Hungary Helps Agency
The Hungary Helps Program is coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and its professional implementation is carried out by the Hungary Helps Agency.
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The Hungary Helps Program is coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and its professional implementation is carried out by the Hungary Helps Agency.
The new Act on the Hungary Helps Program, adopted by the Parliament, entered into force on 1 January 2024. It creates a unified and transparent legal framework for Hungary’s international humanitarian aid and development policy and expands and makes the work of the Hungary Helps Agency more efficient. With over 450+ projects in more than 60 countries, the HHA has extensive experience in managing development and humanitarian programmes in crisis zones around the world. The Hungary Helps Agency has offices in N’Djamena (Chad), Amman (Jordan) and Brussels.
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.
- DG ECHO Partnership
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.
- Fundraising
- Scholarship program
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
- By region
- Sahel region
- Middle East
- Western Balkans
- By activity
- 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
News
Read Moreinternational development
9/14/2026
Susan Brown, UN Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) and Director of the UNDP Office of External Relations and Advocacy, visited the Hungary Helps Agency on September 3, 2026. She was welcomed by Dr. Melinda Gitta Szeles, Deputy Director General of the Hungary Helps Agency.Read MoreUN Assistant Secretary-General Susan Brown Visits Hungary Helps Agency
A documentary film detailing the mission, history, and achievements of the Hungary Helps Program, which supports persecuted Christians, debuted at the Uránia National Film Theater on Tuesday.Read More