Malta’s waste management crisis is a complex problem. Decades of overconsumption and a lack of political will to address the issue have led to a situation where the country is producing more waste than it can sustainably manage. The problem has been exacerbated in recent years by the country’s growing population, the tourism boom, and...
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September Plant of the Month: Maltese Salt Tree (MT: Xebb)
This very rare and protected Red Data Book plant is only to be found on sand dunes . The pink-white striped solitary flowers appear around summertime and with its dark green heart-shaped leaves may appear quite dainty and delicate but in effect it is very well adapted to growing in some of the harshest conditions.
ULEX open call: fully-funded training for activists
We are happy to share with you the opportunity to take part in one of the ULEX trainings for social movement impact and resilience. There are 5 spots at 3 trainings which are happening in September-Octover 2023. Choose what interests you at most and contact sabela@foemalta.org for more info and applying. Training 1. Regenerative Activism:...
FOEM Strategy Meeting at Villa Psaigon
In July our team spent 3 days at the beautiful Villa Psaigon having an exciting and productive time for our organization. With the participation of our staff and volunteers, we embarked on a journey to plan and outline the path to achieve our vision for the next two years. This meeting was an opportunity to...
Final event for Pancake project
Last Friday, we hosted an exciting event called the Pancake Project Showcase at the Meeting Place. This special event was organized in collaboration with the Deaf People Association Malta and supported by CORE GREEN: organic + fairtrade. During the event, we showcased the project’s Intellectual Outputs with the aim of improving the inclusion of the...
July Plant of the Month: Neptune Seagrass (MT: Alka) Posidonia oceanica
If you encounter the wild indigenous Honeysuckle around this time of year take a moment to get a close-up view of its dainty flowers and proceed to inhale the sweet scented air around it.
Growing together: NASPLY Social permaculture training in Spain
Our project partner – PermaCultura Cantabria hosted a 5-day staff training between the 19th and 23rd of last May for 11 participants from the 7 project partner organisations. The training served as a learning base to increase the participants’ know-how of Social Permaculture theory and approaches towards working with vulnerable youths through different methodologies to...