Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants

What Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants does

Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants (legal name: Menedék — Migránsokat Segítő Egyesület) is a Hungarian non-profit civil association (egyesület) established in 1995 and headquartered at Ó utca 39, 1066 Budapest. The organization delivers a comprehensive integration support system for refugees, asylum seekers, and third-country nationals in Hungary, structured around five service lines: individual social work and case management, children's integration programs (sensitivity classes, school pre-integration, baby-mama sessions), inclusive society programs (cultural events and community building), accredited professional training, and policy advocacy. It holds adult education authorization E/2025/000055, allowing it to deliver regulated training to police, educators, social workers, and volunteers.

The business model is project-based grant funding rather than fee-for-service revenue. The majority of funding flows from European Union instruments — principally the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF/MMIA Plus) and the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme — with additional support from UNHCR, the Julia Taft Refugee Fund, EPIM, and corporate partners including IKEA Hungary. Programs are delivered directly through the Budapest headquarters, host camp operations in Debrecen, Bicske, and Békéscsaba, and through employer partnerships (notably Skills for Refugees with IKEA Hungary placing 32 beneficiaries). International collaboration is substantive: Menedék participates in multi-country projects including REACHMIND (2025-2026, coordinated by IOM with V4 partners), RAISD (2019-2022, six-country research), and detention-monitoring work with ECRE, Detention Action, France Terre d'Asile, and Flemish Refugee Action.

The organization operates with approximately 29 staff supported by volunteers, reflecting a lean operational model relative to its project portfolio. Distribution is direct-to-beneficiary through social work channels, supplemented by employer partnerships and accredited training delivery. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; operational scale is best inferred from active project counts and beneficiary targets rather than headcount ratios typical of commercial entities.

Name

Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants

Legal name

Menedék — Migránsokat Segítő Egyesület

Website

https://menedek.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants is a Budapest-based non-profit association founded in 1995 that delivers social work, integration programs, professional training, and policy advocacy for refugees, asylum seekers, and third-country nationals in Hungary, funded primarily through EU AMIF and UNHCR grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Project-based EU funding: Majority of funding comes from European Union programs including Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF/MMIA), Citizens Equality Rights and Values (CERV) programme, and various other EU initiatives. Funding is project-based with specific grant amounts for defined activities.
2. Government grants: Government funding including support from Hungarian authorities and national programs for refugee integration services.
3. Donations and crowdfunding: Individual donations and crowdfunding campaigns, such as the summer camp fundraising for refugee children, where donations are collected for specific programs and activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants is a non-profit civil association that delivers a comprehensive system of services supporting refugees, asylum seekers, and third-country nationals in Hungary. Its offering includes individual social work assistance, group and community programs, children's integration activities, intercultural training for professionals and companies, and policy advocacy work. Services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries and funded primarily through EU grants, UNHCR, government funding, and donations.

Product overview

Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants operates as a non-profit civil society organization established in 1995 that provides a comprehensive system of services to support immigrants and third-country nationals in finding a new home in Hungary. The organization offers social work services including individual assistance and group/community programs, dedicated children's integration programs, inclusive society initiatives with cultural and educational activities, professional training for various stakeholders, and policy advocacy work. Their service portfolio is delivered through various funded projects supported by the European Union, UNHCR, and other international partners, rather than as a commercial product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Work Services (Szociális munka)
• Children's Programs (Gyerekek)
• Summer Camp for Refugee Children
• Employment Support Programs
• Professional Training Programs (Képzések)
• Inclusive Society Programs (Befogadó társadalom)
• Policy and Advocacy Work (Szakpolitika)

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,300 individuals expected to receive tailored support in current project cycle
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and secondary.

• Utcáról Lakásba! Association (ULE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Complex support for the social integration of third-country nationals' project, providing housing support and social integration services. ULE contributes housing expertise while Menedék provides social work services.
• IKEA HungarymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in 'Skills for Refugees' project providing 32 positions in IKEA stores for beneficiaries of international protection. Menedék provides preparation training including Hungarian courses and job readiness support.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinator of REACHMIND project - four-country initiative supporting mental health of refugee and migrant children. Menedék is implementing partner in Hungary alongside organizations from Slovakia, Poland, and Czech Republic.
• Mareena (Slovakia)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in REACHMIND project focused on mental health support for refugee children in Visegrád countries.
• Osrodek Rozwoju Edukacji (ORE) - Center for Education Development (Poland)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in REACHMIND project contributing expertise in education development for migrant children.
• Narodni Ustav Dusevniho Zdravi (NIMH) - National Institute of Mental Health (Czech Republic)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in REACHMIND project providing mental health expertise for child integration programs.
• Association for Legal Intervention (SIP) - PolandsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in 'For Undocumented Migrants' Rights in Central Europe' project examining implementation of Employment Directive for irregular migrants.
• Flemish Refugee Action (Belgium)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner in detention research project examining unreturnable migrants situation.
• Detention Action (UK)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner in detention research project.
• France Terre d'Asile (France)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner in detention research project.
• European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean refugee council partner in detention research project.
• Szubjektív Értékek AlapítványmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint implementation of 'Together for fact-based and authentic social communication' project improving NGO communication using social science research methods.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Hungary: Hungarian Catholic charity network providing social and humanitarian services including refugee support — comparable beneficiary population and faith-based non-profit structure, larger organizational scale.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM) Hungary: UN migration agency with Hungary mission coordinating programs and funding projects in the same space — overlaps as funder/partner of Menedék (REACHMIND) and as direct service provider for migrants.
• Hungarian Maltese Charity Service: Large Hungarian charity delivering social services including refugee and migrant support, alongside broader welfare programs — significantly larger and broader in scope than Menedék, but with overlapping service lines.
• Hungarian Interchurch Aid (Ökumenikus Segélyszervezet): Major Hungarian faith-based humanitarian organization providing refugee support and integration services among broader humanitarian activities — larger footprint and broader mandate, comparable beneficiary population.

Direct peers

• Cordelia Foundation: Hungarian foundation providing support to refugees and migrants, including victim assistance, community building, and integration programs — comparable mission and Central European operating context.
• Oltalom Charity Society: Hungarian non-profit providing social services to homeless people, refugees, and asylum seekers, including shelters, day centers, and integration support — operates in the same Hungarian market with overlapping beneficiary populations.
• Hungarian Helsinki Committee: Hungarian human rights NGO focused on refugee and migrant rights, including legal aid, monitoring of asylum procedures, and policy advocacy — comparable mission and Hungarian operating context, with stronger legal/advocacy orientation than Menedék.
• Kalunba: Hungarian non-profit supporting refugees and migrants with social services, community programs, and integration assistance in Budapest — closely comparable grassroots service model and beneficiary focus.
• Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Hungary: International Jesuit organization accompanying refugees in Hungary through social, educational, and advocacy services — directly comparable mission and beneficiary focus, with global parent organization.

Emerging players

• European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE): European network of refugee-assisting organizations — collaborates with Menedék on policy research (detention project) and shares advocacy/membership-organization structure with overlapping policy goals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/menedekegyesulet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mened%C3%A9k-hungarian-association-for-migrants

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Funding overview

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