It is hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since Anna left our physical earth. At her memorial on May 18th, 2018, we announced the Anna Horvath Women Social Entrepreneurship Award. And on March 12th, 2019 we gathered to give the first award to a women-led, women-focused social enterprise.
Anna was such a presence. Strong and courageous, kind and caring, completely devoted to issues of social change and social justice.
She joined our team in January of 2012 and led NESsT Hungary into a strong and sustaining program. She made time to help her colleagues, was a great leader and role model, a problem solver with endless creative ideas, always aiming to take us to the next level.
NESsT Echipa din Ungaria: Koka, Eva, Anna și Laura
Anna was a visionary. Anna was positive energy. Anna loved humans, but also humanity.
Her vision and her life’s vocation were to build a just and equitable world. And Anna did this every minute of her waking hours.
She fought for the rights of women, the rights of the Roma, the need to close the huge gap that we currently are living. If I had to use one phrase to describe Anna, is that she was an informed, strategic and practical social change activist. She worked at the local, national, regional and global levels.
Anna și Rozi, fondatoarea matyodesign, alături de artiștii care brodează linia de modă | Tard, Ungaria
She didn’t allow anything to deter her. She used this passion and leadership to bring NESsT Hungary and NESsT overall, to a completely different level. She strengthened our portfolio of enterprises. She built a strong network of advisors and supporters. She ignited programs aimed at local entrepreneurship as well as those changing the regional ecosystem.
NESsT Echipa Europa
Anna really changed the face of NESsT in Hungary and in Central Eastern Europe overall.
Each and every single day, I wake up missing Anna. I remember our monthly phone calls. I remember her resolute and fair way of being. Her stubborn determination. Her problem-solving attitude.
Anna în calitate de judecător la concursul Unicredit Bank din Ungaria.
Like many of you reading this, Anna holds a very dear place in my heart. She was more than a colleague. She was a loyal friend. A caring mentor. An inspirational and devoted mother. A warm person who enjoyed bringing people of diverse cultures together. She shared her house. Opened a nice bottle of wine so we could laugh together. Teased us a lot.
Anna găzduiește echipa NESsT la ea acasă în Ungaria
She loved to travel to small villages throughout her country, volunteering with her children and seeing the world.
Anna is our example and our light. Her vision and passion will continue to live through all of us.
Despre Anna
În calitate de lider al activității NESsT în Ungaria, Slovacia și Republica Cehă, Anna a fost responsabilă pentru dezvoltarea și creșterea întreprinderilor sociale din această regiune.
Ea a supravegheat procesul de due diligence pentru identificarea noilor întreprinderi sociale care demonstrează un potențial promițător de rentabilitate socială și financiară. Ea a condus activitățile NESsT de consolidare a sectorului, sensibilizând și sporind sprijinul pentru antreprenoriatul social. A colaborat îndeaproape cu principalele părți interesate, inclusiv prin gestionarea relațiilor cu principalele companii și fundații partenere și cu o rețea de consilieri care oferă sprijin pro bono portofoliului. Anna a fost, de asemenea, director general al NESsT în Ungaria.
Înainte de NESsT, a lucrat pentru Fundația SEED pentru dezvoltarea economică a întreprinderilor mici, unde a sprijinit lansarea și validarea microîntreprinderilor conduse în principal de femei. A evaluat sute de planuri de afaceri și a fost, de asemenea, implicată în punerea în aplicare a multora dintre acestea.
Și-a început cariera în sectorul non-profit, lucrând pentru GfK Market Research Institute timp de 13 ani, în ultimii 5 ani în calitate de director general adjunct.
Ea a obținut o diplomă de la Universitatea Tehnică din Budapesta și de la Universitatea Corvinus (Economie) și a fost, de asemenea, un formator certificat.
