We believe that the fairness of elections is of utmost importance – this is why we organised a special fundraising event and a campaign, targeting mainly supporters abroad. The results: we provided 10.4 million forints…
So far 10.4 million forints (€29,000) have been raised for four civil society organisations working to ensure the fairness of Hungarian elections, in the framework of Roots and Wing Foundation’s Live Giving Plus and the…
Dóra Simay
Co-worker
EMAIL: elo.adas@gy-sz.hu
Often times called the 'greatest" Hungarian, Count István Széchenyi (1791 - 1860) was also a generous philanthropist exhibiting many of the attributes of enlightened philanthropy. He always had the big picture in mind, liked giving with fellow aristocrats, and spent a lot of his times nurturing his investments. No person, tourist or resident, can imagine Budapest without the 'results' of his philanthropy such as the Chain Bridge, Hungarian Academy of Science and the 'lovasság'.
St. Stephen, the first king of Hungary, ordered the church to use some of the funds it collected on behalf of the state to look after the poor.