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Tamás Császár

Artificial intelligence could protect the elderly and the sick from falls – this new hungarian invention could save lives

One of the most serious problems faced by patients living with Parkinson’s disease or other neurodegenerative conditions is loss of balance. Movement instability can...
Andrea Csongor

“Now is the time to try living my life” – A wheelchair user’s journey toward autonomy

I arrive at a completely new apartment in a completely new residential building — and in a completely new beginning. Emese Rusznák and her...
Zoltán Attila Szabó

Survived smallpox and defeated famous men’s champions – Edith Krizsán, the Hungarian Chess Master

Champion of the 1958 Hungarian Women's Chess Championship, and still tireless. I don't even want to write down the age of Edith Krizsán...
Zsuzsanna Bogos

1956 ruined sporting stars, and let plenty of talent out of the country

The Hungarian women's gymnastics team was at the height of an astonishing run of success when news came of the crushing of the 1956...
Alexandra Teimel

A Hungarian missionary in Africa – "I came face-to-face with such cruelty I was unable to process"

How does a marine biology student become a missionary in Africa? It takes a bit of an adventurous spirit and a great deal of...
Alexandra Teimel

Bitten by leeches, and slept in stables, but even at the age of eighty-four, Elvira Kollár Jenőné pursues her rare vocation

I wish I could be like her when I reach this beautiful age! This is what I thought after meeting Mrs. Elvira , a...
Adrián Szász dr.

The eyesight of a Congolese girl and our sight to the world – Photographer András D. Hajdú is inspired by powerful stories and determined people

András D. Hajdú , a multiple award-winning world-travelling photographer, captures astonishing stories. By his uplifting work, he drew attention to Dr. Richárd Hardi, an...
"My father became a hero twice" – The Baska family’s story speaks to hundreds of thousands

After the Second World War, between 1945 and 1949, around 120,000 Hungarians in Czechoslovakia were deported or driven out of their homeland under the...
Andrea Csongor

"We are the ones who get into every household concerned without notice" – Aranka Szabóné Kurucz, a health visitor, always puts the child first

"I am the one who protects the children" , says Aranka Szabóné Kurucz , who has been helping the everyday life of families for...
Kati Szám

Fanni Illés: "The para-athletes who make it to a competition have already won the biggest battle with life"

In Fanni Illés ' life, two factors present a special challenge every day: one she has been given, the other she has chosen. She...
Andrea Csongor

Blessed are the cheese makers? – The Hungarian Schoenstatt Movement seeks to respond to the problem of the families in crisis

When I once searched for the smallest settlements in Hungary, I found Óbudavár, at the entrance to the Nivegy Valley. From there, the path...
Ágnes Jancsó

"We did it, way to go" – The first Hungarian pilots over the Atlantic Ocean

In July 1931, the Hungarian press was full of the names of György Endresz and Sándor Magyar , the two Hungarian pilots who were...
Kriszta Csák-Nagy

The policeman from Eger who has his own folk band and plays for one man with the same zeal as for a thousand

Perhaps for many of us, we have indulged in a hobby as a child – an art or a sport – that we turned...
Fanni Fekete

„Even as a child I vowed to find their graves” – A Hungarian researching the fate of the victims of the Beneš decrees

Géza Dunajszky , public writer, choirmaster, and a well-known figure of the Hungarian minority in Upper Hungary, today's Slovakia, faced traumas as a young...
Sára Pataki

A young woman hiked the country around solo – “It made me realize what a diverse place Hungary is”

2550 kilometers. That’s how long the National Blue Circle is. Anilla Till completed it all in 72 days. Alone. " I would prescribe it...
Henrietta Vadas

“On our wedding almost everyone wore the traditional folk costume” – interview with a native girl from Szék, Romania

A native of the village of Szék (Sic) in Transylvania, she is passionate about the traditions and costumes of her native people. She organized...
Ágnes Jancsó

Underwater labyrinth beneath the heart of Buda – The mysterious János Molnár Cave

Hidden beneath József Hill (now known as Szemlő Hill) in Budapest is an underwater labyrinth, the János Molnár Cave, which stretches for more than...