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Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat

Budapest, Hungary

HealthMental healthChildren & YouthElderly care
CharityFounded 1989International reach
Profile last updated: October 29, 2026

About

Founded in 1989, Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat is a charity based in Budapest, Hungary working on health, mental health, children & youth +9 more.

The Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta (Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat) is a Hungarian charity founded in 1989 as the aid organisation of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in Hungary. It provides social, health and humanitarian services across Hungary and in neighbouring Hungarian-speaking regions. Its work includes health screenings and mobile clinics for disadvantaged communities, including Roma settlements, provision of free eyeglasses to children and homeless people, care homes and day centres for elderly and disabled people, support for homeless people, programmes for children of parents with addictions, telemedicine in small settlements, and disaster relief both abroad and at home. Its services are delivered by professionals and volunteers through around 350 institutions and 120 volunteer groups, serving on average around 17,000 people a day. The organisation is Christian in character and open to people of any background. It is funded by donations, corporate partnerships and personal income tax (1%) designations.

Location

Budapest, Hungary

Founded

1989

Organisation type

Charity

Legal name

Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat

Charity number

19025702-2-44

Registration

01-02-0000010

VAT number

19025702-2-44

Focus areas

Order of Maltahealth screeningmobile clinichomeless careelderly careaddiction supportdisaster reliefHungary

Languages

HUEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthMental healthChildren & YouthElderly careDisabilityHousing & HomelessnessPoverty & HungerAddictionHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefRefugees & MigrationEmployment & SkillsCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenFamiliesElderly peoplePeople with disabilitiesHomeless peoplePeople in povertyPatientsRefugees & Migrants

How they work

Direct servicesEmergency responseAwareness & educationVolunteer programmesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Jelenlét Program

Community development · Hungary

Programme offering new opportunities to people living in disadvantaged settlements, including a Jelenlét Pont network.

Máltai Játszóterek

Children & Youth · Hungary

Mobile and fixed playgrounds bringing play and leisure activities to children in small, disadvantaged settlements.

Apa, anya, pia programme

Addiction · Hungary

Support groups, training and conferences (Elfeledett Gyermekek) for children growing up with addicted parents.

Telemedicina programme

Health · Hungary

Digital telemedicine service restoring primary care in small settlements left without a family doctor.

Befogadás Háza community inclusion programme

Disability · Hungary

Community living homes for people with disabilities and other people needing care, such as the Gondviselés Háza homes.

Countries of operation

HungaryUkraineRomaniaMoldovaSerbiaLebanonPakistanIndonesia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerCorporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Magyar Örökség díj for the Jelenlét Program

2016

Regiostars award for telemedicine programme

2024Best programme in Europe in its category

Industry memberships

Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Partnerships

SPAR, OTP Bank, WSZL Kft. (Waberer's), MOL, EDF DÉMÁSZ, Audi, Continental, Trenkwalder, Union Biztosító, Glia Kft.

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