 

As to the call we were looking for disadvantaged students of higher education institutions in the Carpathian region who at the same time care for their communities and talented.  

On September 28 2020, from many high-quality applications, Ádám Rostás was unanimously reselected as the scholarship holder of the Year 2020 by the Board of Directors of the Carpathian Foundation-Hungary.

On 19 September 2020, a regional professional meeting entitled ’Does it strengthen or weaken us?  - civilians during and after the epidemic’ was organized at Szépasszonyvölgy in Eger, connected to the event of 25th Eger Civil Festival.

Approximately 40 people attended the meeting, including volunteers, members and staff of CSOs from the North-Eastern regions of Hungary.

Photo: Réka Makula (the picture was taken at one of the sessions in Nyíregyháza)

Even the poorest children have the right for proper development.

The Carpathian Foundation distributes more than 500 development games.

When children play, they also learn, a they acquire lifelong skills of collaboration, communication and problem solving – those skills that children in the most deprived areas desperately need.

We organized a study trip within the „Strengthening and activating the small communities of the settlements in Northern Hungary” project on 24-25 August 2020 to Slovakia. Representatives, volunteers and employees of the participating small communities, NGOs visited two civil society organizations. 

Since its inception, our Foundation, has been a committed supporter of programs aimed at improving the quality of life communities, families, and children living in deep poverty, paying particular attention to supporting the activities of CSOs with which it has worked in partnership for many years along these objectives.