107 result(s) for new homes in Community & Culture
Conductor Iván Fischer: There Is So Much To Do In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
In the wake of touring Europe’s most prestigious festivals and the megalopolis of South America, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) is going on tour around Hungary’s small villages and provincial towns. A special Autism-friendly Cocoa Concert will complement the free Community Week programme, during which the young (and mostly Roma) inhabitants of Cserdi will be able to enjoy the orchestra’s ...
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 ...
’I Love Nepál’ Festival, Fonó Budapest, 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:55 AM
- community & culture
Press Release: Music festival to aid people living in areas struck by the Nepal earthquakes. Singers, musicians, music bands, supporters, volunteers, private individuals, Buddhist communities have united and wish to make a charity contribution by taking the initiative and organising a music festival in Fonó Budai Zeneház in Budapest, thus joining the worldwide effort that aims to help people ...
The Art Of Being Anita Kroo
- 7 May 2015 11:35 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: It’s not easy being an artist. And not due to the challenges perhaps of creating and existing. More so due to the fact that you as an artist may never truly be understood, not even by yourself. And yet it is this search for identity that fuels art as we know it. Perhaps the longer the search, the greater the art becomes.
UNICEF Hungary: Earthquake In Nepal: 1 Million Children In Danger
- 27 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Press Release: On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal – its deadliest earthquake in more than 80 years. The earthquake was followed by 16 aftershocks, each around a 5.0 magnitude. According to recent reports, more than 3,000 people have been killed. 40% of the country's population are children, making nearly 3 million children affected by the deadly consequences of the ...
1% Tax Welcomed By Seedling Trust In Hungary
- 23 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
It’s only 1% for you – but for the severely disabled children in care homes in Hungary it can be:
- a first violin concert
- walking along the lakeshore
- learning to hold a paintbrush
- a favourite storybook... and so much more.
- a first violin concert
- walking along the lakeshore
- learning to hold a paintbrush
- a favourite storybook... and so much more.
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
U.S. Embassy Budapest: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The U.S. Embassy Budapest is soliciting applications for the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institutes. Two four-week Institutes, offered in summer 2015, will accommodate up to 90 Fellows total. Each Institute, one at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and the other at Purdue University in Indiana, will be designed for 35 European students and 10 Americans, ages 16 to ...
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.
Conductor Iván Fischer: There Is So Much To Do In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
In the wake of touring Europe’s most prestigious festivals and the megalopolis of South America, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) is going on tour around Hungary’s small villages and provincial towns. A special Autism-friendly Cocoa Concert will complement the free Community Week programme, during which the young (and mostly Roma) inhabitants of Cserdi will be able to enjoy the orchestra’s ...
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 ...
’I Love Nepál’ Festival, Fonó Budapest, 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:55 AM
- community & culture
Press Release: Music festival to aid people living in areas struck by the Nepal earthquakes. Singers, musicians, music bands, supporters, volunteers, private individuals, Buddhist communities have united and wish to make a charity contribution by taking the initiative and organising a music festival in Fonó Budai Zeneház in Budapest, thus joining the worldwide effort that aims to help people ...
The Art Of Being Anita Kroo
- 7 May 2015 11:35 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: It’s not easy being an artist. And not due to the challenges perhaps of creating and existing. More so due to the fact that you as an artist may never truly be understood, not even by yourself. And yet it is this search for identity that fuels art as we know it. Perhaps the longer the search, the greater the art becomes.
UNICEF Hungary: Earthquake In Nepal: 1 Million Children In Danger
- 27 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Press Release: On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal – its deadliest earthquake in more than 80 years. The earthquake was followed by 16 aftershocks, each around a 5.0 magnitude. According to recent reports, more than 3,000 people have been killed. 40% of the country's population are children, making nearly 3 million children affected by the deadly consequences of the ...
1% Tax Welcomed By Seedling Trust In Hungary
- 23 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
It’s only 1% for you – but for the severely disabled children in care homes in Hungary it can be:
- a first violin concert
- walking along the lakeshore
- learning to hold a paintbrush
- a favourite storybook... and so much more.
- a first violin concert
- walking along the lakeshore
- learning to hold a paintbrush
- a favourite storybook... and so much more.
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
U.S. Embassy Budapest: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The U.S. Embassy Budapest is soliciting applications for the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institutes. Two four-week Institutes, offered in summer 2015, will accommodate up to 90 Fellows total. Each Institute, one at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and the other at Purdue University in Indiana, will be designed for 35 European students and 10 Americans, ages 16 to ...
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.