So earlier this year I decided to move on from PoléPolé and join the Social Team. I must say that I wasn’t entirely sure about this. PoléPolé was my comfort zone and although I knew the role of Social Team, I wasn’t sure that I was the right...
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For several years I had been thinking about joining a voluntary organisation in Malta but for some reason or other, I always kept postponing it. Finally, towards the end of last year, I decided that if I really wanted to do this, I had to take some form...
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In a world where many are too distracted to notice, statistics show that the rate of homelessness in Malta is rising. And the bad thing is, that in this regard, statistics might not show the real picture. Why? Because, statistics show the people living in shelters, not the...
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Beginnings are surprising. Who would have ever thought that volunteering in a refugee camp could lead to publishing? Be it here, on this sparkly clean new blog, but also in print – you know, the hard copy kind, where words look and feel more real just because you...
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Sustainability is a key word which seems to be used constantly in each and every sector of our life. The concept in itself is not really a new one, but the buzz surrounding it has been on the increase only in the late years. Preaching is one thing,...
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At times, tension was greatly felt throughout the experience, especially during and after long hours of distant driving, passing from numerous of unknown cities and villages through never ending high ways. During this time, while looking at the beauty that Romania has to offer, we could not...
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Back in January 2017, I was told about the opportunity to visit Lebanon and form part of a team of individuals who will be teaching and helping Syrian refugees. Without further ado, I said yes and was determined to form part of the team. From a young age,...
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What are you doing here? No one wants to be here! – Refugee living in The Jungle Camp, Calais 2014 If you had to ask anyone, ‘What would a refugee need?’, the answers you typically get would be food, shelter and medical aid. So, when I accidentally...
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agara has been established for a while and is becoming well-known not only with volunteers, but also with people who were never involved in the voluntary sector. Since it’s launching, agara began to promote its aims and ideals. From just an idea of founding an NGO, agara started taking...
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