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.
This year, our Association once again took part in the Car-Free Day events held in Kisvárda as part of the European Mobility Week. Together with the "Cyclists of Kisvárda and Surroundings" group, we gave a presentation on safe cycling to local primary school students. Following the demonstration, we also cycled the 10 km route through Fényeslitke...
Three members of our Association – Dr. Péter Gergő Juhász, Tamás Miskolczi, and Csaba Szeremley – visited the town of Visk in Transcarpathia, Ukraine. We met with Ida Ötvös, President of the Visk Green Rural Tourism Association, to explore opportunities for cooperation and to discuss potential joint programmes and grant applications.
The president of our Association, Gergő Péter Juhász, paid a visit to the College for International Co-operation and Development (CICD) in the United Kingdom, where he held discussions with Marie Forell, head of the promotion office, on how to further strengthen the collaboration between our organisations.
The past few days have been active and exciting for me here in Malawi. Riding a bicycle provided by the Jacaranda Foundation. I set off with my new housemate David (a volunteer from the Netherlands) to explore the Foundation's school and its surroundings, and to finally meet the local residents.
Volunteering offers a unique opportunity: help others while exploring the world, learning about new cultures, and gaining lifelong experiences.
Whether it's travel, community building or personal development, volunteering opens the door to countless adventures. Do something truly meaningful – for others and for yourself!