WHAT IS HAPPENING?

Work continues within the framework of the project titled "PROTECT – Pandemic Response and Operational Tactics for Enhanced Containment and Tracking", with the identification number HUSKROUA/23/RI/2.1/011.

With deep sorrow, we bid farewell to Dr Jane Goodall, the world-renowned chimpanzee researcher and dedicated conservationist.

On 25–26 September 2025, we held the Hungarian kick-off conference of the project entitled "PROTECT – Pandemic Response and Operational Tactics for Enhanced Containment and Tracking", ID number HUSKROUA/23/RI/2.1/011.

We gave a lecture at the Botanical Garden of the University of Szeged, titled "Plants as Food in Africa: The Planetrise Association in DRC".

Meetings and consultations with our colleagues from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The past two days were spent in discussions on Sharp Island. We were visited by our colleagues from Congo, with whom we are jointly running food production, education, and research projects in the Nyangezi region of South Kivu.

We've had some eventful and intense days behind us, we haven't wasted a minute here in Uganda.
After our excursion to Mgahinga National Park, we visited our Association's projects on the neighbouring island.

We've arrived on Sharp Island, located on Lake Bunyonyi.
Our journey to Uganda has several purposes: research, tourism development, and a bit of rest. The island itself is a true botanical garden and bird paradise.

A part of the Body of Christ lives in Congo as well, which is why we cannot turn our backs on this predominantly Christian country rich in natural resources. We have the opportunity for long-term cooperation with our local brothers and sisters, who are blessed with a strong fighting spirit – affirms and demonstrates Gergő Péter Juhász. We spoke...

Dr. Kassaye Ashine Kibret, an Ethiopian ENT specialist, arrived in Hungary on May 18 for an official professional visit, organized and supported by our Association and the Embassy of Ethiopia in Hungary.

A Christian congregation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo expressed gratitude during a worship service to the Hungarian Reformed Church and the Hungary Helps Program for their support during a tragic situation. In February, seventy members of the congregation were abducted and killed because of their Christian faith.

April 22 – a day to remind us that the Earth does not belong to us, but to our grandchildren.

Representing our association, Dr. Gergő Péter Juhász and Csaba Szeremley, along with Christian Cito Cirhigiri on behalf of our cooperating organization in Eastern Congo (VÉTO), participated in a meeting with State Secretary Mr. Tristan Azbej, head of Hungary Helps Agency.

At the Ráday House, we expressed our gratitude to the Hungarian Reformed Church and the Hungary Helps for the support they provided to assist the families of massacred Congolese Christians.

Today, the president of our Association, Dr. Péter Gergő Juhász, head of the Sustainable Africa Research Institute Óbuda University, gave an inspiring and insightful presentation titled "Sustainable Africa" to the students of Bessenyei György High School in Kisvárda.

Today, we celebrate Dr. Jane Goodall – the scientist who redefined what it means to be human, the activist who speaks out for our planet and its animals, and the conservation icon who has inspired a global movement for positive change.

The Reformed Church in Hungary and the Hungary Helps program are each providing 5 million forints in aid to persecuted Christians in Congo. Recently, seventy Christians were abducted and beheaded in a Protestant church in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Today is International Tree Planting Day!

Trend FM interviewed the president of our Association about the conflict in Eastern Congo.

We had the opportunity to give a presentation during the "Pilgrims of Hope" career orientation project day in Kisvárda.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss potential areas of cooperation between the Institute of International Relations at Kyiv University, the Institute for African Strategy, and the Africa Research Institute of Óbuda University in Hungary, with the goal of supporting joint initiatives in both Europe and Africa.

After completing their programs in Uganda, Péter and Csaba traveled back to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Despite the genocide that began in 1994—claiming the lives of 800,000 people—and a civil war that lasted three years, Rwanda has since become one of the most developed countries on the continent.