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Fruzsina Baumann
NAGY, Bea
SVASTICS, Carmen
MOLNAR, Attila
PAPP, Eniko
BORBIRO, Fanni
FULOP, Regina
ALBERT, Fruzsina
KRIZSAN, Andrea
GAZSI, Judit
SZALAY, Zoltanne
Safrany, Reka
Steinberg, Johanna

BAUMANN Fruzsina

Contact Details fbaumann@bszy.hu
+361 327 1472

Current Work Consultant at the Regional Social Welfare Resource Centre; coordinating national and international projects; monitoring projects on social issues; preparing studies on social, legal issues;
participating in research; editing publications; counseling on project proposals; supervising case-conferences;
organizing national and transnational conferences, workshops;
networking with national and foreign NGOs and public bodies.

Past Work 2003-2004, Ministry of Equal Opportunities; 1997-2002, Open Society Institute Women's and Children's Rights Foundation.

Education and Professional Training 2002-2004, ELTE University Faculty of Law Budapest
Postgraduate law course
1993-1996, Budapest College For Foreign Trade

Professional areas of interest Promotion of equal opportunities of women and men; children and young people; legislation and legal background of social inclusion

Areas of Expertise Coordination of national and international projects; preparing project proposals; networking with national and international organizations, NGOs and public bodies on equal opportunities issues; monitoring

Language skills English, French

Websites www.mona-hungary.hu; www.uni-corvinus.hu; www.femingen.hu

NAGY, Bea

Professor
Corvinus University of Budapest, Social Gender and Cultural Research Center

SVASTICS, Carmen

Contact Details
Address: 1113 Budapest, Edömér u. 6. Hungary
E-mail: svacar@tvn.hu

Current Work
Project coordinator - University of ELTE, Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Education
The main task of the job is to coordinate the national and international research and development activities within the Faculty, look for new funds and generate projects.
As an expert on gender, equal opportunities and employment issues I also work on projects of the Structural Funds.

Past Work
Desk officer/Head of Department - Ministry for Youth, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
The main task of the job was to develop the gender strategy of the Hungarian Government, run various projects and programs and mainstream the new approach into all levels of policy making and public discourse.
Activist in the work of various NGOs on gender, social inclusion and school integration.

Education and Professional Training

• Eötvös Lorand University of Budapest - American Studies

and German Studies (MA)

• courses on : media and marketing; tourguiding;
• professional trainings on: comitology, project management, ESF, regional development, European integration, public administration
• Summer University on Gender (ifu) in Hannover, Germany 2000

Professional areas of interest

• all aspects of gender issues from women in decision-making to prostitution or women and ICT
• main interest is to make relevant and coherent policies on various levels from personal needs and giving real answers to the problems of the individuals

Areas of Expertise

• all aspects of gender issues, mainly employment, family-friendly work arrangements, men, media
• equal opportunities, the common points of gender, Roma and disability issues

Language skills : English and German

Websites
www.un.org
http://www.coe.int/t/e/Human_Rights/Equality/
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/index_en.html
http://gender.tatk.elte.hu/
http://www.dpi.org/
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women

Networks

• Ministry for Youth, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities - Department for Gender Issues
• Ministry for Employment and Labour - Human Resources Development, Managing Authority
• Council for Women's Issues
• "Minok" NGO

MOLNAR, Attila

Contact Details
molnara@budapest.hu
tel: +36 70 459 1226

Current Work
Cit y of Budapest, Equal Opportunities Department
Position: equal opportunities consultant
Main areas of work: reemployment; disabilities; minorities; gender mainstreaming

Past Work
City of Budapest, Vice- Mayor's Office
Consultant on Physical Disabilities issues

Education and Professional Training
University of Economic Sciences, Institution of Post- graduate Studies, Human resources management
Eotvos Lorand University Faculty of Social Studies, Sociologist

Professional areas of interest
Working with the National Council Of Disabilities Issues, local governments of minorities, NGOs; contributing to the work of the General Assembly, the Health Committee, Social policies and Housing Committee, Human Rights and Minorities Committee, Financial Committee and the Employment Policy Committee

Areas of Expertise
Meeting objectives of and carrying out tasks related to EU directives; preparing proposals and applications ; representing the city in national and international networks on gender mainstreaming

Language skills
English

Websites: www.budapest.hu;

Networks
Regional Social Welfare Resource Centre Budapest; MINOK Association

PAPP, Eniko

Attorney
Open Society Institute

BORBIRO, Fanni

Project manager
FIONA Foundation

FULOP, Regina

Project manager
FIONA Foundation

ALBERT, Fruzsina

Contact details:
albert.fruzsina@ella.hu
Address: 1027 Budapest, Henger u 15.
Phone: +36/70/9401765

Current Work
Research Institute for Sociology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Position: senior researcher. Main responsibilities: design and analysis of surveys, focused esp. on various aspects of interpersonal networs of Hungarians, indicators for social vulnerability and sustainable public health. As a contracted expert with ESZA KHT (European Social Fund Public Utility Company) professional management of the monitoring team for measure HRD 1.3.1. (reintegration of women into the labour market).

Past Work
Key expert on Gender and Health in the URB-Health Project, expert on the reconciliation of work and family life in the Genderwise (Grant agreement VS/2005/0338) project.
Contracted expert with various agents e.g. VÁTI KHT/Hungarian Regional Development and Urbanistic Public Benefit Company, The Ministry of Health, The EU Delegation as assessor for project proposals (Interreg III A., Phare CBC, HRD 4.2., 2.3.2.) Consultant in the development phase of measure 1.3.1 and 1.3.2. (re-integration of women into the labour market) of the HRD OPfor the Managing Authority of the Human Resources Development Operational Programme(HEFOP IH), Ministry of Employment and Labour. At Partners Hungary Foundation, Budapest : program manager responsible for the management of the Phare LIEN micro-program to help disadvantaged social groups.

Education and Professional Training
Ph. D. course in Sociology, University of ELTE, Budapest
MA Degree in Sociology and English Language and Literature, University of ELTE

Professional areas of interest
Apart from both quantitative and qualitative (mainly focus group) research I like to see results implemented: Ngo or community based project, especially those for various disadvantaged groups. As a mother of 2 I enjoy working with women and children.

Areas of Expertise
Homelessness, social networks, employment of women, public health, community based projects, project management, monitoring and assessment.

Language skills
English (fluent),Hungarian (native), French (poor)

Websites
www.socialnetwork.hu, www.tarki.hu/adatbank-h/nok, www.ofa.hu , www.fmm.gov.hu

Networks
Dàvid Beáta, Tóth Olga, Ferenczi Andrea (ESZA Kht)

KRIZSAN, Andrea

Professor
Central European University , Gender Studies Department

GAZSI, Judit

Consultant
Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, Equal Opportunities Department

SZALAY, Zoltanne

Budapest Enterprise Agency

Safrany, Reka

Contact details
rekasafrany@yahoo.com

Current Work
MONA Foundation for the Women in Hungary
Position: program assistant and researcher
Main areas of work: national project manager of the EU Daphne ALTRA (2006-2008) project; coordinating national and international projects; organizing conferences; conducting researches

Past Work
Central European University (CEU) Budapest
Junior researcher

Education and Professional Training
Central European University Budapest, MA Gender Studies Distinction;
ELTE University Budapest, MA in German language and Literature with Teacher Training
University of Vienna Austria , Scholarship to do research on contemporary Austrian literature

Professional areas of interest
Prevention and treatment of domestic violence and violence against women;
Gender mainstreaming, women in public life and decision making;
Social reintegration of women after imprisonment

Areas of Expertise
Project management; conducting research; preparing project proposals

Language skills : English

Websites: www.mona.hu

Networks
Regional Social Welfare Resource Centre Budapest; MINOK Association; FIONA Foundation; Hungarian Women's Lobby

Steinberg, Johanna

Contact details:
Steinberg.johanna@bszf.hu

Current Work
Consultant, Regional Social Welfare Resource Centre Budapest

Past Work
Counselor, Ministry of Equal Opportunities Crisis intervention Center
Counceling, networking with NGOs and institutions, preparing case studies

Education and Professional Training
2000-2007 ELTE University Faculty of Psychology
2000 - National Association of Family Therapy
2004, National Association of Psychodrama
2004, NANE Association, Telephone hotline for victims of domestic violence

Professional areas of interest
Prevention and treatment of domestic violence; gender issues; social inclusion of vulnerable groups

Areas of Expertise
Crisis intervention for victims of domestic violence; trainer

Language skills : German, English

Websites
www.mona-hungary.hu; www.femingen.hu; www.nane.hu;