92 result(s) for benefit in Community & Culture
NAWA Budapest Event: Fun & Laughter, 8 September
- 3 Sep 2015 11:40 AM
- community & culture
NAWA Budapest: Come join us for the start of the new North American Women's Association year. There will be time to catch up with old friends and make new friendships. You will meet the new board, find out about the variety of clubs offered to members of NAWA and get the opportunity to sign up for the many activities we have planned for September and October.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Daily Singing Lessons To Be Introduces In Hungarian Schools
- 10 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
“The ministry has plans to introduce daily singing sessions in Hungarian schools,” Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said following an appearance at the Europa Cantat choir festival in Pécs. According to state-run media, Balog said the singing lessons wouldn’t involve additional coursework because the government intends to decrease the number of classes. Instead, he said, the government ...
Judafest Street Festival, Budapest, 7 June
- 28 May 2015 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Judafest Street Festival returns to downtown Budapest. Attracting nearly 10,000 visitors annually, Judafest Street Festival is the biggest social festival in Hungary. With free gigs, a kid’s court, food and drink specialties and an all-day street fair, this unique event brings the best of culinary and cultural life that vibrant downtown Budapest and its historic Jewish Quarter offers.
Charity Concert With Zoltán Kocsis, National Concert Hall Budapest, 30 May
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 1990, the world-renowned pianist Zoltán Kocsis offered to mark his birthday on 30 May each year by giving a concert for the benefit of the International Children's Safety Service, thus celebrating an intimate personal anniversary by donating to poor and sick children.
Number Of Births In Hungary Growing For 20 Consecutive Months
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The number of births in Hungary has been up in each of the past 20 months, an official at the Ministry of Human Resources said on the occasion of Mothers’ Day. Hungary is a family-friendly country and the government wants to do everything in its power to make sure that the growth in births continues, Tünde Fűrész said at Mothers’ Day celebrations in a Budapest hospital on Sunday.
Kazinczy Living Library: March Of Migrants, Szimpla Kert Budapest, 7 March
- 25 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Kazinczy Living Library opens on 7th March at Szimpla Kert. Besides the successful topics of the first event: homeless people, public workers, ex-drug addict, and more, you will have the opportunity to talk to local immigrants and refugees.
More Hungarians Speak Foreign Languages
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The proportion of Hungarians speaking a foreign language has gone up by 12 percentage points in five years, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Tuesday, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. In 2006, only 25% of Hungarians spoke at least one foreign language whereas their proportion in 2011 was 37%, the paper said.
See What Happened @ Smiling Hospital Foundation Creative Workshop In Budapest
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Monday, the Smiling Hospital Foundation in partnership with Visual World Foundation organized a conference and workshop in Budapest entitled "Participatory Art in Healthcare” presenting the psychological and physical benefits of art and entertainment for sick patients.
NAWA Budapest Event: Fun & Laughter, 8 September
- 3 Sep 2015 11:40 AM
- community & culture
NAWA Budapest: Come join us for the start of the new North American Women's Association year. There will be time to catch up with old friends and make new friendships. You will meet the new board, find out about the variety of clubs offered to members of NAWA and get the opportunity to sign up for the many activities we have planned for September and October.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Daily Singing Lessons To Be Introduces In Hungarian Schools
- 10 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
“The ministry has plans to introduce daily singing sessions in Hungarian schools,” Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said following an appearance at the Europa Cantat choir festival in Pécs. According to state-run media, Balog said the singing lessons wouldn’t involve additional coursework because the government intends to decrease the number of classes. Instead, he said, the government ...
Judafest Street Festival, Budapest, 7 June
- 28 May 2015 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Judafest Street Festival returns to downtown Budapest. Attracting nearly 10,000 visitors annually, Judafest Street Festival is the biggest social festival in Hungary. With free gigs, a kid’s court, food and drink specialties and an all-day street fair, this unique event brings the best of culinary and cultural life that vibrant downtown Budapest and its historic Jewish Quarter offers.
Charity Concert With Zoltán Kocsis, National Concert Hall Budapest, 30 May
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 1990, the world-renowned pianist Zoltán Kocsis offered to mark his birthday on 30 May each year by giving a concert for the benefit of the International Children's Safety Service, thus celebrating an intimate personal anniversary by donating to poor and sick children.
Number Of Births In Hungary Growing For 20 Consecutive Months
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The number of births in Hungary has been up in each of the past 20 months, an official at the Ministry of Human Resources said on the occasion of Mothers’ Day. Hungary is a family-friendly country and the government wants to do everything in its power to make sure that the growth in births continues, Tünde Fűrész said at Mothers’ Day celebrations in a Budapest hospital on Sunday.
Kazinczy Living Library: March Of Migrants, Szimpla Kert Budapest, 7 March
- 25 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Kazinczy Living Library opens on 7th March at Szimpla Kert. Besides the successful topics of the first event: homeless people, public workers, ex-drug addict, and more, you will have the opportunity to talk to local immigrants and refugees.
More Hungarians Speak Foreign Languages
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The proportion of Hungarians speaking a foreign language has gone up by 12 percentage points in five years, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Tuesday, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. In 2006, only 25% of Hungarians spoke at least one foreign language whereas their proportion in 2011 was 37%, the paper said.
See What Happened @ Smiling Hospital Foundation Creative Workshop In Budapest
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Monday, the Smiling Hospital Foundation in partnership with Visual World Foundation organized a conference and workshop in Budapest entitled "Participatory Art in Healthcare” presenting the psychological and physical benefits of art and entertainment for sick patients.