The 8th District Renter’s Community, based out of Mandák House, a Lutheran Church in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Budapest, is organizing public housing tenants to improve living conditions for more than 3,000 families living in 130 publicly-owned apartment buildings. The Renter’s Community celebrated new management of the company responsible for managing public housing in their community and a commitment to redesign the system for making repairs to apartments and buildings.
The tenant organizing in Budapest, which is led by many people from the Roma community, is part of a long tradition of civic action in Hungary, particularly around issues of public housing. Faith in Action International is working with Pastor Márta Bolba, a Lutheran pastor, who leads Mandák House, to grow grassroots faith-based organizing in Hungary. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/berloikozosseg or contact Kikka Nemesdy at nkikka@gmail.com.
