Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség)
The Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség), established in 1989, aims to strengthen Hungarian culture and language among Hungarians living in the Carpathian Basin and around the world. Its activities are primarily focused on Hungarian youth. Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség) has somewhat 30,000 members and over 500 local branches throughout the Carpathian Basin, including 350 youth organizations operating within secondary schools. Annually, the headquarter of the Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség) organizes an average of 80 programs (commemorative events, scholarly competitions, cross-border travel programs, summer camps), reaching out to more than 100,000 individuals. One of the main missions of the Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség) is to encourage Hungarian families to choose Hungarian language school for their children in the neighboring countries. In spring, Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség) gives free school bags to those children who were enrolled to Hungarian schools. Following the September school start, over 9,000 Hungarian school beginners are personally awarded scholarships at more than 500 locations in the neighboring countries. Another focal point of the Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség)’s activities is secondary school youth. The organization strives to give as many good impulses as possible to young people in this age, which helps them to value their Hungarian identity. Through the Student Travel Program, annually, over 600 secondary schools send 30,000 students on educational trips within the Carpathian Basin to schools in another country. The Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség) organizes approximately two dozen summer camps each year, creating opportunities for interaction for over 6,000 young people. Most of these camps take place at the Rákóczi Hotel, Camp, and Event Centre in Sátoraljaújhely, which is owned by the Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség). Since 2016, the Rákóczi Association (Rákóczi Szövetség) has consistently launched its Diaspora Program with the goal of providing young individuals of Hungarian descent living worldwide the opportunity to engage in Hungarian camps, educational trips, and through the deepening of Hungarian language and culture, strengthen their identity.