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...
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...
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.
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...
As part of our climate campaign, we have been working on a report compiling information about Malta’s energy system and its climate impacts, the proposed Melita TransGas pipeline, and a vision for a future without fossil fuels. The report was compiled and written by Dr Suzanne Maas (Climate Campaign Coordinator at Friends of the Earth Malta)...
In May, we organised a screening of the documentary ‘We the Power’ and a discussion on Community Energy together with the Marsaskala Residents Network, at Jacob’s Brew cafe in Marsakala. We were joined by Victor Fiorini from the Malta Co-operative Federation, alongside residents from Marsaskala and other interested citizens for a discussion on the prospects...
In May, we organized a nature walk in Majjistral National Park together with the Deaf People Association Malta. The event began with a showcase of the official signs created by the Maltese Deaf community for local flora. We enjoyed a guided walk in Majjistral Park, where we had the opportunity to observe the local plants...
The Bike About project seeks to increase the use of bicycles as part of our NGO work, to promote cycling and bicycle use amongst our volunteers, youth group and community, and to teach people the skill of cycling and bicycle repair.
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.
