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Friday, 13 August 2010 16:42 |
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It was an incredible week which I will NEVER forget and will remain in my memories throughout my life! The first to arrive on Sunday 18th July were the Italians and Belgians. Then the Maltese participants, following them the Lithuanians, the Romanians, the Slovaks, the Danish and last but not least the Spanish participants who arrived on Tuesday. Everybody was excited for the EuroCamp to start as we were going to make new friends, get to know better some people which we already knew, learn about the different organizations and also increase our knowledge about the different cultures of the different countries. During this camp we were about 70 participants – 30 of these were Maltese while the others were from the countries mentioned above. Some of the topics which we tackled during this week were about how to include persons with disabilities, homeless people, poor people and others who are discriminated into our society i.e. social inclusion and also about human rights. We had many workshops during the week to make us aware how these people feel and how we can include them in the society. The activity I liked most was on Wednesday when we went to Għajn Tuffieħa for a swim and afterwards, we were divided into groups of ten and we could only take with us one mobile phone, no money and one bag between ten people with some essentials in it like a torch, insect repellant, towels etc. Each group was left at a place with a map and some rice and baked beans to eat. We had to walk to our final destination which was on a beach. My group had to sleep at Buġiba Bay. We had two stops where to stop until we arrived at our destination where we played a game. We were only given water bottles and newspapers on which we could sleep. Luckily I had my towel so I could cover myself up during the cold, long night near the sea. It was a nice experience by which we got to know how the homeless people feel and we learnt what we can do to help them. On Saturday 24th July we also had a treasure hunt at the Capital City of Malta-Valletta about human rights. There were many workshops all around Valletta which each dealt with a particular human right. This treasure hunt made each participant more aware about human rights and how important it is for each country to follow these rights. The week passed by really quickly and the day of the departure (Monday 26th July) arrived. Many cried as a week was long enough to make friends and get to know the foreign participants. Some of the Maltese participants went to the airport to see the others leave and to say the last goodbye and giving them the last hug before returning back to their country not knowing if we will ever meet again. We are all hoping to see each other again next year at the World Youth Day in Madrid-Spain. I will never forget this amazing week and a big thanks goes to all the leaders who prepared this Euro Camp, to ŻAK Malta for hosting and also to FIMCAP as without its help, none of this would have taken place!!! Lara Galea ŻAK Żurrieq |
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Thursday, 15 July 2010 14:45 |
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‘Iż-Żgħażagħ huma lkoll strumentali biex flimkien joħolqu differenza pożittiva fis-soċjetà li qed ngħixu fiha. L-inklużjoni ta’ kull persuna u l-impenn ta’ kullħadd biex ħadd ma jibqa lura huwa xhieda ta’ Azzjoni li permezz tagħha llkoll kemm aħna jkollna aktar faċilitajiet biex nirnexxu fil-ħajja ta’ kuljum’. Dan kien il-messaġġ li ż-żgħażagħ taż-ŻAK Mosta u tal-grupp Finlandiz Veto ħarġu waqt attività organizzata bħala parti mill-iskambju li qed isir din is-sena f’pajjiżna. Dan l-iskambju li hu ffinanzjat mill-Youth in Action Programme tal-Finlandja għandu t-tema ta’ Inklużjoni Artistika. L-iskop ta’ dan il-proġett hu li joffri liż-żgħażagħ parteċipanti u lill persuni b’diżabilità l-opportunità biex filwaqt li jipparteċipaw flimkien f’attivitajiet differenti jkollhom iċ-ċans li jitgħallmu mingħand xulxin f’ambjent informali. Waqt attività organizzata f’Dar il-Kaptan fl-Imtarfa ż-żgħażagħ parteċipanti kellhom iċ-ċans li jieħdu sehem f’attivitajiet flimkien ma persuni b’diżabilità filwaqt li kellhom iċ-ċans li jsiru jafu aktar lill-xulxin filwaqt li jiddiskutu dwar temi ta’ interess differenti. Matul din l-attività ż-żgħażagħ parteċipanti tal-Proġett Inklużjoni Artistika u l-persuni b’diżabilità li jagħmlu użu mis-servizzi ta’ Dar il-Kaptan ħadu sehem f’attività artistika li permezz tagħha ħolqu tpinġijiet li ġew magħmula minn diversi frott u ħxejjex. Permezz ta’ din l-arti il-parteċipanti kollha wasslu messaġġ li bl-impenn u bir-rieda ta’ kullħadd nistgħu nagħmlu passi l-quddiem fejn aktar persuni jkunu aċċettati u integrati fis-soċjetà tagħna. F’din l-attività ħa seħem ukoll is-Segretarju Parlamentari Clyde Puli fejn wassal messaġġ dwar l-importanza ta’ l-involviment taż-żgħażagħ f’inizzjattivi simili lhiema inizjattivi għandhom il-potenzjal li jagħtu opportunitajiet uniċi li permezz tagħhom dawk kollha nvoluti jibbenefikaw minn żvillup ħolistiku li jwassal biex ikun hawn sinerġija favur l-inklużjoni soċjali. Is-Segretarju Parlamentari faħħar l-impenn taż-ŻAK Mosta u tal-group Veto għad-determinazzjoni u l-impenn tagħhom biex joħolqu dejjem aktar opportunitajiet ta’ formazzjoni maż-żgħażagħ li jiffrekwentawhom. Matul l-attività Nicola Borg – leader miż-ŻAK Mosta u Heidi Saarinen Youth worker mill-grupp Veto saħqu li l-proċess għall-preparazzjoni ta’ dan l-iskambju involva diversi sfidi li għenu biex iż-żgħażagħ jaħdmu mill-qrib ta’ xulxin biex illum wasslu biex qed igawdu mill-frott ta’ ħidmiethom. Il-Fondazzjoni Respite Care Services, hi bbażata f’Dar il-Kaptan l-iMtarfa u ġiet imwaqqfa f’ Novembru 1991. L-għan tal-fondazzjoni hu li tiprovdi servizzi professjonali kemm residenzjali kif ukoll matul il-ġurnata lill persuni b’diżabilità u l-familji tagħhom. Il-Fondazzjoni hija organizzazjoni mhux governattiva u hija non profit. L-ispejjeż biex din id-dar tkun tista' topera huma koperti b’għotja mogħtija mill-gvern kull sena, ħlasijiet fuq servizzi mogħtija, kif ukoll minn donazzjonijiet u attivitajiet ta’ ġbir ta’ fondi li jsiru minn żmien għall ieħor. Aktar informazzjoni dwar iż-ŻAK Mosta tista ssibha fuq il-website www.zakmosta.org. Martin Chetcuti ŻAK Mosta Youthworker – Mob 79856471 |
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010 10:49 |
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On Sunday, 27th of June, ŻAK Ibraġ is going to hold a massive event for all ŻAK people aged 16+. An innovative ŻAK activity you've never attended to before!
What are you waiting for? Participation is only €7
Register now on http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGxWZndjS3AtQXFQakVZemllX1NpWWc6MQ and benefit from an event aimed for you to enjoy the first taste of Summer in style.
If you don't have a bicycle, we will provide you with one on site for just an extra €10 (first come first served).
We meet at Savio College Dingli at 3:00pm. At 3:30pm we head towards Baħrija and finish back in Savio College by 8:00pm. Food, drinks and a refreshing ice cream are included. One last thing – this is an open event, so just invite your fellow friends and family too.
Jeffrick Cachia - ŻAK IBRAĠ |
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Friday, 16 April 2010 19:13 |
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God is a DJ.....Din hi t-tema tal-attività li ġiet imtellgħa minn ŻAK Żurrieq b’kollaborazzjoni mal-KDŻ bħala preparazzjoni għall-miġja tal-Papa f’Malta. L-ispirazzjoni għal din it-tema bdiet minn diska u din l-idea kompliet tiżvolġi. Bħala promozzjoni għal din l-attività produċejna filmat li jinkludi lill-membri kollha ta’ ŻAK Żurrieq (http://www.zakzurrieq.org/god_is_a_dj_promo.html). L-attività kienet maqsuma f’żewġ partijiet: l-ewwel parti għall-adolexxenti filwaqt li t-tieni parti kienet għaż-żgħażagħ. Din l-attività itellgħet fil-11 t’ April fil-Knisja ta’ Bubqara fiż-Żurrieq. Filgħodu l-attività kienet tinkludi quddiesa b’differenza. It-tema tal-mużika spikkat permezz tal-kreattività. L-adoloxxenti preżenti għamlu handprints fuq banner sabiex jirrapreżentaw sinfonija. Matul il-quddiesa il-band ta’ ŻAK Żurrieq animat il-quddiesa filwaqt li xi membri oħra għamlu reċta. Wara l-quddiesa l-adoloxxenti ingħataw Long Play tal-injam u użaw il-kreattività tagħhom biex iddisinjawha kif riedu bl-għajnuna ta' materjali provduti apposta. Din il-Long Play inżammet mill-adoloxxenti bħala tifkira. Għalaqna din l-attività b’reċeviment fejn l-adolexxenti kellhom ħin sabiex jissoċjalizzaw flimkien. Filgħaxija l-attività kellha xejra differenti minħabba li kienet immirata għaż-żgħażagħ. Ħloqna atmosfera sabiħa billi dawwalna l-Knisja bix-xemgħat. Il-band għal darb' oħra animat il-quddiesa. Matul il-quddiesa intwerew siltiet mill-film August Rush u b’hekk ġiet inkluża t-tema tal-mużika. Wara l-quddiesa kien hemm reċeviment u ż-żgħażagħ preżenti ingħataw CD bħala tifkira. Kienet attività li fiha ħadna gost flimkien filwaqt li flimkien ħejjejna għall-miġja tal-Papa Benedittu XVI fostna. - Loredana Falzon |
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