The Carpathian Foundation considers self-employment as a breaking-out possibility for disadvantaged social groups, settlements and regions, therefore we support the spreading and strengthening of the different forms of self-employment through our programs and projects.
In the spirit of the Holiday Season we would like to wish you and your family Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity throughout the comming New Year.
In December the Foundation donated three computers to three non-governmental organizations, and an English encyclopedia series to the Eszterházy Károly College of Eger.
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Between 16-21 October, 2011 Anikó Magyar (program coordinator) and Daniel Krámos (volunteer of the Foundation) participated on the "Bridges to Work" conference, seminar and training series in Antwerp (Belgium). The event was organized by the SALTO-YOUTH Center. In all from all over Europe 94 unemployed young people with their accompanies (mentors, "coaches") and other representatives (employers, experts) were attended.
Empowering European Citizens is an intercultural project co-funded by the European Commission, British Council and ten civil society organisations across Europe.
It incorporates the British Council’s Active Citizens programme, training and development methods, and global networks.
Empowering European Citizens project is delivered in Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden.
Almost 20 young people have participated in the summer seminar in August organized by Tom Lantos Institute and its partners. The participants discussed topics such as extremism, gender roles and equality, minority issues, migration tendencies and practices, social exclusion and discrimination, or education policies. They also had the chance to visit two local projects by the Carpathian Foundation aimed to help the poor in the region. Apart from the lectures, many cultural events were offered so that they got know Eger and its surroundings.
On 8th August 2011 the Carpathian Foundation-Hungary called a selection committee to select the scholars of the Carpathian Equal Opportunities Scholarship to the 2011/2012 academic year. The members of the committee were Dr Éva Gyulai the Head of the History Department of University of Miskolc, Ildikó Lökös Szegediné from the Duropack-Starpack Ltd., Gergely Guszmann assistant professor from the Eszterházy Károly College and Anikó Magyar program coordinator from the Carpathian Foundation-Hungary.
The Fund opened with a main event on the 10th April 2008, the ceremonial closing event was held on 6th December 2010.
Between 20 and 22 of June, 2011 Carpathian Foundation Hungary hosted 5 students and their teachers from GeorgiaTech University, Atlanta. The students visited the Foundation’s office; experienced its operational structures and programs, and they also visited some NGOs operating in the region - Kaptárkő Conservationist and Cultural Association, Roma Association Szomolya, Farkaskő Cave Art Association and SZETA Eger.
