Tasks and focus areas
- International cooperation and partnerships
We cooperate with other organisations and participate in bilateral and multilateral humanitarian development aid projects with partner countries, with particular emphasis on cooperation with humanitarian organisations of the Visegrád countries and other EU Member States. We plan the use of humanitarian aid with local partners and carry out regular field visits.
The Agency’s application for accreditation, submitted to the Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (hereinafter: DG ECHO) in August 2020, was accepted in November 2021.
- Certificate of Quality in Humanitarian Volunteering
In March 2023, the European Commission awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Humanitarian Volunteering to Hungary Helps Agency.
- Tendering and project management
We provide fast, effective, and direct aid through international humanitarian aid programmes, donations and grant agreements, responding to needs in crisis zones. We organise humanitarian and development projects: we tender and then implement the disbursement of aid, monitor transactions, provide the necessary engineering and technical coordination and control, ensure transparency and efficiency, and report on our activities.
We also collect and manage donations from individuals, which we use to achieve our project goals. The Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People (SCYP) was set up by the Hungarian government to support higher education for Christian young people in crisis regions who are persecuted for their faith. The scholarship programme is organised by our agency. At the end of their studies, scholarship holders return to their home countries and use the knowledge they have gained during their training to help their communities. Strategic focus areas
- Responding to an emergency
- Post-war conflict management
- Agriculture and food security
- Support for education and training
- Health as the basis for humanitarian aid
- Focusing on women’s empowerment
- Cultural heritage as a new component of peace and security
