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Increasing the Role of Roma in the Media

The EU and the Hungarian Government have funded this project to increase the number of young Roma media professionals and reduce prejudice and bias.

New Approaches to Old Problems: Lessons from an Ethnic Conciliation Project in Four Central and Eastern European Countries

by Ilana Shapiro, Ph.D., Negotiation Journal, April 1999, Vol. 15, No. 2, pgs. 149-167.

Applying Collaborative Processes in Former Comunist Countries

by Kinga Goncz and Raymond Shonholtz, IAP2: Improving the Practice, First Quarter 2000.

Managing Conflict Through Cooperative Planning: Partners Hungary's Work on Majority- Minority (Roma) Tensions

by Lara Olson, Reflecting on Peace Practices, September 2000.

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Young Women Promoting Peace, Equality, and Diversity

Examples of success of individual participants from the "Young Women Promoting Peace, Equality, and Diversity" event

Mediation Helps Small Business Sector Flourish

Partners-Hungary has also played a leading role in assisting SMEs by providing mediation services

Police Discrimination Against Roma Reduced

To promote a more fair justice system, Partners-Hungary initiated several dialogue sessions between local community members, police officers and government officials.

Roma/Hungarian Dialogue Builds a Framework for Change

Partners has worked for several years to improve Roma conditions in Hungary through cooperative planning, advocacy and mediation processes.

Roma Rebuild their Neighborhood

After an initially successful temporary cooperative planning process that renovated a crumbling neighborhood, Partners-Hungary continued to work with local officials and community members to improve Roma conditions.

Roma Community House Established in Nagykanisza

Partners' support for the Roma community center will help improve the socio-economic conditions of the politically marginalized group in Hungary.

Cooperate, Don't Litigate: Mediated Dispute Reduces Pollution

Partners-Hungary saved an environmental agency and a waste management corporation time and money by mediating their seemingly unresolvable dispute.

Creating Jobs for Roma

Partners worked with the municipal government and other stakeholders to support training and skill-building among Roma inhabitants who were desperate for new employment opportunities.

50-Year Hungarian-Slovak Border Dispute Resolved

Partners' trained regional experts worked with government officials, environmental experts and local community members to bring about compromise among long-standing rivals.

Learning Lessons from Chernobyl

Partners has been a venue for public input and oversight in government-funded industries such as power plants to prevent similar disasters and minimize intra-country or regional conflict.

Leading a National Mediation Movement

After recognizing the diverse and complex mediation mechanisms throughout the country, Partners undertook a unifying initiative to promote more systemic and successful mediation in Hungary.

Supporting Women's Leadership

Hungarian professional network encourages greater gender equality through increased leadership opportunities for women