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Esély Labor Egyesület

Budapest, Hungary

Poverty & HungerChildren & YouthEducationCommunity development
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Profile last updated: October 19, 2026

About

Esély Labor Egyesület is a non-profit association based in Budapest, Hungary working on poverty & hunger, children & youth, education +1 more.

Esély Labor Egyesület is a Hungarian association based in Budapest that works on poverty and social exclusion. It organises the Szegénységről Méltósággal Sajtódíj, a press award for journalism that portrays people living in poverty with dignity and nuance, run with the Átlátszó news site, ERSTE Stiftung and the ELTE BTK Media and Communication Department. It also runs Szabadsuli, an art- and community-based alternative education project for disadvantaged children and their families, and Hírszínház, an interactive theatre workshop method for exploring social problems. The association supports social workers and community workers through training and networking, and is a member of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) and the European Community Organizing Network (ECON). It is funded largely through individual donations received via card payment, bank transfer and recurring giving.

Location

Budapest, Hungary

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Egyesület

Registration

01-02-0008373

VAT number

HU98116000

Focus areas

povertysocial exclusionmediapress awardeducationcommunity organisingHungary

Languages

HUEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Poverty & HungerChildren & YouthEducationCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenFamiliesPeople in poverty

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmesCapacity building

Programmes

Szegénységről Méltósággal Sajtódíj

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Poverty & Hunger · Hungary

Annual press award recognising journalism that portrays people living in poverty and social exclusion with care, dignity and nuance. Judged by a panel including people with experience of poverty.

Szabadsuli

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Education · Hungary

Alternative, art-, community- and movement-based education project for disadvantaged children and their families, complementing formal education.

Hírszínház

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Community development · Hungary

Interactive community theatre workshops, based on Augusto Boal's methods, that dramatise social problems drawn from news and media reports.

Countries of operation

Hungary

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

EAPNECON

Partnerships

Átlátszó, ERSTE Stiftung, ELTE BTK Média és Kommunikációs Tanszék, Die Armutskonferenz

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