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Beyond Binaries: a segmented look at Hungarian perspectives on outgroups - report

16/03/2023
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Benedek Paskuj's report summarizes findings from research conducted in collaboration with local scholars and civil society organizations to better understand public opinion toward refugees and asylum seekers, Jews, Roma, and LMBTQ+ in Hungary today. Building on a broad body of work examining rising prejudice and intergroup division in Hungary, our hope for this research was to identify actionable insights for civil society organizations and other groups addressing relevant dynamics in the country. 
 

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ReROOT executive summary

10/02/2023
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Last year, for more than 6 months we have been researching the infrastructures supporting university students arriving in Hungary in the framework of the ReRoot project. Through interviews, an online survey and moving into a dormitory, we produced a detailed analysis. The summary of this analysis can be read here. Special thank you to those university management members, administrative staff who allowed this work to take place.

COMPLEX INTEGRATION SUPPORT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN HUNGARY

Menedék provides complex social work with the tools of individual- and group counselling, supporting beneficiaries of international protection and third country nationals in their social inclusion and finding their way in day-to-day life. There are three pillars in  the project: inclusion, child protection and educational integration, and community mobilization.

Community activities mitigating social isolation of beneficiaries of international protection

Within the framework of the project financed by the Julia Taft Refugee Fund Menedék Association aims to organise a series of interlinked community events and activities through which refugees, vulnerable members of migrant communities as well as members of the host society can meet, interact, and strengthen their common sense of belonging through building social networks.

SAFEmployment Hungary

Within the framework of the SAFEmployment Hungary Project, we want to fight the labour exploitation of people fleeing Ukraine and help its victims. Our goal is to contribute to the fair and legal employment of refugees from Ukraine in Hungary, and thereby support their integration.

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Innovative methods for helping vulnerable refugees: RAISD project comes to an end

17/06/2022
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As part of the RAISD project, Menedék Association worked with its foreign professional partners between 2019 and 2022 to develop professional and personalized methods of providing assistance to vulnerable refugees. In addition to Menedék Association, the project involved partner organizations from Finland, Jordan, Lebanon, Italy, Spain, and Turkey, led by the Complutense University of Madrid.

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NIEM - infographics

03/05/2022
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The Menedék Egyesület has been involved in a research project on the social integration of refugees in 14 European countries for many years. The project is called NIEM (National Integration Evaluation Mechanism). Within the framework of the project, our staff and experts wrote 10 analyses, which can be read in full here: https://menedek.hu/hirek/niem-szakpolitikai-elemzesek 👈 📖

 A book on the subject is also being prepared and is expected to be published this June. In the coming weeks, we will share the results of this research with you here. We present concepts, questions and data related to migration, which will not only be of interest to those working in this field, but will also provide useful information to the wider public. In addition to each text, infographics will help with understanding the various topics.

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What will happen to people fleeing Ukraine? (last update: 10.05.2022)

25/02/2022
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Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants is watching anxiously as the war in Ukraine. We feel compassion for everyone who will experience suffering, fear, and uncertainties, and who will have to flee their homes in the times to come. This article is a summary of what people fleeing Ukraine for Hungary can expect based on current regulations.