OUR PROJECTS

Our core activity is supporting children, adults, families in need, and social institutions. Whenever there is a crisis, we are there; alongside providing immediate relief, we strive to offer experiences and dignity to those living in difficult circumstances. Get to know our projects!

Vitamin Commando

 

Vitamin Commando was our very first initiative 14+ years ago: a few of us brought dinner to people living on the streets at Christmas. Since then, twice a week, we deliver nutritious sandwiches, vitamins, drinks, warm clothes, blankets, and information. By bike. Last year, we prepared more than 22,000 sandwiches for those who might not have had dinner that night if not for us. Our goal is to give even more this year.

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Bring Us Lake Balaton

 

We can’t take everyone to Lake Balaton, so we decided to bring the Balaton ‘vibe’ directly to homeless shelters and temporary family homes—complete with small pools, lángos, ice cream, boiled corn, live music, and other surprises. The residents absolutely love these parties, and you can bet we’ll keep them going next summer!
 

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Grand Sandwich Day

 

We’re partying all day long while making sandwiches for people in need. Although we are not primarily a food distribution charity, in 2024 we delivered more than 110,000 meals to those who are hungry! We work almost every day of the year, but on this particular day, we spend 12 hours straight preparing the sandwiches and packages that end up on the tables of those who need them most.

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Másik Szoba Café and Bar

 

We created the Café to be a place where we can meet, spend time together, and actively help—just as we have been doing since 2011. When you grab a drink here, at least 10% of the price goes directly into a donation fund used to support groups in need: children, the elderly, animal shelters, and families.
 

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Bike Maffia Farm

 

The Bike Maffia Farm and Culture Space is about more than just planting seeds. Besides growing produce, we’re building a community—through music, gardening, quiz nights, food events, and great conversations.Our summer kitchen has everything you need for a traditional ‘bogrács’ cookout or a BBQ, while our bar is stocked with everything for a perfect chill-out session. And best of all: everything we grow here goes straight into Bike Maffia sandwiches and onto the tables of those in need.

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Plus 1 Sandwich

 

Every weekday, students from our partner schools pack an extra sandwich, juice, or chocolate bar in their lunchboxes to donate to those in need. We collect these donations and deliver them immediately to day centers and night shelters. Now in its 10th year, the program includes nearly 50 schools participating on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. We are super proud of them!
  

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Bike Maffia Junior

 

Our program for students begins with an interactive workshop that introduces the work of Bike Maffia and the issue of homelessness, while also providing practical knowledge. In the second part of the session, the children prepare and wrap the sandwiches themselves. They can even help with the delivery; in coordination with our Vitamin Commando volunteers, bike delivery is an option for children over 10 who have cycling experience.

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Food Rescue

 

In 2018, we launched our food rescue platform, which connects donors with volunteer couriers. Together, we help save surplus portions from being thrown away and deliver the food to our neighbors in need who could use a delicious meal. Every year, we save tens of thousands of portions together with you.
 

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Szállóige 2 the movie

 

In early autumn 2024, aliens arrived on Earth quietly and with peaceful intentions, calling upon us, the Budapest Bike Maffia, to help them understand humans and their life on Earth.Together with our reporter and our alien friend, we visited four homeless shelters to seek answers to life’s big questions with the help of the people living there.
 
 

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Péter Konyhája

 

We met Péter at a homeless shelter during the filming of the movie Szállóige 2. This was quickly followed by the creation of an audiobook, as people practically demanded it after hearing his incredible voice.Péter had previously worked as a chef for decades, so there was no question about the next step: off to the Farm and ‘Péter’s Kitchen‘! For weeks, he cooked at our Farm in the company of well-known guests, and the result is a fantastic cookbook. Click here to check it out!

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Donation coordination

 

Every year, we deliver thousands of donations to those in need, together with you. When you decide to donate, you want your contribution to make the greatest impact and provide the most help possible. We want the same, which is why we’ve put together some useful information to help your donation do the most good for those in need.

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