Partners-Hungary
Local Name: Partners
Hungary Foundation
Director: Janos Wagner
# of Staff: 8 Full-time,
3 Part-time
Center since: 1994
Contact Information:
Frankel Leo u. 5., 3rd floor No.26, 1027 Budapest
Tel: (36-1) 438-5260,
438-5270
Fax: (36-1) 438-5271
Email: partners@partnershungary.hu
Web: www.partnershungary.hu
Partners-Hungary, established in Budapest in 1994, provides
cooperative planning, problem solving and dispute resolution
skills and services essential to the success of a democratic
society. The Center specializes in managing conflict and
building consensus among Roma-majority groups, promoting
equal representation and participation for women, and civil
society building in Hungary as well as abroad.
Highlights from Partners-Hungary’s programs include:
Supporting the Roma Minority: Partners-Hungary
works to resolve conflicts between Roma and non-Roma groups
and further crucial Roma integration efforts. Partners-Hungary
is currently implementing – in collaboration with Partners
for Democratic Change, Partners-Slovakia and Partners-Czech
– a
four-year program on Roma integration to increase political
and economic opportunities for Roma and to spur inter-ethnic
cooperation. Within this program, Partners-Hungary coordinates
and facilitates public policy dialogues, provides small
grants to improve Roma access to social services (such as
education and housing), and establishes inter-ethnic ‘Conciliation
Commissions’ which serve as sustainable structures capable
of mediating community disputes.
Gender Programs: Partners-Hungary promotes
the
equal participation of women in decision-making processes
in the non-profit and for-profit sectors. Through trainings
and workshops, Partners-Hungary works with women from diverse
backgrounds to take on leadership roles at local, national
and European levels. Following these trainings, the women
cooperatively implement micro-projects that allow the participants
to utilize their management skill sets.
Civil Society Development: Partners-Hungary
builds the capacity of civil society to enable it to constructively
contribute to a thriving democratic society. Through trainings
and long-term programs both in Hungary and internationally,
Partners-Hungary builds the skills of civil society organizations
to be effective advocates and collaborators with government
institutions.
Training Programs: Partners-Hungary provides
trainings aimed at promoting a culture of tolerance and
collaboration throughout Hungary and internationally. The
Center’s trainings cover a wide-range of crucial topics
including: organizational development, mediation in social
institutions and businesses, and management skills in social
institutions and public services.
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