ABSTRACT
MONA, established in November 1992, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation that has taken on the ambitious goals of redefining and improving the role of women in Hungarian society. The main goal of the foundation is to promote a more active participation by women in both political life and the civil sphere. MONA seeks to educate women on empowerment strategies for participation in a wide variety of public roles. Most recent legislative proposals and measures which are directly related to women's lives have hardly shaken those affected from their passivity. women achieved both legal and social equality under state socialism. The main goals of the Gypsy Mothers' Association are education and representation of the legal rights of Gypsy mothers. The fundamental goals of the organization are the realization of women's human rights and the achievement of actual equality and actual equal opportunity within society.
