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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Together with our collaborative partners, we operate on five continents to contribute to change globally.
So far, we have sent more than 150 volunteers to development projects.
We work with local communities and organizations in more than 30 countries.
We organize more than 30 cultural events each year with our collaborating partners to foster traditions and arts.
We reach more than 10,000 students annually with our environmental and cultural programs.
We work with more than 100 partners in the spirit of sustainability.
We reach more than 500,000+ people annually with our programs and campaigns.
We organize more than 40 community events annually with our collaborating partners, locally and internationally.
The Planetrise Association visited Visk in Transcarpathia yesterday, where we had the opportunity to see the pavilions donated by our members in action, which were donated back in November. The mayor of the town, Jaroszláv Hajovics, Ida Ötvös, president of the Green Rural Tourism Association, and many others honoured us with their presence.
This year, we also participated in the Christmas Cavalcade in Kisvárda. On the opening day, our association joined the event alongside the Kisvárda Rotary Club.
Dr. Péter Gergő Juhász, the President of our Association, participated as a trainer in an agricultural advisory training program in Uganda. The program was organized by the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, Szent István University, and the Hungarian Africa Society. Péter had the following to say about the training:
The president of our association, Dr. Péter Gergő Juhász, held talks with the Hungarian Trade and Cultural Centre (HTCC) Uganda branch. The head of the centre, Balázs Lukács, introduced the farm owned by their company, which also serves as an agricultural demonstration site.
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