Menedék - Hungarian Association for Migrants was established in January 1995 as a civil initiative. The association operates as a non-profit organisation, independent from governmental institutions.

Our objectives:

• To represent international migrants (asylum seekers, refugees, temporarily protected persons, foreign employees, immigrants, and other foreigners in Hungary) towards the majority society. 
• To promote social and cultural integration of those refugees and migrants who plan to stay in Hungary by means of targeted programmes and projects. 
•  To represent the interests and rights of migrants towards the political, administrative, governmental and municipal bodies and in the media. 
• Elaboration of sustainable partnerships with other civil societies pursuing similar goals in Hungary and other European countries.

Our main activities:

•  Organising and co-ordinating social, informational, mental-health programmes promoting the social integration of refugees staying in Hungary;
• Operation of community rooms at refugee reception stations;
• Compiling, reproducing and distributing of information brochures describing the rights of the migrants across the country;
•  Editing, publishing and distributing the monthly newsletter “Oltalomkeresők” with a focus on migration news;
•  Developing training network and organising trainings to strengthen professional competencies of those involved in refugee affairs;
• Complex labour market orientation programmes for asylum seekers;
• Alternative labour market skills education and practical work opportunities for Hungarian refugees granted refugee status;
• Conflict resolution trainings for social workers who work with migrants at disadvantage and for border guards;Tolerance building trainings and media campaigns.