Kurt Lewin Foundation

Who are we? The Kurt Lewin Foundation is an independent civil public interest organisation. By our work we wish to make a contribution to the consolidation of a democratic society in Hungary and particularly to the increase of tolerance and the elimination of stereotype-based thinking. We help promote social dialogue, tolerance and the dissemination of knowledge and skills required for active civic participation – mainly by the development of critical thinking. What do we do? Programmes of the Kurt Lewin Foundation in the past ten years have served the attainment of our goals in the areas of media, education, and social research. Media Through our Media programmes we promote critical thinking and tolerance by providing objective information. We intend to raise public awareness of the problems faced by disadvantaged groups and at the same time encourage communities to identify with the cause through active social participation. Education Our Educational activities help a steadily increasing group to have access to social and civic knowledge and skills indispensable for active democratic participation and promote worthy social participation by providing disadvantaged groups and the related professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills. Research Via our research activities we intend to produce knowledge that not only helps understand certain segments of social processes and puts social functions into new light, but also promotes the planning and implementation of social-political programmes. In addition contributing to the good prestige of the social science profession is also important for us.