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7 inspiring women whose life is about helping others
Author: by Gyöngyvér Barcs A MotherNature - Nature Association (Mother ) competition in the autumn, we want to introduce the inspiring women who run the winning organisations to everyone who has even a little hope in this country. These women are helping others...
The success story of a local community – Interview with Nikoletta Végh-Nagy, leader of HajráAnyu
Author: by Somorjai Blanka With Nikoletta Végh-Nagy in the GoAnyu Association about the power of maternal unity and the importance of community building. This article is about MotherNature - Mother Nature Association for the Ukrainian competition of the article...
A day in the middle of a roma settlement
Author: by Gyöngyvér Barcs A neat house stands in the middle of the roma settlement in Nagykálló. This is the house where the Somnakuno Drom Roma Women's Association. This house is not only the centre of the roma settlement, but also the centre of the...
Get closer to yourself through nature! – Interview with Aniko Cserjés
Author: by Somorjai Blanka A Mirrors Foundation we talked to Aniko Cserjés about the work of the foundation, their plans and their involvement in helping Ukrainian refugees. [This article is from MotherNature - Mother Nature Association Ukrainian Fund...
How can we transform the wounds of becoming a mother into a constructive force?
Author: by Ryszka Nóra Annamária Szórád is a social pedagogue, coach, future story therapist and a member of the board of MotherNature - Mother Nature Association, one of the leaders of its mother circles. Talking to her, even online, has a special atmosphere, as if I...
Is it possible to break out of a roma village as a girl today? – Interview with Zsanet Bitó-Balogh
Author: by Gyöngyvér Barcs Zsanett Bitó-Balogh (29), kindergarten teacher, is the Somnakou DromRoma Women's Civic Association of organizer of the Civil Kollégium Foundation, coach of the Municipality of Miskolc and, last but not least, mother of a...
15 good tips for creating mother circles
Author: by Ryszka Nóra More and more, we feel the need to join women's circles, mothers' circles or to start a mothers' group. For those who feel the call, the following good advice and best practices will help. Annamária Szórád, social pedagogue, coach, trained story...
“The women’s circle is a weave that can hold you even when you are not together.”
Why are mother groups so important? Author: by Ryszka Nóra How do mother groups look like and why is it important for everyone to have a supportive environment? We spoke to Annamária Szórád. Annamária is a social pedagogue, coach, trained story therapist and board...
Can mother centres be the way out?
Author: by Ryszka Nóra We talked to Emesi Dömösi, President of MotherNature-Anyatermészet Association and board member of MINE (Mother Centers International Network of Empowerment) about the situation of mothers and women, victimhood, war and how mother centers can...
Don’t give fish to the starving, teach them to fish – The Calvary of a Roma Refugee Family in Transcarpathia
Article by Gyöngyvér Barcs In this series, we present the winning organisations and their work in the Mother Nature Association (MoNA) spring competition. In this episode, we'll look at a Roma refugee family that one of the winning associations is helping to become...
In Veszprém, a Ukrainian community has actually been established and is now self-organising
Article by Gyöngyvér Gulyás We talked to Ági Domonkos, the actor of the Hungarian-Ukrainian company PTAH Theatre, on the terrace of their home in Badacsonytomaj about the project "Playful Sundays for Ukrainian families". Through the stories, we can gain insight into...
Community and activism give strength to Ukrainian refugee women – we visited the Pontközpont in Miskolc
Article by Gyöngyvér Gulyás A seven-storey workers' hostel in Miskolc has been housing more than a hundred Ukrainian refugees for months. These families and mothers are being helped to form a community by the "Women united for a life worth living" programme, which is...
When Reality Overrides Plans – We talked about the work of the GoodSoul Association to help Ukrainian refugees
Article By Nora Ryszka. It was first published at mumpark.hu. It is an honour and an inspiration to talk to people who have empathy, helpfulness and a willingness to do something. One of the winners of the competition for Ukrainian refugees is the...
How does applying for a grant fit in with the mothers’ approach? Behind the scenes of the Mother Nature Association’s project for Ukrainian refugees
The spring of 2022, Mother Nature Association (MoNa) launched a grant to improve the situation of women, mothers and families fleeing Ukraine. We spoke to the leaders of the organisation about the competition, the spirit they represent, their long-term vision, the...
Roma culture does not allow women to fulfil their potential – Is there hope for change?
We were guests of the Association of 21st-Century Roma Women in Nyíregyháza. We talked to Réka Makula, the president of the association, and two of her colleagues, Betti and Barbi, about Roma culture and the outlook of Roma women today. They also talked about the new...
MILES FOR MUMS 2022
Dear colleagues in the friendly Mother's Centres abroad, We are happy to share the call of the Únia materských centier, who would like to invite you and the families from your centres to celebrate Mother's Day together on Saturday 7 May 2022 at the MILE FOR MUM event....
MINE conference in Budapest
In 2019, MINE met in Budapest for its annual Mother Centers Summit. Here's what happened in pictures: EDIT
Ehrenamts-Transfer: Ausgereiste Roma gründet erstes Mütterzentrum in Belgrad
Im Beisein einer Delegation der Landesregierung wurde das Mütterzentrum Aurora als Erstes seiner Art im serbischen Belgrad eröffnet. Gründerin Jelena, eine vor Verfolgung aus Serbien geflohene Roma, ist mit ihrer Familie 2016 aus der Unterkunft in der Böblinger Straße...
MINE Conference in South-America 2016
Picture gallery about the MINE Conference in South-America. Enjoy it! 🙂
Open Access to Parent Education and Family Support – a Model for Argentina and South America?
The international conference of women of the Mother Centers in Argentina, where we could exchange experiences and knowledge of the long-standing work at the Mother Centers across the ocean – has been a two-year old dream, which came true this year, from the 13th to...