Music is organized sounds but any sound can be music. Every person can create a unique sound and that is why music is people-centred, the mix and match of different emotions, cultures, religions, which is an international language. These thoughts are what founded Resonate with the aim to...
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Moving from one team to another
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...
Continue ReadingOMADA is kicking-off 2018 goodbye with a BANG!
Who said we need a new year to work on our resolutions? OMADA is kicking 2018 goodbye with a BANG! In collaboration with the Malta Football Association and Agara Foundation, we are finally making dreams reality. Our very first international football match will be taking place tomorrow, 11...
Continue Reading#1 ready, set, surprise! – words by Giulia Privitelli
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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Sharing thoughts and feedback following our project at God’s Love Centre All seven of us had a uniquely different experience of the two weeks we spent in Maseru, Lesotho, but one thing we can all agree upon is that the time we spent there was fruitful not only...
Continue Reading“Team Omáda on the loose”
By now you should be aware ‘agara’ is going to Greece bringing sports to a refugee camp close to Athens. After having shamelessly spammed your news feeds for weeks on end with journal entries, invites to join our training sessions, (not so charming) pictures of us sweating and...
Continue ReadingWhen sports becomes more than just a fun activity…
Fighting off despair and death each single day is the reality of millions of individuals whose own country is being besieged and devastated. If lucky enough to survive a perilous journey, the future of these people might still be flickering like a candle in the wind. The trauma...
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