NGO Ability Park at Sziget Festival honored

The American Ambassador to Hungary, Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis presented the Active Citizenship Award to the NGO Ability Park at the Sziget Festival in Budapest. The Park helps better understand the challenges faced by disabled people.

During a
visit to the Ability Park tent, Ambassador Kounalakis praised the
organization’s efforts to raise awareness for the rights of people with
disabilities, including through the outreach they are conducting at the Sziget
Festival. While there, the Ambassador engaged in some of the interactive
opportunities that allow people to better understand the challenges faced by
disabled people.

The Ability Park is an organization that showcases the everyday challenges of people with disabilities through interactive activities. Their mission is to change the way people view disabilities, minorities and even the elderly. The non-profit organization organizes educational programs for Hungarian schools and employment training on the special needs of people with disabilities for corporations.

The Unites States Embassy in Budapest launched the Active Citizenship initiative in January 2012 to recognize individuals and non-profit organizations in Hungary that work to improve their communities.

(Source: US Embassy)