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Thanks to Rizwan Omar, we had the opportunity to visit Africa's largest bamboo plantation, the Lisoka Bamboo Farm. Grant Blumrick, a South African entrepreneur, gave us an overview of the current state of bamboo cultivation in Africa and the economic opportunities available.

In recent days, we distributed food donations offered by the Helping Angels Foundation in the city of Blantyre. Altogether, we handed over more than six hundred kilograms of maize flour in three orphanages, to several hundred children in need. A local entrepreneur of Indian origin, Mr. Kamesh Kallepalli, also contributed to the implementation of...

"Our small delegation has arrived in Nairobi. I am traveling together with Ágnes Százvai, who is presenting the city of Kisvárda in Africa, as well as István Bankus, an entrepreneur from Nyíregyháza.

Once again, an AHU medical mission has been carried out in Malawi, coordinated by our member, Csaba Szeremley. This time, two ENT specialists traveled to the region: Dr. Róbert Késmárszky from Budapest and Dr. István Bartku from Nyíregyháza.

The president of our association, Dr. Péter Gergő Juhász, and our member, Róbert Bakos, held negotiations with representatives of one of China's largest solar panel manufacturing companies. They discussed how to face the energy challenges of the XXI. century.

On Friday, April 5th, the Van Esély Public Benefit Association held an all-day educational-environmental awareness event at the Saint Ladislaus Catholic Secondary School, Vocational School, Primary School, Dormitory and Kindergarten.

The "Meeting of Worlds" project is an intercontinental network aimed at addressing global problems by involving competent professionals, as well as political, economic, religious, and civil actors. The goal is to explore the causes of these problems and develop alternative solutions.

On Sunday, our members Csaba Szeremley and Cecilia Khofi distributed food to large families in need and homeless people in Budapest, in cooperation with the Helping Angels Foundation and the Heti Betevő Association. With the support of Kiosk Restaurant, they prepared and handed out more than 300 portions of food and coconut balls in District VII.

On November 20, we celebrate World Children's Day. On this day in 1989, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, declaring that every child on Earth has the right to safety, clean drinking water, food, medical care, and a unique, unrepeatable childhood.

For the 18th time, Hungarian doctors are traveling to Malawi under the coordination of the African Hungarian Union (AHU) – once again led by our member, Csaba Szeremley. This time, four neurosurgeons and one anesthesiologist have embarked on a two-week mission to one of Africa's poorest countries, where they will perform life-saving surgeries. To...

On September 22, as part of the European Mobility Week, the Car-Free Day was held. In connection with this, last Friday our Association planted shrubs on the Várkert Nature Trail in Kisvárda. We were assisted by the 1.a and 5.a grade students of the Saint Ladislaus Catholic Secondary Grammar School, Vocational Secondary School, Primary School,...

Life was buzzing at the Planetrise Civil Space during the "LeszFeszt" in Kisvárda. Our "Life Goals Board" was a great success, where many wrote down their wishes and goals. Just as popular was the LeszFeszt Snapshot Wall, where visitors could relive some of the most memorable moments from previous years of the festival.

The Nyitnikék Kindergarten in Kisvárda organizes the so-called Nyitnikék Week every year, offering colorful programs for children each day. On Environmental Protection Day, our Association was represented by Dr. Szilvia Juhászné Veress, who gave a presentation on the importance of environmental protection to the young children, who were extremely...

Csaba helped document the donation efforts of Gift of the Givers, Fargo company, and the Malawi Relief Fund UK. Around 20 km from Blantyre, more than 350 families received 25 kg of food each for Ramadan, including rice, soy, maize flour, sugar, and oil.

On May 18, our association, in cooperation with the Teichmann Vilmos Primary School from Kisvárda, attended a meeting in Budapest, invited by the Jane Goodall Institute. Jane Goodall, one of the world's most renowned primate researchers, was present at the event.