Visit to a hospital in Malawi
27/06/2019
Our association in Malawi visited the state-owned hospital in District 25 of Lilongwe, the capital, but also operated by the American Baylor Foundation.
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Act locally and globally.
OUR ACTIVITIES
Our Main Areas
Eco Protection & Sustainability
Our mission is to protect natural resources and promote sustainable development. Our programs focus on preserving ecosystems, waste management, and mitigating the effects of climate change, while raising environmental awareness.
Social and cultural activities
We organize programs that promote dialogue between communities, reduce prejudice, and contribute to building social harmony. We believe that preserving cultural values is key to the development of communities.
Community development and food security
Strengthening community cohesion and ensuring basic human needs are fundamental conditions for social stability. In our work, we support self-organizing initiatives of local communities and offer solutions to food and nutrition security issues.
Healthy lifestyle and medical missions
Health preservation and healing activities are the cornerstones of the well-being of our communities. Our association works through medical missions, health programs, and community campaigns to enable as many of our fellow human beings as possible to develop a healthy lifestyle.
Our Story...
The Planetrise Cultural and Environmental Association was founded in 2003 by a couple of enthusiastic young people and is based in Kisvárda.
Our goal is to promote the process of sustainable development, the preservation of diverse culture, and the development of a healthy lifestyle at all levels of society in order to establish a more livable, more unified world.
5
CONTINENTS
Together with our collaborative partners, we operate on five continents to contribute to change globally.
150+
VOLUNTEER SENT
So far, we have sent more than 150 volunteers to development projects.
30+
COUNTRIES
We work with local communities and organizations in more than 30 countries.
30+
CULTURAL EVENTS
We organize more than 30 cultural events each year with our collaborating partners to foster traditions and arts.
10.000+
EDUCATIONAL REACH
We reach more than 10,000 students annually with our environmental and cultural programs.
100+
FEATURED PARTNER
We work with more than 100 partners in the spirit of sustainability.
500.000+
GLOBAL REACH
We reach more than 500,000+ people annually with our programs and campaigns.
40+
COMMUNITY EVENTS
We organize more than 40 community events annually with our collaborating partners, locally and internationally.
KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRATION
Our Latest News
"No one puts their child in a boat unless the water is safer than the land." – Warsan Shire, Somali-British poet
Bamboo as a Possible Alternative
18/06/2019
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...
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