Three to four thousand people are being accommodated each day in Hungary, the Vice President of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service said.Continue reading
The Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta is thirty-five years old, being one of the first non-governmental organizations established after the fall of communism in 1989.
As one of Hungary’s largest charitable organizations, it provides social and health care to an average of 15,000 people a day through its 300 institutions and 120 volunteer groups.
The Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta Association was founded on February 4, 1989, immediately after the law allowing the establishment of NGOs was passed.
In the year it was founded, it attracted international attention for its work in hosting East German refugees and its aid operations during the Romanian Revolution.
Later, it gained recognition for its humanitarian work in the Yugoslav Wars. Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the Charity Service has assisted more than 120,000 refugees through its programs. In addition to traditional relief activities, the organization has been involved in innovations such as the introduction of telemedicine services in villages without GPs and the development of social solar power plants.
The charity cares for almost 6,000 displaced people through its more than 60 homeless care centers, 3,000 people in its old people’s homes, 2,500 in its institutions for people with disabilities, and 3,000 children, most of them disadvantaged, in its 17 public education centers.
Via MTI; Featured Image: Facebook / Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat