Rapport Annwali VO/1066 2021 www.dartalprovidenza.org
Introduzzjoni MID-DIRETTUR
• Għamilna xogħol ta’ manutenzjoni f’Dar Pirotta, Birkirkara, inkluż installazzjoni ta’ lift ġdid.
Is‑sena 2021, kienet sena oħra partikolari ħafna għad‑Dar tal‑Providenza, minħabba l‑pandemija tal‑COVID‑19. Sfortunatement din is‑sena barra l‑ħafna każi pożittivi li kellna fost ir‑residenti u l‑ħaddiema, tlifna waħda mir‑residenti bla mistenni. L‑għoti tal‑vaċċin, inkluż it‑tieni u l booster, għen biex il‑kwalità tal‑ħajja tar‑residenti reġgħet, sa ċertu punt, marret lura għan‑normal u naqas ir‑riskju ta’ mortalità. Minkejja l‑pandemija, id‑Dar baqgħet impenjata li tkompli ttejjeb dejjem aktar il‑kwalità tal‑ħajja tar‑residenti u s‑servizzi li toffri. Għaldaqstant din is‑sena komplejna ninvestu fir‑riżorsi umani, xiri ta’ apparat ġdid, xogħol ta’ manutenzjoni u anke proġetti kapitali. Fost oħrajn:
• Għamilna xogħol ta’ manutenzjoni kull fejn kien meħtieġ.
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• Tajna taħriġ lill‑ħaddiema. Naturalment minħabba l‑pandemija, l‑attivitajiet ta’ ġbir ta’ fondi din is‑sena reġgħu kienu limitati, għajr għall‑Festa ta’ Ġenerożità, kif ukoll il‑maratona ta’ Lulju flok dik tal‑Volleyball, li t‑tnejn ixxandru fuq it‑televixin. Minkejja dan, il‑poplu Malti u Għawdxi xorta sab il‑mod kif iwassal l‑appoġġ finanzjarju tiegħu lid‑Dar.
• Lestejna r‑rinovar ta’ Żerniq, fis‑Siġġiewi li hija waħda mid‑djar fil‑komunità.
li se nkunu qed neħilsu mill‑pandemija jew għall inqas ikollna nidraw ngħixu biha mingħajr il‑bżonn ta’ ħafna restrizzjonjiet. Dan jawgura tajjeb biex is‑sena 2022, terġa’ tkun sena fejn il‑ħajja tar‑residenti u ta’ kulħadd terġa’ tmur lura għan‑normal. Nagħlaq dan il‑messaġġ tiegħi billi nirringrazzzja lill‑membri tal‑Bord u lill‑Management għall‑ħidma tagħhom. Ringrazzajment speċjali jmur ukoll lill‑ħaddiema tagħna li barra s‑servizz iddedikat tagħhom, komplew jidħlu għall‑isfida li jissalvagwardjaw is‑saħħa u s‑sigurtà tar‑residenti u tal‑kollegi. Grazzi wkoll tmur lill‑volontiera tagħna kif ukoll lill‑benefatturi kollha. Micallef tal-Providenza
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Din is‑sena barra l‑iebes li ġabet magħha l‑pandemija, kellna wkoll mumenti sbieħ b’mod speċjali meta l‑Parlament Ewropew irrikonoxxa l‑ħidma li twettaq id‑Dar tal‑Providenza u onoratna bil‑Premju Ċittadin Ewropew. Il‑Kunsill Lokali tas‑Siġġiewi wkoll ħass li kellu jonora lill‑ħaddiema tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza bl‑Onorefiċenza Mertu Siġġiewi b’mod speċjali għall mod kif ħadmu tul Is‑senail‑pandemija.2022jidher
KONTENUT Introduzzjoni mid-Direttur i 1. Min aħna u l‑viżjoni tagħna 1 2. Il pandemija tal COVID 19 .......................................................... 5 3. Ir residenti ........................................................................................ 9 4. Il-Bord tad-Dar tal-Providenza 19 5. Proġetti ġodda .............................................................................. 22 6. Il‑ħaddiema ....................................................................................25 7. Il-volontiera 31 8. Attivitajiet u inizjattivi ta’ ġbir ta’ fondi.............................. 33 9. Konferenzi u laqgħat ................................................................. 45 10. Żjarat lid‑Dar tal‑Providenza 47 11. Onorifiċenza Mertu Siġġiewi lill Ħaddiema tad Dar tal Providenza ..................................53 12. Premju Ċittadin Ewropew 57 13. Quddiesa speċjali fl‑okkażjoni tal‑anniversarji saċerdotali ta’ Fr Martin Micallef u Fr Trevor Fairclough 61 14. Il‑finanzi tad‑Dar 63 15. Siti elettroniċi u l‑paġna tal‑Facebook ............................... 64 16. Rappurtaġġ tal‑midja 65 17. Stqarrijiet għall‑istampa mid‑Dar tal‑Providenza 66 18. Salvagwardja (Safeguarding) ..................................................67 19. Premju Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi 68 20. Konklużjoni 69 Annual Report abridged version in english 71
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1. Il‑fidi fil‑providenza divina li tidher fil‑mod kif wieħed jaħdem tant li n‑nuqqas ta’ riżorsi ma jkunux ta’ xkiel fil‑ħidma tad‑Dar.
3. Ikun żvilluppat spirtu komunitarju li jiġi trażmess fil‑mod kif taħdem ħalli l‑persuni b’diżabilità jkunu jistgħu jiddeċiedu għalihom infushom, li jiġi mħares id‑dritt tagħhom għall‑privatezza, li jkunu jistgħu jiddeterminaw ħajjithom huma stess u li jippromwovi l‑interdipendenza u s‑sapport xieraq lill‑persuni li jużaw is‑servizzi tad‑Dar.
1.2 Residenzi tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza u n‑numru tal‑persuni li jużaw is‑servizzi residenzjali Ir‑residenza prinċipali tinsab fil‑limiti tas‑Siġġiewi u hi maqsuma fi tliet vilel li b’kollox jinkludu disa’ flettijiet. Id‑Dar għandha wkoll erbat idjar żgħar fil‑komunità bl‑isem ta’ ‘Żerniq’ fis‑Siġġiewi, ‘Akkwarell’ fil‑Qawra, ‘Dar Pirotta’ f’Birkirkara u ‘Shalom’ fiż‑Żurrieq. Fi tmiem is‑sena 2020, id‑djar tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza ospitaw 115 resident, 95 minnhom fid‑Dar tal‑Providenza, is‑Siġġiewi u 20 fid‑djar fil‑komunità (Ħamsa f’Shalom, erbgħa f’Żerniq, tnejn f’Akkwarell u disgħa f’Dar Pirotta). Id-Dar tal-Providenza
1. MIN AĦNA U L-VIŻJONI TAGĦNA Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza li tieħu isimha u l‑kariżma tagħha mill‑Evanġelju u mit‑tagħlim tal‑Knisja Kattolika, twaqqfet minn Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi fl‑1965 bil‑għan li tipprovdi servizzi residenzjali lill‑persuni b’diżabilità. Id‑Dar hi impenjata li tagħti lir‑residenti s‑saħħa li jemmnu fihom infushom f’ambjent li jixbaħ lill‑familja u li jkabbar l‑abbiltajiet tagħhom biex b’hekk huma jkunu jistgħu jipparteċipaw b’mod sħiħ fis‑soċjetà.
2. Il‑familja hi l‑pedament tas‑soċjetà u għalhekk id‑Dar tipprovdi sapport lill‑familja biex il‑persuna b’diżabilità tkun tista’ tkompli tgħix fil‑familja tagħha jekk din tkun ix‑xewqa tagħha stess.
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1.1 L‑Għanijiet u l‑Valuri
1.3 Id‑Direttur tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza Id‑Direttur tad‑Dar huwa Fr Martin Micallef. Huwa kien innominat Direttur tad‑Dar mill‑Arċisqof Pawl Cremona O.P. wara li l‑predeċessur tiegħu, Mons. Lawrence Gatt kien maħtur Kanċillier tal‑Kurja Arċiveskovili. Fr Martin Micallef beda l‑ħidma tiegħu bħala d‑Direttur il‑ġdid tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza fl‑1 ta’ Ottubru 2008. 1.4 Liċenzja għall‑Operat Fis‑sena 2021, id‑djar residenzjali kollha li tmexxi d‑Dar tal‑Providenza kellhom il‑liċenzja tagħhom imġedda mill‑Awtorità tal‑Istandards għall‑Kura tal‑Ħarsien Soċjali (SCSA). Id-Dar tal-Providenza Rapport Annwali 2021 • 3
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2. IL-PANDEMIJA TAL-COVID-19 Il‑pandemija tal‑COVID‑19 li laqtet lil pajjiżna f’Marzu tal‑2020, baqgħet magħna. Bid‑differenza għas‑sena 2020, fejn l‑ebda resident ma ntlaqat minn dan il‑virus, ix‑xhur ta’ Frar u Marzu 2021 kienu l‑aktar xhur diffiċli għad‑Dar minħabba li l‑varjant Ingliż wassal biex kellna diversi każi ta’ residenti u ħaddiema li nstabu pożittivi għall‑COVID‑19. 2.1 Mewt ta’ Residenta bil‑COVID‑19 Sfortunatament, fl‑24 ta’ Frar 2021, residenta tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza, li kellha 30 sena, mietet kawża tal‑COVID‑19 fl‑isptar San Mark. Hija kienet instabet pożittiva għall‑COVID‑19 nhar it‑18 ta’ Frar f’testijiet ta’ rutina li tagħmel id‑Dar. Il‑funeral tagħha sar l‑għada l‑25 ta’ Frar fil‑Knisja Arċipretali tas‑Siġġiewi. 6 • Rapport Annwali 2021 Id-Dar tal-Providenza
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2.2 L‑Għoti tal‑Vaċċin Kontra l‑COVID‑19 Fid‑9 ta’ Frar 2021, l‑Awtorità għall‑Istandards tal‑Ħarsien Soċjali (SCSA) infurmatna bid‑dati ta’ meta r‑residenti, il‑ħaddiema u l‑volontiera tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza kienu ser jirċievu l‑vaċċin kontra l‑COVID‑19. Fil‑fatt, it‑Tnejn 15 ta’ Frar 2021 kienet l‑ewwel ġurnata meta bdejna nagħtu l‑vaċċin fid‑Dar. Dakinhar ingħataw 107 doża. Fit‑18, fit‑22 u fis‑26 ta’ Frar irnexxielna nagħtu l‑ewwel doża lil madwar 432 persuna li kienu jinkludu, residenti, ħaddiema u volontiera. Diversi infermieri u tobba taw l‑għajnuna tagħhom b’mod volontarju biex jingħataw dawn id‑dożi. Fit‑8, il‑11, il‑15 u d‑19 ta’ Marzu tajna t‑tieni doża tal‑vaċċin filwaqt li f’Novembru tajna l‑booster. mal‑SCSA din is‑sena, id‑Dar tal‑Providenza żammet kuntatt kontinwu mal‑Awtorità għall‑Kura tal‑Ħarsien Soċjali (SCSA) kif ukoll kompliet timplimenta d‑direttivi maħruġa minnha dwar miżuri ta’ mitigazzjoni. 2.4 Afflijament mal‑EASP tal‑Providenza hija affiljata mal‑European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities li tirrappreżenta ’l fuq minn 15,000 ta’ sapport għall‑persuni b’diżabilità mal‑Ewropa kollha.
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3.1 Is‑Servizz tal‑Fiżjoterapija Din is‑sena x‑xogħol tal‑fiżjoterapija kompla jkun ikkordinat mill‑fiżjoterapista prinċipali, żewġ fiżjoterapisti full‑time u waħda part‑time, u żewġ physiotherapy aides. Xogħol importanti ieħor kien l‑assessjar ta’ diversi residenti li kellhom bżonn siġġu tar‑roti speċjalizzat li jkun adattat għall‑bżonnijiet tagħhom.
3.2 Servizz ta’ Podjatrija Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza tingħata s‑servizz ta’ podjatrija għar‑residenti fuq bażi regolari permezz tas‑servizz ta’ podjatra tal‑Gvern li tagħmel xogħol fil‑komunità.
3. IR RESIDENTI Matul din is‑sena r‑residenti tad‑Dar komplew jingħataw is‑sapport kollu meħtieġ biex jgħixu ħajja mimlija kemm jista’ jkun. Għaldaqstant barra s‑sapport li jwieġeb għall‑bżonnijiet ta’ kull persuna, id‑Dar toffri wkoll servizzi oħra addizzjonali.
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passaporti ta’ komunikazzjoni għal uħud mir‑residenti kif ukoll biex ikunu assessjati dwar il‑livell ta’ ikel li jistgħu jieklu.
3.5 Rikreazzjoni
Kemm it‑tim tal‑Ability Promoters kif ukoll is‑support workers li jaħdmu fil‑flettijiet tas‑Siġġiewi jorganizzaw attivitajiet regolari fid‑Dar, matul il ġimgħa, nhar ta’ Ħadd u fil‑festi pubbliċi. Jiġu organizzati wkoll attivitajiet barra mid‑Dar li jwieġbu għall‑gosti Minħabbatar‑residenti.l‑pandemija, l‑attivitajiet varji barra mid‑Dar li s‑soltu jipparteċipaw fihom ir‑residenti kellhom jiġu limitati kważi għalkollox. Minkejja dan, sar sforz kbir biex ikunu organizzati aktar attivitajiet fid‑Dar tal‑Providenza fis‑Siġġiewi. Kuljum kienu organizzati ħarġiet għar‑residenti bil‑vannijiet tad‑Dar f’postijiet differenti fejn ir‑residenti ma jiġux f’kuntatt ma’ nies minħabba l‑pandemija. tal-Providenza
ta’ High Support Bil‑għajnuna tal‑Aġenzija Sapport, id‑Dar qed tirċievi ħlas għal 80 siegħa ta’ high support għal residenta li għandha bżonn dan l‑appoġġ. Permezz ta’ din l‑għajnuna finanzjarja, id‑Dar timpjega żewġ support workers biex jagħmlu dan ix‑xogħol.
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3.6 Workshops u attivitajiet oħra Numru ta’ residenti komplew jagħtu sehemhom fil‑workshops tal‑bolol, tal‑agrikoltura kif ukoll tal‑crafts.
3.6.3 Workshop ta’ xogħlijiet artistiċi Numru ta’ residenti għandhom l‑opportunità li jiżvilluppaw il‑kreattività tagħhom f’workshops ta’ tpinġija u xogħlijiet oħra artistiċi. 3.6.4 Sessjonjiet tat‑tisjir Numru ta’ residenti bl‑appoġġ ta’ Ability Promoters jingħataw l‑opportunità wkoll li jsajru, iħejju l‑mejda tal‑ikel, jieklu flimkien u jagħmlu l‑ħasil u t‑tindif ta’ wara. Dan jgħinhom ikabbru l‑ħiliet għall‑indipendenza tagħhom. tal-Providenza
3.6.1 Iċ‑Ċentru Agrikolu San Isidor Fil‑workshop tal‑agrikoltura San Isidor, ir‑residenti flimkien mal‑ability promoters u volontiera, ikabbru jew jipproċessaw prodotti tal‑biedja. Dawn il‑prodotti jkunu jistgħu jinxtraw mill‑pubbliku, mid‑Dar tal‑Providenza stess jew waqt xi wirjiet agrikoli li r‑residenti jkunu mistiedna jipparteċipaw fihom, bħal pereżempju Festa Għeneb fis‑Siġġiewi u Żejt iż‑Żejtun fiż‑Żejtun.
3.6.2 Il‑Workshop tal‑bolol F’dan il‑workshop ir‑residenti jisseparaw bolol użati skont il‑kategoriji biex imbagħad dawn jinbiegħu lill‑ħwienet tal‑bolol jew kollezzjonisti.
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Ta’ kull sena, id‑Dar tal‑Providenza ttella’ produzzjoni teatrali fi żmien il‑Milied bis‑sehem ta’ resident, ħaddiema u volontiera. Din is‑sena fil‑festi tal‑Milied ir‑residenti flimkien mal‑Ability Promoters tellgħu kummiedja bl‑isem ‘Minn ġot‑taġen għal ġon nar’ miktuba minn David Muscat u Loralie Scerri, żewġ ħaddiema tad‑Dar. Minħabba r‑restrizzjonijiet imposti mill‑Awtoritajiet tas‑Saħħa dawn il‑produzzjonijiet ġew imtella’ diversi drabi biex ir‑residenti jibqgħu fil‑bubbles tagħhom. 3.6.6 Sessjonijiet tar‑Rugby Din is‑sena wkoll, The Brain Foundation kompliet toffri lir‑residenti li jixtiequ, sessjonijiet ta’ rugby adattat għalihom kull nhar ta’ Sibt filgħodu. 3.7 Mobilità Ir‑residenti tad‑Dar, ikunu mħeġġa u mgħejjuna biex jieħdu sehem f’attivitajiet li jgħinuhom jibqgħu attivi. Dan kien jinkludi mobilità fil‑flett fuq bażi regolari flimkien ma’ attivitajiet li jiġu organizzati apposta bħal passiġġati, żfin u moviment waqt is‑sessjonijiet tal‑mużika.
Din is‑sena minkejja l‑pandemija xorta sibna l‑mod kif filwaqt li nassiguraw is‑saħħa u s‑sigurtà tar‑residenti u l‑ħaddiema, inkomplu nużaw id‑drama li toffri opportunitajiet mill‑aqwa biex ir‑residenti jesprimu lilhom infushom filwaqt li jiżviluppaw u jaqsmu mal‑oħrajn it‑talenti artistiċi tagħhom.
3.6.5 Sessjonijiet tal‑mużika u drama Attività li r‑residenti jipparteċipaw bi ħġarhom għaliha hija dik tas‑sessjonjiet tal‑mużika fejn ir‑residenti jisimgħu u jipparteċipaw f’daqq ta’ strumenti. Fil‑Music Room speċjalizzata r‑residenti jkollhom sessjonjiet ta’ mużika fi gruppi żgħar jew b’mod individwali.
Xi residenti jużaw ukoll is‑Soft Room, fejn huma jkunu jistgħu jagħmlu attività li jridu f’ambjent sikur u bla periklu. Attività oħra li qiegħda tgħin lir–residenti biex isiru iktar attivi hija dik fil‑kmamar multisensorjali, fejn jiġu stimulati s‑sensi b’modi differenti. Dan ix‑xogħol isir bl‑għajnuna tal‑Ability Promoters fuq il‑pariri tal‑Occupational Therapist. Dawn il‑kmamar jiġu użati wkoll għal xi residenti biex jirrilassaw, speċjalment għal dawk li għandhom imġiba diffiċli ħafna. Bħal kull sena oħra, ġew organizzati wkoll attivitajiet regolari fil‑gym u attivitajiet sportivi oħra li jinkoraġġixxu l‑mobilità. tal-Providenza
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Din is‑sena numru sabiħ ta’ residenti komplew jagħmlu użu mill‑pixxina terapewtika li għandna fid‑Dar. L‑użu tal‑idroterapija huwa servizz ieħor li qed ikompli jtejjeb il‑kwalità tal‑ħajja tar‑residenti. Dan is‑servizz joffri opportunità ta’ mobilità kif ukoll attivitajiet sportivi. Daqstant ieħor hija importanti s‑sensazzjoni sabiħa ta’ rilassament li persuna tħoss fl‑ilma sħun anke jekk ikun diffiċli għaliha li tagħmel eżerċizzju.
3.8 Involviment barra mid‑Dar Ħamsa u erbgħin resident jattendu ċ‑Ċentri ta’ Matul il‑Jum għall‑Adulti mmexxija mill‑Aġenzija Sapport. Dawn iċ‑Ċentri huma dawk ta’ Ħal Far, Raħal Ġdid, l‑Imtarfa u Santa Venera. Resident ieħor jattendi ċ‑Ċentru tar‑Riżorsi San Miguel f’Pembroke. Minħabba l‑pandemija biex tkun assigurata s‑saħħa u s‑sigurtà tar‑residenti, għal ħafna mix‑xhur tas‑sena ma setgħux jattendu f’dawn iċ‑ċentri iżda baqgħu f’kuntatt permezz ta’ video calls li bdew isiru b’mod regolari. 3.9 L‑Informatika Id‑Dar għandha ICT Lab fejn ir‑residenti tad‑Dar jitħarrġu biex jagħmlu l‑aħjar użu mid‑dinja tal‑informatika u b’hekk ikollhom, kif inhu dritt tagħhom, aċċess indaqs għall‑informazzjoni u l‑komunikazzjoni li toffrilhom it‑teknoloġija tal‑informatika llum. Dan il‑laboratorju, hu armat b’teknoloġija assistiva bħal ma huma touch screens, keyboards, mouses speċjali u software apposta li jagħmluha eħfef għall‑persuni b’ diżabilità differenti biex jużaw il‑kompjuter.
3.10 Is‑Salon tax‑Xagħar Matul din is‑sena r‑residenti kemm irġiel kif ukoll nisa komplew jużaw is‑salon tad‑Dar. Dan però ma jeskludix il‑fatt li numru żgħir ta’ residenti jagħmlu użu skont ix‑xewqa tagħhom mill‑hairdresser personali tagħhom billi jżuru l‑ħanut tagħha/tiegħu, jew tiġi/jiġi żżurhom hi/hu fir‑residenza.
3.11 Attivitajiet Spiritwali u SPRED
Din is‑sena ta’ SPRED (Ottubru 2020 – Ġunju 2021) kienet ukoll waħda partikolari minħabba l‑pandemija, imma saru xi laqgħat bin‑normalità l‑ġdida. (mhux propju laqgħat ta’ SPRED kif Minħabbasuppost) ċ‑ċirkustanzi l‑quddies tal‑Familja SPRED ma setax isir. Ġew ippubblikati wkoll tliet ħarġiet bil‑Malti tal Fuljett SPRED: dak tal‑Milied, tal‑Għid u tas‑sajf. Sa fejn, meta u kif stajna sar kuntatt ta’ tħejjija u taħriġ kontinwu għall‑katekisti kollha: enrichment, irtir u laqgħa ta’ formazzjoni online. F’Settembru sar it‑tiġdid tal‑impenn għas‑sena l‑ġdida tal‑katekisti u l‑kumpanni kollha iżda minħabba l‑pandemija kellu jsir bil‑posta.
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3.11.1 Quddies u attivitajiet spiritwali oħra Fil‑kappella tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza ssir quddiesa kuljum li għaliha jattendu residenti minn tnejn jew tliet flettijiet differenti b’kemm tippermetti l‑kappella u bil‑prekawzjonijiet l‑oħra meħtieġa. Ikollna wkoll quddies speċjali f’okkażjonijiet partikolari bħal funerali ta’ residenti, anniversarji ta’ mewt jew ta’ żwieġ fost oħrajn. Din is‑sena kellna wkoll tieġ li sar fil‑kappella fid‑9 ta’ Settembru. Saru wkoll l‑Eżerċizzi Spiritwali ta’ qabel l‑Għid kemm bil‑Malti kif ukoll bl‑Ingliż online. Saru ċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet tal‑inkurunazzjoni tal‑Madonna u Corpus Christi bil‑prekawzjonijiet kollha meħtieġa. 3.11.2 B’modTqarbinregolari jsir it‑tqarbin fil‑flettijiet ta’ dawk ir residenti li ma tantx jistgħu jieħdu sehem regolari fil‑quddiesa ta’ kuljum. 3.12 Imwiet ta’ residenti Din is‑sena kellna l‑mewt ta’ ħames residenti, erba’ nisa u raġel. Persuna minnhom mietet kawża tal‑COVID‑19. Id-Dar tal-Providenza
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3.13 Is‑Servizz ta’ Respite Id Dar tal Providenza temmen li s‑servizz ta’ respite hu neċessarju biex l‑ulied jew familjari b’diżabilità jkunu jistgħu jibqgħu jgħixu fl‑ambjent tal‑familja tagħhom. Din is‑sena d‑Dar ospitat 76 persuna għal perjodi differenti ta’ respite. Dawn ivarjaw minn ħin qasir ta’ ftit siegħat kif ukoll għal perjodi itwal ta’ ġranet jew ġimgħat meta l‑familjari jkollhom bżonn dan is‑servizz. Id-Dar tal-Providenza Rapport Annwali 2021 • 17
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Il‑Bord tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza twaqqaf minn Mons. Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP f’Marzu tal‑2011. Iċ‑chairperson ta’ dan il‑Bord huwa Fr Martin Micallef, id‑Direttur tad‑Dar. Is‑Sur Lawrence Zammit huwa l‑viċi chairperson u s‑Sinjura Elvia George hija s‑segretarja tal‑Bord. Dr Joe Bugeja, is‑Sur Jesmond Saliba, Dr Roberta Sammut u s‑Sur Emmanuel Zammit huma l‑membri l‑oħra tal‑Bord. Matul din is‑sena l‑Bord iltaqa’ disa’ darbiet. Din is‑sena dawn il‑laqgħat saru b’mod virtwali minħabba Fis‑17l‑pandemija.ta’Settembru 2021, is‑Sur Jesmond Saliba rriżenja minn membru tal‑Bord wara li nħatar Kummissarju għall‑Għaqdiet Volontarji. Fid‑19 ta’ Ottubru l‑Ariċisqof ħatar lis‑Sur Arthur Caruana bħala membru ġdid tal‑Bord. 4.1 Bord għad‑dħul ta’ residenti ġodda Id‑dħul ta’ residenti ġodda jkun deċiż minn bord apposta mwaqqaf mill‑Bord tad‑Dar. Dan il‑bord hu magħmul mid‑Direttur tad‑Dar bħala Chairperson, Dr Roberta Sammut u Dr George Grech. Din is‑sena dan il‑bord iltaqa’ erba’ darbiet u daħħalna għaxar residenti ġodda ‑ erba’ nisa u sitt rġiel.
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Ix‑xogħol ta’ kuljum tad Dar jitmexxa mit‑tim tal‑management li jikkonsisti fid‑Direttur, Fr Martin Micallef, l‑Amministratur, is‑Sinjura Nadine Camilleri Cassano, is‑Services Co‑ordinator, is‑Sinjorina Remona Cuschieri, id‑Direttur Spiritwali tad‑Dar, Fr Trevor Fairclough u l‑Kap tal‑Fiżjoterapisti, is‑Sinjura Margaret Vella. Dan it‑tim jiltaqa’ b’mod regolari kull ħmistax. Matul din is‑sena t‑tim iltaqa’ 22 darba.
4.3 Preżentazzjoni tar‑Rapport ta’ Ħidma lill‑Arċisqof Nhar il‑Ħadd 4 ta’ Lulju, id‑Direttur tad‑Dar, Fr Martin Micallef ippreżenta r‑Rapport ta’ Ħidma għas‑sena 2020 lill‑Arċisqof, Mons. Charles J. Scicluna, fid‑Dar tal‑Providenza stess wara li ċċelebra quddiesa fil‑kappella tad‑Dar fl‑okkażjoni tal‑maratona ta’ Lulju. Kien hemm ukoll preżenti Mons. Charles Cordina, Vigarju Episkopali għad‑Djakonija u Nadine Camilleri Cassano, l‑Amministratur tad‑Dar. 2021 Id-Dar tal-Providenza
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5. PROĠETTI ĠODDA 5.1 Xogħol ta’ rinovar ta’ Żerniq Fil‑bidu tas‑sena tlesta x‑xogħol estensiv ta’ rinovar ta’ Żerniq li hija waħda mid‑djar fil‑komunità mmexxija mid‑Dar tal‑Providenza. Dan il‑proġett kien finanzjat mill‑Marigold Foundation. Fid‑dar ġie installat lift ġdid, twaħħlet kċina ġdida kif ukoll sistema moderna ta’ fire alarm. Inbidlu wkoll it‑twieqi kollha ta’ barra u saru wkoll bibien fireproof u żewġt ikmamar tal‑banju ġodda. Ir‑residenti daħlu lura f’din id‑dar f’Jannar 2021. 5.2 Xogħol ta’ rinovar ta’ Dar Pirotta Fid‑29 ta’ April 2021, ir‑residenti ta’ Dar Pirotta f’Birkirkara kienu trasferiti d‑Dar tal‑Providenza fis‑Siġġewi biex ikun jista’ jibda x‑xogħol tal‑qlugħ tal‑lift li kien hemm u l‑installar ta’ wieħed ġdid. Ix‑xogħol fuq il‑lift il‑ġdid ħa ftit fit‑tul. Sadanittant, ħadna l‑okkażjoni biex nagħmlu xogħol ieħor ta’ rinovar fid‑dar kif ukoll manutenzjoni tal‑ġeneratur tal‑elettriku. Id-Dar tal-Providenza
5.3 Installar ta’ photovoltaic panels Fuq il‑bjut ta’ Villa Papa Luciani, twaħħlu numru kbir ta’ photovoltaic panels ġentilment mogħtija b’xejn lid‑Dar mill‑Kumpanija Electrofix. 5.4 Xogħol ta’ manutenzjoni u tisbiħ Post kbir bħalma hu d‑Dar tal‑Providenza, flimkien mal‑apparat li nużaw irid manutenzjoni kontinwa kif ukoll teħid ta’ inizzjattivi biex kemm jista’ jkun il‑post ikun l‑isbaħ possibbli. Dan ix‑xogħol isir primarjament mill‑ħaddiema tal‑manutenzjoni tad‑Dar. Id-Dar tal-Providenza Rapport Annwali 2021 • 23
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6. IL-ĦADDIEMA Biex tkun tista’ twettaq ħidmietha sewwa, id‑Dar tal‑Providenza, sal‑31 ta’ Diċembru 2021 kellha 293 ħaddiem li minnhom 211 huma nisa u 82 irġiel. Minn dawn 231 jaħdmu fuq bażi full‑time u 62 fuq bażi part‑time. Full time Part time Direttur * 1 Amministratur 1 Koordinatur tas Servizzi * 1 Direttur Spiritwali 1 Promotur tal Istandards * 1 Senior Support Workers 12 Support Workers 103 48 Night Supervisor 2 Social Worker 1 Ability Promoters 19 3 Nersis (1)* 2 Skrivani 6 3 Ħaddiema fil kċina 9 Ħaddiema fil laundry 9 Cleaners (2)* 32 2 Manutenzjoni 7 2 Uffiċċjal tal‑IT 1 Fiżjoterapisti 4 Physiotherapy Aid 1 Ħajjatin 3 Xufiera u sigurtà 11 3 Ħaddiema tal‑istores 4 Total 231 62 * Dawn il‑ħaddiema huma sekondati minn entitajiet governattivi jew mill‑iskema ta’ Ħaddiema fil‑Komunità. 6.1 Ħidma mal‑Union tal‑Ħaddiema Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza temmen li l‑ħaddiema għandu jkollhom id‑dritt li jkunu membri ta’ Union li tiddefendi l‑interessi tagħhom fuq il‑post tax‑xogħol. Il‑General Workers Union hija union li tirrappreżenta l‑maġġoranza tal‑ħaddiema tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza u għaldaqstant id‑Dar tagħraf lil din il‑Union bħala l‑unika rappreżentant bi dritt li tiftiehem dwar u f’isem il‑ħaddiema kollha. Matul din is‑sena, id‑Dar tal‑Providenza żammet relazzjonijiet eċċellenti mal‑Union. Bi preparazzjoni għal‑laqgħa ġenerali annwali tal‑GWU li nżammet fit‑23 ta’ Marzu 2021, Fr Martin Micallef u żewġ impjegati kienu intervistati biex jaqsmu l‑esperjenza tagħhom fuq il‑benefiċċju tat‑tisħib fil‑GWU tal‑ħaddiema tad‑Dar. Miguel Grech wieħed mir‑rappreżentanti tal‑ħaddiema tad‑Dar kien elett fl‑Eżekuttiv Nazzjonali tal‑GWU. 26 • Rapport Annwali 2021 Id-Dar tal-Providenza
6.2 Taħriġ u formazzjoni għall‑ħaddiema Din is‑sena minħabba l‑pandemija ma kienx possibbli li jsir it‑taħriġ kollu ppjanat għall‑ħaddiema. L‑uniku taħriġ li stajna norganizzaw kien l‑induction course u l‑fire marshall. Sfortunatament għal sena oħra kellna nħassru wkoll kors dwar imġiba diffiċli li kellu jingħata mill‑Prof. Tony Osgood, espert Ingliż fuq dan is‑suġġett. Din is‑sena kompla jingħata s‑servizz ta’ sapport psikoloġiku għall‑ħaddiema mis‑Sinjura Dorianne Coleiro. Id-Dar tal-Providenza Rapport Annwali 2021 • 27
6.3 Karti tal‑identità ġodda għall‑ħaddiema Din is‑sena ġeddina il Karti tal‑identità tal‑ħaddiema kollha tagħna biex ikun jistgħu jiġu identifikati. 6.4 Premju Inizjattiva fuq il‑Post tax‑Xogħol Din is‑sena, id‑Dar tal‑Providenza reġgħet nediet il‑Premju Inizjattiva fuq il‑Post tax‑Xogħol u l‑Premju Inizjattiva fuq il‑Post tax‑Xogħol bħala Grupp. In‑nominati għal dawn il‑premjijiet kienu kif ġej: Premju Inizjattiva fuq il‑Post tax‑Xogħol: • Rita Vella, Joan Campbell Lewis u Mildred Kalaw Baon. Premju Inizjattiva fuq il‑Post tax‑Xogħol bħala Grupp: • Il‑ħaddiema ta’ flett Warda, flett San Martin, flett Livia u l‑cleaners. Ir‑rebbieħa tal‑Premju Inizjattiva fuq il‑Post tax‑Xogħol kienet is‑Sinjura Rita Vella filwaqt li r‑rebbieħa Premju Inizjattiva fuq il‑Post tax‑Xogħol bħala Grupp kienu l‑ħaddiema ta’ flett Livia. 6.5 Rikonoxximent lill‑ħaddiema li ilhom numru ta’ snin jaħdmu mad‑Dar tal‑Providenza. Ingħata wkoll rikonoxximent lil dawk il‑ħaddiema li ilhom numru ta’ snin jaħdmu mad‑Dar tal‑Providenza. Dawn Josephinekienu:Catania u George Harrington (30 Nicholassena) Aquilina, Maryanne Borg, Therese Gauci, Maria Nikolina Mckay u Gertrude Sciberras (20 sena) 28 • Rapport Annwali 2021 Id-Dar tal-Providenza
6.6 Rikonoxximent lill‑ħaddiema li rtiraw. Seba’ ħaddiema oħra ngħataw rikonoxximent fl‑okkażjoni tal‑irtirar tagħhom din is‑sena jew kmieni s‑sena d‑dieħla. Dawn kienu: Comfort N. Ahunanya, Theodora Farrugia, Paul Mangani, Censina Muscat, Paul Pantalleresco u Mary Schembri. Id-Dar tal-Providenza Rapport Annwali 2021 • 29
6.7 Nominati għall‑Premju Nazzjonali Ħaddiem tas‑Sena 2021 Din is‑sena, id‑Dar tal‑Providenza nnominat lill‑ħaddiema tal‑Flett San Ġużepp kif ukoll lill‑ħaddiema ta’ Dar Pirotta għall‑Premju Nazzjonali Ħaddiem tas‑Sena 2021 bħala tim. Dawn il‑ħaddiema flimkien ma’ Fr Martin Micallef u Nadine Camilleri Cassano attendew għaċ‑ċerimonja tal‑għoti tal‑Premju Nazzjonali Ħaddiem tas‑sena 2021 li saret fl‑20 ta’ Diċembru taħt il‑patroċinju tal‑E.T. Dr George Vella, President ta’ Malta fil‑lukanda Intercontinental, f’San Ġiljan. Fid‑diskors tal‑okkażjoni, il President qal li din l‑attività hija waħda ferm speċjali mhux biss għax matulha jingħataw diversi premjijiet iżda għax fuq kollox tiċċelebra l‑bżulija u l‑irwol importanti tax‑xogħol fil‑ħajja tal‑bniedem. Huwa fakkar fid‑diversi sfidi u riperkussjonijiet li l‑pandemija tal‑COVID‑19 ġabet magħha fuq il‑postijiet tax‑xogħol u mil‑lat imprenditorjali. 30 • Rapport Annwali 2021 Id-Dar tal-Providenza
Id‑Dar toffri wkoll opportunitajiet qosra ta’ volontarjat lil studenti, individwi u gruppi li jkunu jixtiequ jgħinu fil‑ħidma tagħna. Din is‑sena minħabba l‑pandemija kellna nillimitaw ħafna il‑parteċipazzjoni ta’ dawn il‑volontiera.
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7. IL VOLONTIERA
7.2 Volontiera oħra
7.1 Volontiera regolari
Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza għandha 220 persuna rreġistrati bħala volontiera magħha. Ħafna minnhom jiġu d‑Dar fuq bażi regolari waqt li oħrajn jagħmlu xi xogħol abbinat ma’ xi attività partikolari. Din is‑sena minħabba l‑pandemija x‑xogħol tal‑volontiera kien limitat ħafna biex nassiguraw is‑saħħa u s‑sigurtà tar‑residenti u l‑ħaddiema.
7.3 Imwiet ta’ Volontiera Fil‑5 ta’ Jannar 2021 id‑Dar tal‑Providenza tilfet lis‑Sur Gordon Philip Hewitt, li kien ilu volontier mad‑Dar tal‑Providenza sa mill‑1994. Minn dak iż‑żmien sakemm marad, baqa’ jaħdem mar‑residenti tad‑Dar b’impenn kostanti. Ħafna mix‑xogħol tiegħu kien li kuljum joħroġ dawra ma’ xi residenti fil‑ġonna tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza kif ukoll li jagħti s‑sehem tiegħu f’diversi attivatijet li jsiru għar‑residenti kemm fid‑Dar kif ukoll barra mid‑Dar. Fl‑2020 huwa kien ingħata l‑Premju Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi bħala rikonoxximent għall‑ħidma tiegħu. Il-Volontiera
Id‑Dar għandha numru ta’ volontiera li jaħdmu direttament mar‑residenti jew fi flett jew billi jimpenjaw ruħhom li joħorġu xi residenti passiġġata fil‑ġonna tad‑Dar, fiċ‑Ċentru Agrikolu jew f’attivitajiet differenti fid‑Dar jew barra mid‑Dar. Numru ta’ volontiera jgħinu fil‑kċina, fil‑laundry, fis‑sezzjoni tal‑ħjata, fil‑manutenzjoni, fl‑istores fost oħrajn.
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8. ATTIVITAJIET U INIZJATTIVI TA’ ĠBIR TA’ FONDI 8.1 Festa ta’ Ġenerożità nhar l‑Ewwel tas‑Sena Fl‑ewwel tas‑sena 2021, waqt il‑Festa ta’ Ġenerożità organizzata mid‑Dar tal‑Providenza biex jinġabru fondi għad‑Dar, inġabret is‑somma rekord ta’ Mons.Filgħodu,€1,365,556.l‑ArċisqofCharlesJ.Scicluna ċċelebra quddiesa fil‑kappella tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza mgħejjun minn Mons. Charles Cordina, Vigarju Episkopali għad‑Djakonija u Fr Trevor Fairclough, Direttur Spiritwali tad‑Dar. L‑Arċisqof enfasizza l‑barkiet ta’ Alla fis‑silta mill‑Ktieb tan‑Numri fl‑ewwel qari tal‑quddiesa: Huwa qal li dawk kollha li qatt żaru d‑Dar tal‑Providenza jifhmu malajr kif il‑Mulej juża persuni normali biex bihom jagħmel ħwejjeġ kbar. Hekk għamel meta uża lil Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi biex iwaqqaf dar għal persuni b’diżabilità u għal dawn l‑aħħar ħamsa u ħamsin 34 • Rapport Annwali 2021 Id-Dar tal-Providenza
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sena r‑residenti sabu dar li ħadet ħsiebhom bir‑rispett sħiħ tad‑drittijiet u d‑dinjità tagħhom. Huwa rringrazzja lill‑ħaddiema u l‑volontiera kollha li qed jieħdu ħsieb u jipproteġu r‑residenti u lill‑ħaddiema sħabhom f’dan iż‑żmien ta’ pandemija. Mons. Scicluna rrefera għall‑pandemija u qal li t‑teħid tal‑vaċċin għalkemm mhuwiex obbligatorju imma huwa wkoll dover tagħna biex nuru li, bħala ċittadini, aħna kapaċi nieħdu ħsieb tagħna u ta’ dawk ta’ madwarna. Il‑parti importanti tal‑ġbir tal‑flus għad‑Dar inklużi l‑appelli, telefonati eċċ. saret fl‑istudios ta’ We Media f’Ħal Qormi bejn nofsinhar u nofsillejl. Matul il‑maratona kien hemm fl‑istudios l‑E.T. il‑President ta’ Malta, Dr George Vella u s‑Sinjura Vella, Mons. Arċisqof Charles Scicluna, l‑Isqof Awżiljarju Mons. Joseph Galea Curmi, il‑President Emeritus Marie Louise Coleiro Preca u permezz ta’ Skype I‑Isqof ta’ Għawdex Mons. Anton Teuma u l‑Kap tal‑Oppożizzjoni Dr Bernard Grech u s‑Sinjura Grech. Attendew ukoll għadd ta’ ministri u membri parlamentari miż‑żewġ naħat tal‑Kamra tad‑Deputati kif ukoll delegati tal‑partiti politiċi ewlenin, personalitajiet distinti u rappreżentanti ta’ korpi kostitwiti li qattgħu ħin iwieġbu t‑telefonati tal‑pubbliku.Bħalkullsena, għadd ta’ parroċċi f’Malta u Għawdex organizzaw ġabriet speċjali li mbagħad ingħataw lid‑Dar f’isem il‑komunità Ix‑xandiraparrokkjali.televiżiva bdiet f’nofsinhar u baqgħet sejra sa nofsillejl meta tħabbret is‑ somma totali. TVM2, ONE TV u NET TV ingħaqdu f’ħinijiet twal fix‑xandira diretta ta’ madwar tnax‑il siegħa. Id-Dar tal-Providenza
8.3 Il‑benefatturi tal‑grotta tal‑Madonna ta’ Lourdes fil‑Marsa b’donazzjoni lid‑Dar tal‑Providenza Nhar l‑10 ta’ Mejju 2021, is‑Sur Joseph Vella, li jieħu ħsieb il‑grotta tal‑Madonna ta’ Lourdes fi Triq Diċembru Tlettax fil‑Marsa flimkien ma’ ibnu Mario u għadd ta’ volontiera, ippreżenta għotja ta’ €1,140 lil Fr Martin Micallef, Direttur tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza. Il‑preżentazzjoni saret fi tmiem quddiesa kkonċelebrata fil‑knisja parrokkjali tat‑Trinità Qaddisa fil‑Marsa.
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Din is‑somma nġabret matul is‑sena minn għotjiet li ngħataw fil‑grotta minn devoti tal‑Madonna ta’ Lourdes. Dan l‑avveniment ta’ kull sena, beda fl‑1981 u kien Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi l‑fundatur tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza, li qaddes l‑ewwel quddiesa f’din il‑grotta. Minħabba l‑miżuri meħuda mill‑Awtoritajiet tas‑Saħħa marbuta mal‑pandemija COVID‑19 il‑quddiesa saret fil‑knisja parrokkjali minflok quddiem il‑grotta stess kif kien isir fis‑snin ta’ qabel. 8.4 Maratona ta’ Lulju b’risq id‑Dar tal‑Providenza Nhar il‑Ħadd 3 ta’ Lulju 2021, id‑Dar tal‑Providenza organizzat maratona televiżiva b’risq id‑Dar li fiha nġabret is‑somma ta’ €512,870. Minħabba ċerti restrizzjonijiet li kienu għadhom qed jiġu infurzati mill‑Awtoritajiet tas‑Saħħa minħabba l‑COVID‑19, il‑programm sħiħ kien imtella’ fuq linji ta’ dak li sar fil‑maratona tal‑Festa ta’ Ġenerożità tal‑ewwel tas‑sena. Fil‑fatt il‑maratona saret fl‑istudios ta’ We Media, f’Ħal Qormi. Matul il‑maratona f’waqtiet differenti kien hemm fl‑istudios il‑President ta’ Malta, Dr George Vella u s‑Sinjura Vella, il‑President Emeritus Marie‑Louise Coleiro Preca, l‑Isqof Awżiljarju Mons. Joseph Galea‑Curmi u l‑Kap tal‑Oppożizzjoni u tal‑Partit Nazzjonalista, Id-Dar tal-Providenza Rapport Annwali
8.2 Dress Down Days b’risq id‑Dar tal‑Providenza mill‑Kumpanija Laferla Insurance Nhar il‑5 ta’ Mejju 2021, il‑Kumpanija Laferla Insurance għamlet donazzjoni ta’ €1,200 lid‑Dar tal‑Providenza bħala parti mill‑inizjattiva ta’ karità mill‑kumpanija. L‑impjegati jkollhom Dress Down Days li matulhom jinġabru fondi li magħhom tiżdied l‑għotja mid‑Diretturi u dawn jingħataw lil xi organizzazzjoni volontarja li tintgħażel mill‑impjegati stess. Is‑Sur Keith Laferla, d‑Direttur Eżekuttiv ta’ Laferla Insurance, qal li l‑kumpanija hija kommessa li tkompli tgħin u tagħti lura lill‑komunità kull meta u kull fejn ikun hemm il‑ħtieġa. Huwa żied jgħid li jinsabu kburin bil‑grupp ta’ impjegati li għandhom, u li jieħdu din l‑inizjattiva bil‑qalb b’turija li l‑kultura ta’ responsabbiltà soċjali li tħaddan il‑kumpanija hija tassew it‑timbru rappreżentattiv ta’ Laferla Insurance. Minħabba l‑COVID‑19 kellhom jadattaw id‑‘Dress Down Days skont is‑sitwazzjoni imma l‑għan ewlieni li jinġabru fondi meħtieġa baqa’ l‑istess.
Dr Bernard Grech u s‑Sinjura Grech. Attendew ukoll għadd ta’ Ministri, Segretarji Parlamentari u membri parlamentari miż‑żewġ naħat tal‑Kamra tad‑Deputati kif ukoll delegati tal‑partiti politiċi ewlenin li qattgħu ħin iwieġbu t‑telefonati u jieħdu Ix‑xandirad‑donazzjonijiet.televiżiva bdiet f’nofsinhar u baqgħet sejra sa nofsillejl meta tħabbret is‑somma totali. TVM2, ONE TV, NET TV, FLiving u Smash TV ingħaqdu f’ħinijiet twal fix‑xandira diretta ta’ madwar tnax‑il siegħa. Matul ix‑xandira taw sehemhom għadd ta’ kantanti ewlenin Maltin li fis‑snin l‑imgħoddijja irrappreżentaw lil Malta fil‑Eurovision Song Contest. Id-Dar tal-Providenza
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Jim Borg, tal‑Friendsil‑koorindaturofProvidence House NSW, flimkien mat‑tim tiegħu, Marisa Previtera (Segretarja) u Miriam Friggieri (Kaxxiera) jżommu kuntatt regolari ma’ Fr Martin u jieħdu ħsieb li kull sena jorganizzaw inizjattivi għal ġbir ta’ flus b’risq id‑Dar tal‑Providenza fl‑Awstralja. 8.6 BBQ mill‑ħbieb ta’ Pierre Vella Petroni u Anne Marie Xuereb Kull sena f’Lulju, il‑ħbieb ta’ Pierre Vella Petroni u Anne Marie Xuereb jorganizzaw BBQ b’risq id‑Dar tal‑Providenza. Din is‑sena minħabba l‑pandemija dan il‑BBQ ma setax isir minħabba r‑restrizzjonijiet imposti mill‑Awtoritajiet tas‑Saħħa. Minkejja dan, dawk li s‑soltu kienu jattendu xorta ikkontribwew biex setgħet tinġabar is‑somma sabiħa ta’ €5,600. Din is‑somma kienet ippreżentata lid‑Direttur tad‑Dar, Fr Martin Micallef mis‑Sur Vella Petroni u s‑Sinjura Xuereb. 8.5 Il‑Friends of Providence House NSW b’donazzjoni ta’ $9,000 Dollari Awstraljani (AUD) lid‑Dar tal‑Providenza Il‑grupp Friends of Providence HouseNSW għamel għotja ta’ $9,000 AUD lid‑Dar tal‑Providenza. Iċ‑ċekk ġie ppreżentat waqt il‑maratona ta’ ġbir ta’ fondi li sar nhar il‑Ħadd 3 ta’ Lulju 2021. Din is‑somma nġabret f’dawn l‑aħħar sentejn u s‑soltu kienu jinżlu Malta rappreżentanti tal‑grupp biex jippreżentaw id‑donazzjoni lil Fr Martin Micallef, Direttur tad‑Dar, waqt il‑maratona tal‑volleyball li f’dawn l‑aħħar sentejn kellha titħassar minħabba l‑pandemija tal COVID‑19. Il‑Friends of Providence House NSW bagħtu jirringrazzjaw lill‑komunità Maltija fl‑Awstralja li għal darb’oħra reġgħet għenet finanzjarjament flimkien ma’ benefattur ġeneruż li xtaq li jibqa’ anonimu. Huma rringrazzjaw ukoll lill‑isponsor ewlieni, George Vella ta’ Breakaway Travel ta’ Blacktown kif ukoll lill‑midja Maltija fl‑Awstralja, Leħen il‑Maltin tal‑Awstralja u The Maltese E‑Newsletter għall‑appoġġ kontinwu tagħhom. Id-Dar tal-Providenza Rapport Annwali 2021 • 39
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8.7 Id‑Djarju tad‑Dar Din is‑sena d‑Dar reġgħet ippreparat djarju f’forma ta’ ktejjeb żgħir li jista’ jinżamm fil‑but għas‑sena 2022. Dan id‑djarju jinkludi l‑ħinijiet tal‑quddies kollu li jsir fil‑knejjes kollha ta’ Malta u Għawdex kemm fil‑Ħdud kif ukoll fil‑ġranet l‑oħra. Wieħed isib ukoll lista tal‑festi parrokkjali kollha fiż‑żewġ gżejjer għas‑sena 2022. Dan id‑djarju tqassam b’xejn lil kull dar f’Malta u Għawdex bejn Settembru u Ottubru 2021, flimkien ma’ envelop bl‑indirizz tad‑Dar biex min irid, jagħti donazzjoni lid‑Dar permezz Fil‑ġimgħattal‑posta.ta’qabel beda jitqassam dan id‑Djarju, għadd kbir ta’ volontiera fosthom volontiera mill‑Parroċċi ta’ Ħ’Attard, ta’ San Ġużepp Ħaddiem f’Birkirkara u l‑Mellieħa. Grupp ta’ volontiera Għawdxin taw daqqa t’id fl‑ippakkjar ta’ dawn id‑djarji f’envelopes apposta minn djarhom stess. Il‑MAPFRE MSV Life plc u GasanMamo Insurance sponsorjaw l‑istampar tad‑djarju. Din is‑sena l‑MaltaPost reġgħet qassmet dan id‑djarju b’xejn. Mill‑envelopes kannella li ntbagħtu mad‑djarji biex wieħed jista’ jibgħat fihom donazzjoni kellna dħul ta’ €163,124. Ir‑ritratt bil‑kulur li hemm fuq il‑faċċata ta’ quddiem li juri l‑Wied tal‑Grazzja fit‑triq bejn ir‑Rabat u Marsalforn, huwa kien tal‑fotografu Ian Noel Pace. 8.8 Wirja tal‑Arti xogħol ta’ Wibke Siefert b’risq id‑Dar tal‑Providenza Nhar il‑25 ta’ Ottubru 2021, kienet inawgurata wirja ta’ pitturi xogħol ta’ Wibke Siefert fix‑Xara Palace fl‑Imdina bl‑isem ‘Kinds of Home’. Kwart mid‑dħul mill‑bejgħ ta’ dawn ix‑xogħlijiet tal‑arti mar għad‑Dar Wibketal‑Providenza.Sieferthija ta’ oriġini Ġermaniża. Il‑familja tagħha ilha tgħix Malta sa mill‑1995 u għandhom kumpanija industrijali. Waqt li kienet fi kwarantina fl‑ewwel lockdown parzjali tal‑COVID‑19 f’Marzu tal‑2020, Wibke bdiet tpinġi qawsalli bħalma kienu 2021 Id-Dar tal-Providenza
8.9 Wirja
qed jagħmlu ħafna oħrajn f’pajjiżna. Hija poġġithom fit‑tieqa u riedet tagħmel iżjed. Tul dan iż‑żmien bdiet tesperimenta b’kuluri taż‑żejt u akwarella, aktar tard b’lino printing, acrylic u bronż u minn dak iż‑żmien ‘l hawn ma waqfetx tpitter. ta’ Xogħlijiet tal‑Arti b’risq id‑Dar tal‑Providenza fil‑Parlament ta’ Malta Nhar it‑18 ta’ Novembru 2021, wara waqfa ta’ sentejn, fl‑intrata tal‑Parlament ta’ Malta ġiet inawgurata wirja ta’ 106 biċċa xogħol tal‑arti ġentilment mogħtija minn 84 artist, kemm Maltin kif ukoll barranin. Dawn ix‑xogħlijiet ġew irkantati online b’risq id‑Dar tal‑Providenza fl‑1 ta’ Jannar 2022 bħala parti mill‑Festa ta’ Ġenerożità. tal-Providenza
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u tmexxiet minn Arthur Caruana
u Ian Busuttil Naudi. F’diversi waqtiet tal‑maratona
minn żewġ preżentaturi magħrufin Ron
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Id‑Direttur tad‑Dar, Fr Martin Micallef, irringrazzja lill‑Ispeaker li għal darb’oħra aċċetta bil‑qalb li l‑wirja terġa’ ssir fl‑intrata tal‑bini tal‑Parlament, post ċentrali u aċċessibbli għall‑pubbliku fil‑Belt Valletta. Bl‑appoġġ sħiħ ta’ Dr Farrugia jista’ jingħad li l‑wirja saret avveniment annwali għajr għas‑sentejn li għaddew meta din l‑esibizzjoni kellha titħassar minħabba ċ ċirkustanzi tal‑COVID‑19. Din il‑wirja, baqgħet miftuħa għall‑pubbliku sas‑26 ta’ Diċembru 2021.
8.10 Maratona ta’ 30 siegħa ta’ mużika minn Radju 103 Malta’s Heart Somma sabiħa ta’ €22,630 nġabret b’risq id‑Dar tal‑Providenza matul maratona ta’ 30 siegħa mużika fuq 103 Malta’s Heart organizzata mis‑Sur Arthur Caruana u t‑tim Il‑maratonatiegħu. bdiet fis‑6.00am tal‑Ħamis, 30 ta’ Diċembru akkumpanjat Briffa mużikali saru ta’ tant meħtieġa. kien hemm Mons. Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, Mons. Teuma, Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi, is‑Supretendent tas‑Saħħa Charmaine Martin Micallef,
Il‑ftuħ uffiċċjali tal wirja sar mill‑Ispeaker tal‑Kamra tad‑Deputati, Dr Anġlu Farrugia. Fid‑diskors tiegħu huwa li qal li, “għalkemm din hi ġrajja ta’ 56 sena, aktar milli hi ġrajja tal‑imgħoddi tagħna, din hi esperjenza tagħna llum bħala poplu u nazzjon. Il‑poplu Malti u Għawdxi għandu qalb sensittiva għall‑bżonnijiet ta’ dawk li jeħtieġu l‑għajnuna. Din il‑kuxjenza favur is‑solidarjetà soċjali tikber u tissaħħaħ, dment li lkoll kemm aħna nżommu d‑Dar tal‑Providenza bħala esperjenza ta’ ħajjitna li permezz tagħha ngħinu lill‑persuni b’diżabilità jgħixu b’dinjità.”
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8.13 L‑Iskema tat‑25c Bħal kull sena numru sabiħ ta’ kumpaniji u entitajiet governattivi u tal‑Knisja komplew jappoġġjaw lid‑Dar tal‑Providenza permezz tal‑iskema tal‑għoti ta’ 25c mill‑ħaddiema kull xahar. Din is sena b’kollox inġabru €18,788. 8.14 Coin Boxes Id‑Dar tqassam diversi coin boxes f’diversi ħwienet madwar Malta kollha. Volontiera tad‑Dar jgħinu biex jingħaddu dawn il‑flus. B’kollox din is‑sena ġbarna €14,627 minn dawn il coinboxes. 8.15 “Karus ta’ Mħabba” Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza toffri karus mingħajr ħlas lil dawk il‑parroċċi jew skejjel li jixtiequ jħeġġu t‑tfal jissapportjaw lid‑Dar tal‑Providenza. Ma’ dan il‑karus li jissejjaħ ‘Karus ta’ Mħabba’ nqassmu wkoll flyer informattiv, bil‑Malti u bl‑Ingliż biex nispjegaw lit‑tfal u lill‑għalliema, l‑għan ta’ din l‑inizjattiva kif ukoll x’jistgħu jagħmlu aktar biex fis‑soċjetà tagħna l‑persuni b’diżabilità jkunu meqjusa verament indaqs.
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ta’ Qdif fuq ġewwa Nhar id‑29 ta’ Diċembru, il‑Klabb tal‑Qdief Siġġiewi. organizzaw 10 kilometri ta’ qdif fuq ġewwa fis‑sala tal‑Kunsill Lokali tas‑Siġġiewi. Kienu bosta l‑qaddiefa li pparteċipaw f’din il‑maratona annwali ta’ qdif b’risq id‑Dar, inkluż persuni b’diżabilità nfushom.
Din l‑inizjattiva nippreżentawha bħala parti minn katina ta’ inizjattivi li persuna tista’ tagħmel favur il‑persuni b’diżabilità u d‑drittijiet tagħhom. Ħafna drabi dan il‑Karus ta’ Mħabba jintuża fi żmien ir‑Randan. 8.16 Wedding Bookmarks Id‑Dar toffri bookmarks biex jintużaw minn dawk il‑koppji li jagħżlu li minflok souvenirs tat‑tieġ jagħtu donazzjoni lid‑Dar.
8.12 Maratona ta’ 63 siegħa ta’ xandir minn Radju 15 ta’ Awwissu Bħal kull sena Radju 15 ta’ Awwissu, fi ħdan is‑Soċjetà Mużikali Santa Marija tal‑Qrendi reġgħet organizzat maratona ta’ 63 siegħa ta’ xandir mill‑istess każin b’risq id‑Dar nhar il‑Ħadd 27 ta’ Diċembru 2020. Waqt din il‑maratona nġabret is‑somma ta’ €22,630 li ġiet ippreżentata waqt il‑Festa ta’ Ġenerożità 2021, fl‑1 ta’ Jannar 2021.
8.16 Okkażjonijiet speċjali u Mwiet
mill‑Azzjoni Kattolika Maltija biex ikunu jistgħu jintlaqgħu donazzjonjet għad‑Dar minn dan il‑post.
8.20 Kalendarji għall‑Benefatturi għas‑Sena 2022 Kull sena d‑Dar tal‑Providenza, tistampa 5,000 kalendarju ta’ mal‑ħajt u 1,000 kalendarju għal fuq l‑iskrivanija biex jitqassmu lill‑benefatturi li jiġu d‑Dar waqt il‑ġranet tal‑festi tal‑Milied u l‑ewwel tas‑sena biex jagħtu d‑donazzjoni tagħhom. Ir‑ritratti tal‑kalendarju b’veduti ta’ Malta ttieħdu mis‑Sur Ian Noel Pace.
2021
Kull sena jkun hemm ukoll numru ta’ persuni li fl‑okkażjoni ta’ għeluq sninhom jew f’anniversarju tat‑tieġ tagħhom, jorganizzaw festin fejn jistiednu l‑familjari u l‑ħbieb biex minflok rigali jagħtu donazzjoni lid‑Dar Ikuntal‑Providenza.hemmukoll min li meta jmut xi membru tal‑familja jagħżlu li minflok fjuri jintbagħtu donazzjonijiet lid‑Dar tal‑Providenza.
8.17 Il‑Bażar
Id‑Dar għandha bażar li jinfetaħ għall‑pubbliku kull nhar ta’ Tlieta filgħodu minn volontiera tad‑Dar. F’dan il‑bażar jinbiegħu oġġetti li l‑pubbliku jagħti lid‑Dar biex jinbiegħu. Din is‑sena d‑Dar daħħlet €20,000 minn dan il‑bażar.
8.19 Uffiċċju fil‑Belt Valletta Id‑Dar għandha uffiċċju f’Triq San Pawl, il‑Belt Valletta li jiftaħ ta’ kuljum, filgħodu mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt. Matul din is‑sena minn dan l‑uffiċċju, id‑Dar daħlet €13,896 f’donazzjonijiet. Din is‑somma hija ftit baxxa billi dan l‑uffiċċju kellu jinżamm magħluq għall‑ewwel xhur tas‑sena. Din is‑sena ilħaqna ftehim mal‑Catholic Bookshop ta’ Raħal Ġdid immexxija 44 • Rapport Annwali Id-Dar tal-Providenza
9 Konferenzi u Laqgħat Din is‑sena saru diversi laqgħat b’mod virtwali fosthom mal‑Awtorità għall‑Ħarsien tal‑Istandards Soċjali, u mal‑Kummissjaru għad‑Drittijiet tal‑Persuni b’Diżabilità. F’Diċembru l‑Management attenda għall‑konferenza mtella’ mill‑Kummissjoni għad‑Drittijiet tal‑Persuni b’Diżabilità fl‑okkażjoni tal‑Jum Internazzjonali tal‑Persuni b’Diżabilità. Konferenzi u Laqgħat 09 Id-Dar tal-Providenza Rapport Annwali 2021 • 45
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10.1 Żjara mill‑Prim Ministru Dr Robert Abela Fl‑24 ta’ April 2021, il‑Prim Ministru Dr Robert Abela għamel żjara fid‑Dar tal‑Providenza. F’din iż‑żjara li kienet mitluba minnu, kellu laqgħa mad‑Direttur tal‑Dar Fr Martin Micallef, maċ‑Chairperson tal‑Malta Community Chest Fund, is‑Sinjura Marlene Mizzi u d‑Direttur tal‑Caritas Malta, is‑Sur Anthony Gatt. F’din il‑laqgħa kienet diskussa l‑problema tal‑iżball tal‑Go plc u l‑effetti li kellha fuq l‑NGOs affettwati. Il‑Prim Ministru ta l kelma tiegħu li l‑Gvern se jassisti lit‑tliet organizzazzjonijiet filantropiċi li sofrew l‑impatt ta’ din il‑problema teknika fis‑sistemi tat‑telefonija fil‑ġbir ta’ fondi li saru fix‑xhur ta’ qabel. Huwa qal li l‑gvern iħoss l‑obbligu li ċerti proġetti li kienu maħsuba li jsiru minn dawn l‑organizzazzjonjiet ma jaqgħux lura u jistgħu jsiru. mill Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna Fl‑4 ta’ Lulju, Mons. Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra quddiesa fil‑kappella tad‑Dar fil‑bidu tal‑jum li fih saret il‑maratona televiżiva għall‑ġbir ta’ fondi b’risq id‑Dar imma wkoll biex jitfakkar l‑għeluq tal‑25 Anniversarju mill‑ordinazzjoni saċerdotali ta’ Martin Micallef, Direttur tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza u sħabu s‑saċerdoti.
10. ŻJARAT
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10.3 Żjara mill‑E.T. Mons. Ġorġ Bugeja OFM, Isqof ta’ Tripli Nhar it‑Tlieta 14 ta’ Settembru 2021, l‑Isqof ta’ Tripli, l‑E.T. Mons George Bugeja OFM għamel żjara lid‑Dar tal‑Providenza, is‑Siġġiewi. Huwa ikkonċelebra quddiesa flimkien ma’ Fr Martin Micallef, Direttur u Fr Trevor Fairclough, Direttur Spiritwali, fil‑kappella tad‑Dar fil‑preżenza ta’ numru ta’ residenti, ħaddiema u Wara,volontiera.l‑Isqof Bugeja kellu l‑opportunità jara d‑diversi servizzi li toffri d‑Dar fosthom is‑servizzi tal‑akwaterapija, il‑kmamar multisensorjali, iċ‑Ċentru Agrikolu u ċ‑Ċentru SPRED, fost oħrajn. L‑Isqof Bugeja rringrazzja lil Fr Martin għall‑istedina tiegħu li jżur id‑Dar, u qal li kien pjaċir kbir għalih li jiltaqa’ mar‑residenti, u jara l‑ħidma imprezzabbli mill‑ħaddiema u dawk li jieħdu ħsieb. Huwa żied jgħid li d‑Dar tal‑Providenza hija verament dar fejn tassew seta’ jħoss il‑preżenza tal‑imħabba ta’ Ġesù riflessa fil‑ħidma u d‑dedikazzjoni ta’ dawk kollha involuti biex jiżguraw li kull persuna tgħix ħajja dinjituża waqt li tingħata għajnuna ħolistika.
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10.4 Żjara mill‑Onor. Julia Farrugia Portelli Fit‑12 ta’ Ottubru 2021, il‑Ministru għall‑Inklużjoni u l‑Kwalità tal‑Ħajja, Julia Farrugia Portelli ltaqgħet fid‑Dar tal‑Providenza ma’ delegazzjoni li wasslu Malta l‑Queen’s Baton, simbolu tal‑Logħob tal‑Commonwealth li mistennija jsiru fl‑2022. Fil‑fatt, il‑Ministru Julia Farrugia Portelli qalet li ħassitha tassew onorata li pajjiżna kellu ċ‑ċans li jilqa’ l‑Queen’s Baton. Spjegat kif dan is‑simbolu jirrappreżenta l‑valuri li jgħaqqdu flimkien lin‑nazzjonijiet kollha tal‑Commonwealth.
Hija qalet li l‑ħolma tagħha hi li dan is‑simbolu jittrażmetti messaġġ qawwi favur l‑inklużjoni, u fl‑istess ħin jegħleb l‑ostakli u joffri pjattaforma ugwali għan‑nisa u l‑irġiel. Hu interessanti li din il‑baton iġġorr il‑messaġġ li tkun poġġiet fih ir‑Reġina. Filwaqt li din il‑baton iġib il‑forma tradizzjonali ta’ torċa li tissimbolizza l‑logħob olimpiċi, fl‑istess waqt tinkludi elementi teknoloġiċi, fosthom kamera li tiġbed filmati bi 360 grad; komponenti LED u anke komponenti bħal sensors li jkejlu l‑ambjent tal‑madwar.
10.5 Żjara mill‑MEP Alex Agius Saliba Fl‑20 ta’ Diċembru, l‑MEP Alex Agius Saliba għamel żjara fid‑Dar tal‑Providenza. Huwa kien milqugħ minn Fr Martin Micallef, Direttur, u mis‑Sinjura Nadine Camilleri Cassano, Amministratur tad‑Dar. Huwa kellu l‑opportunità jiltaqa’ ma’ għadd ta’ residenti u s‑support workers tagħhom u ra b’għajnejh is servizzi li toffri d‑Dar bħall‑pixxina terapewtika, il‑kmamar multisensorjali, il‑kċina u l‑laundry fost oħrajn. Is‑Sur Agius Saliba ddeskriva d‑Dar tal‑Providenza bħala proġett uniku ta’ solidarjetà f’pajjiżna. Fuq il‑paġna tiegħu ta’ Facebook huwa ħeġġeġ lil kull min jista’ sabiex jgħin lil din id‑Dar li tant tagħmel ġid fis‑soċjetà Maltija. Ir‑resident Kristian Gregory ippreżentalu hamper ta’ prodotti li jsiru mir‑residenti li jattendu ċ‑Ċentru Agrikolu San Isidor. Id-Dar tal-Providenza Rapport Annwali 2021 • 51
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11. ONORIFIĊENZA MERTU SIĠĠIEWI Nhar it‑13 ta’ Lulju 2021, il‑ħaddiema kollha tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza ingħataw l‑Onorifiċenza Mertu Siġġiewi waqt serata mtellgħa mill‑Kunsill tas‑Siġġiewi. Il‑President Emeritu, l E.T. Marie Louise Coleiro Preca fil‑preżenza tas‑Sindku, is‑Sur Domenic Grech, ippreżentat l‑Onorifiċenza Mertu Siġġiewi lis‑Sinjura Nadine Camilleri Cassano, Amministratur tad‑Dar f’isem il‑ħaddiema kollha. Il‑Prof. Charmaine Gauci, li tgħix is‑Siġġiewi, ukoll kienet waħda mill‑personalitajiet li ngħataw l‑Onorifiċenza tal‑Mertu. Ir‑rebbieħa l‑oħrajn kienu l‑eks Arċipriet Dun Joe Grech, Dr Norbert Bugeja, Mro. Raymond Sant, is‑Sur Albert Pace u s‑Sur Grezzju Pace (wara mewtu). Għall‑ħaddiema kollha tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza, is‑sena 2021 ma kinitx waħda normali u lanqas faċli anzi kienet sena mimlija sfidi kbar li ġabet magħha l‑pandemija COVID‑19. Madanakollu din is‑sena wriet il‑qalb kbira, id‑determinazzjoni, id‑dedikazzjoni, il‑kreattività u l‑ħidma sfieqa tal‑ħaddiema tad‑Dar. Dawn kienu, għadhom u jibqgħu il‑frontliners tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza u kulħadd jibqa’ jafulhom. Id-Dar tal-Providenza
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12. PREMJU ĊITTADIN EWROPEW Nhar it‑Tlieta 9 ta’ Novembru 2021 Fr Martin Micallef, Direttur tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza u s‑Sinjura Nadine Camilleri Cassano, Amministratur tad‑Dar ġew ippreżentati biċ‑ċertifikat tal‑Premju Ċittadin Ewropew 2021 fi Brussell. Il‑preżentazzjoni saret mill‑Viċi President tal‑Parlament Ewropew u Kanċellier tal‑Premju Ċittadin Ewropew, Dita Charanzovà waqt ċerimonja li saret apposta fis‑Sala Paul‑Henri Spaak, fil‑bini tal‑Parlament Ewropew. Ms Charanzovà qalet li l‑proġetti kollha rebbieħa għas‑snin 2020‑2021 huma l‑eżempji, l‑ispirazzjonijiet u l‑eroj vera għall‑ħidma tagħhom fis‑soċjetà. Qabel il bidu taċ ċerimonja, Fr Martin u s Sinjura Camilleri Cassano iltaqgħu mal MEPs Maltin, Roberta Metsola, Josianne Cutajar u Alex Agius Saliba. Waqt iċ‑ċerimonja tal‑preżentazzjoni tal‑midalja kommemorattiva li saret fl‑uffiċċju f’Malta tal‑Parlament Ewropew fit‑28 ta’ Ottubru 2021, Fr Martin esprima l‑apprezzament tar‑rikonoxximent mill‑Parlament Ewropew u qal li l‑istrateġija tal‑Unjoni Ewropeja għall‑persuni b’diżabilità bejn l‑2021 u l‑2030 hija mibnija madwar ir‑rikonoxximent tad‑drittijiet mogħtija fil‑pajjiżi varji minn pajjiżi oħra fl‑Ewropa; ħajja independenti u, fejn possibbli, awtonoma u t‑tneħħija tad‑diskriminazzjoni u l‑ħolqien ta’ opportunitajiet indaqs f’kull livell possibbli. Fr Martin temm jgħid li rikonoxximent ta’ din il‑ħidma fuq livell Ewropew “ikompli jinkoraġġina fl‑impenn tagħna, biex ħidmietna fid‑Dar tal‑Providenza tkompli tissaħħaħ, u kif ukoll li s‑sens ta’ dinjità lill‑persuni b’diżabilità, jkompli jitkattar f’kull ħidma li jsir f’dan il‑qasam.” Il‑Kap tal‑Uffiċċju tal‑Parlament Ewropew f’Malta, Dr Mario Sammut, qal li minkejja d‑diffikultajiet li ħabbtet magħhom waqt il‑pandemija, id‑Dar tal‑Providenza kompliet tipproteġi lil dawk l‑aktar vulnerabbli Id-Dar tal-Providenza
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fis‑soċjetà Maltija. Żied jgħid li x‑xogħol eċċellenti li sar f’ċirkostanzi tant diffiċli juri l‑aqwa tal‑valuri Ewropej. Ir‑rikonoxximent ta’ dan l‑isforz u ta’ din id‑dedikazzjoni huwa ta’ importanza kbira għall‑Parlament DrEwropew.AgiusSaliba qal li d‑Dar tal‑Providenza u l‑proġett tagħha ‘Monument tal‑Ħniena’ juri lill‑Istituzzjonijiet Ewropej kollha “dak li l‑Maltin konna diġà privileġġjati li nkunu nafu.” Huwa faħħar ix‑xogħol li tagħmel id‑Dar tal‑Providenza u lil Fr Martin personalment għall‑ħidma bi spirtu ta’ komunità li jinħass mar‑raħal kollu tas‑Siġġiewi.
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13. QUDDIESA SPEĊJALI FL-OKKAŻJONI TAL-ANNIVESARJI SAĊERDOTALI TA’ FR MARTIN MICALLEF U FR TREVOR FAIRCLOUGH Nhar it‑12 ta’ Lulju 2021, fl‑okkażjoni tal‑25 anniversarju tal‑ordinazzjoni presbiterali ta’ Fr Martin Micallef, Diretttur tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza, u l‑40 anniversarju tal‑ordinazzjoni presbiterali ta’ Fr Trevor Fairclough, id‑Direttur Spiritwali tad‑Dar, ġiet organizzata quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament fid‑Dar tas‑Siġġiewi li għaliha kienu mistiedna r‑residenti u l‑ħaddiema kollha. Fi tmiem il‑quddiesa Grace Vassallo, waħda mir‑residenti tad‑Dar, ippreżentat żewġ kartolini tal‑okkażjoni magħmula mir‑residenti stess lil Fr Martin u lil Fr Trevor. Fr Trevor kien ordnat saċerdot mill‑Arċisqof Mons. Ġużeppi Mercieca nhar il‑11 ta’ Lulju 1981 fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann fil‑Belt Valletta, filwaqt li Fr Martin kien ordnat saċerdot mill‑istess Arċisqof nhar il‑5 ta’ Lulju 1996 fl istess Konkatidral. 62 • Rapport Annwali 2021 Id-Dar tal-Providenza
Waħda mill‑akbar ħidmiet amministrattivi tad‑Dar hi l‑amministrazzjoni tal‑eluf ta’ donazzjonijiet li jingħataw lid‑Dar kemm personalment, bil‑posta, fil‑kontijiet bankarji u permezz ta’ faċilitajiet elettroniċi. Biex jiġu rreġistrati d‑donazzjonijiet id‑Dar għandha programm elettroniku li barra li jħaffef il‑ħidma amministrattiva, jagħti rendikont faċli tad‑donazzjonijiet kollha li jidħlu. Il‑finanzi tad‑Dar ikunu awditjati kull sena mill‑Kumpanija lill‑KummissjarjufinanzjarjuPricewaterhouseCoopers.tal‑AwdituriIr‑rapportawditjatjintbagħattal‑Volontarjatkif mitlub bil‑liġi.
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diversi taqsimiet u kull waħda minnhom tiffoka fuq l‑aspetti varji tad‑Dar inklużi l‑istorja tagħha, is‑servizzi li tipprovdi, l‑aħbarijiet, il‑modi kif wieħed jista’ jkun ta’ appoġġ lid‑Dar u kontenut ieħor ta’ multimedja. L‑informazzjoni kollha hija bil‑Malti kif ukoll bl‑Ingliż. It‑taqsima tal‑avvenimenti tipprovdi kalendarju ta’ attivitajiet tad‑Dar waqt li t‑taqsima tal‑multimedja fiha ritratti panoramiċi. Is‑sit elettroniku hu ta’ għajnuna għal kull min irid isir jaf aktar dwar id‑Dar Siti Elettroniċi u l‑Paġna tal‑Facebook15 tal‑Providenza, is‑servizzi li toffri u kif tista’ tiġi megħjuna. 15.2 Is‑Sit Elettroniku www.sabihlitaghti.org Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza għandha sit elettroniku www.sabihlitaghti.org, bl‑iskop ewlieni li jagħmilha aktar faċli għan‑nies li jixtiequ jagħtu donazzjoni biex jaċċessaw l‑informazzjoni li għandhom bżonn biex jagħmlu donazzjoni għad‑Dar. 15.3 Il‑paġna tad‑Dar fuq Facebook Il‑paġna tad‑Dar fuq Facebook sal‑lum għandha aktar minn 17,000 like. Din tagħti informazzjoni dwar aħbarijiet u attivitajiet tad‑Dar b’mod regolari. Annwali 2021 Id-Dar tal-Providenza
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Fejn jidħol rappurtaġġ fil‑media, is‑sena 2021 kienet waħda fejn il‑preżenza sostnuta mid‑Dar tal‑Providenza kienet l‑aktar prominenti fuq it‑televixin, fuq il‑media stampata u l‑media elettronika. Naturalment, kien hemm xhur fejn din il‑preżenza kienet aktar notevoli fosthom Jannar u Frar bi stejjer marbuta mal‑Festa ta’ Ġenerożità u l‑mewt bil‑COVID‑19 tar‑residenta mid‑Dar.
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F’April kien hemm rappurtaġġ dwar il‑kontroversja marbuta mar‑regolamenti proposti dwar il‑ġbir tal‑fondi mill‑NGOs fejn id‑Dar tat ukoll is‑sehem tagħha. Kien hemm ukoll l‑istqarrija tal‑GO dwar żball tekniku li kien hemm fl‑għadd tad‑donazzjonijiet waqt maratoni li affettwa wkoll b’mod sostanzjali d‑dħul ta’ fondi għad‑Dar tal‑Providenza mill‑Festa ta’ Ġenerożità tal‑ewwel tas‑sena. F’Lulju, id Dar ingħatat prominenza marbuta mal‑maratona televiżiva tal‑volleyball u l‑aħbar tal‑għoti tal‑Premju Ċittadin Ewropew minn Brussell u f’Settembru dwar is‑sitta u ħamsin anniversarju tat‑twaqqif tad‑Dar. Rappurtaġġ tal‑Midja
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Id‑Dar irringrazzjat lis‑Sur Saliba għall‑kontribut li ta lid‑Dar għal dawn l‑aħħar għaxar snin bħala membru tal‑Bord, filwaqt li awguratlu ħidma sfieqa favur l‑għaqdiet volontarji, li dawn ikunu aktar trasparenti u kontabbli, imma li fl‑istess ħin iħossu li l‑Kummissarju qiegħed hemm biex jappoġġjahom kontinwament tul it‑triq.
minkejja li issa se jkollu rwol ta’ regolatur, jista’ jifhem aktar il‑kontribut li l‑għaqdiet volontarji taw u qiegħdin jagħtu f’pajjiżna, kif ukoll il‑limitazzjonjiet u d‑diffikultajiet tagħhom.
17. STQARRIJIET GĦALL ISTAMPA MID DAR TAL PROVIDENZA Matul din is‑sena d‑Dar tal‑Providenza bagħtet numru ta’ stqarrijiet lill‑istampa dwar l‑attivitajiet tagħha kif ukoll dwar xi affarijiet li jikkonċernawha. Fost l‑istqarrijiet li jispikkaw kien hemm dawk dwar il‑kontroversja tal‑wegħda mill‑CATCO Group tas‑somma ta’ €500,000 għad‑Dar tal‑Providenza waqt il‑Festa ta’ Ġenerożità 2021. Id‑Dar infurmat lill‑pubbliku li formalment talbet kumpanija lokali stabilita ta’ awditjar u konsulenza biex tagħmel eżerċizzju ta’ verifika qabel taċċetta din Id‑Darid‑donazzjoni.tal‑Providenza kienet infurmata minn din il‑kumpanija li ċ‑chairman tal‑Grupp ma pprovdiex l‑informazzjoni relevanti mitluba minnu bħala parti mill‑proċess ta’ verifika. Għaldaqstant id‑Dar tal‑Providenza filwaqt li uriet li apprezzat dan il‑ġest sabiħ, ħasset li ma setgħetx tirċievi din id‑donazzjoni. Stqarrija importanti oħra kienet dik dwar il‑ħatra tas‑Sur Jesmond Saliba, membru tal‑Bord tad‑Dar bħala l‑Kummissarju l‑ġdid għall‑Għaqdiet Volontarji. F’din l‑istqarrija ntqal li s‑Sur Saliba bħala persuna li ħadem u għandu għal qalbu ħafna dan is‑settur, Stqarrijiet għall‑Istampa mid-Dar tal-Providenza
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18.1 Konformità mal‑Liġi tal‑Protezzjoni tal‑Minuri Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza timplimenta proċedura serja ta’ reklutaġġ billi fost oħrajn isir rikors il‑Qorti b’mod regolari bl‑ismijiet tal‑ħaddiema u volontiera ġodda biex tassigura li m’hemm ħadd minnhom li ismu jinsab fuq ir‑reġistru ta’ persuni li kkommettew reati gravi kontra minuri. Salvagwardja (Safeguarding)
18. SALVAGWARDJA (SAFEGUARDING)
Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza tieħu bis‑serjetà r‑responsabiltajiet li jissalvagwardjaw il‑persuni u hi kommessa li ma tħallix li jsir abbuż fuq ir‑residenti li jużaw is‑servizzi tagħha. Biex tagħmel dan, id‑Dar issegwi l‑politika elenkata fid‑Dokument tal‑Knisja Maltija, Policy and Procedures in Cases of Sexual Abuse of the Maltese Ecclesiastical Province. (2014) u l‑liġijiet Maltin. Abbażi ta’ dawn, id‑Dar għandha s‑Safeguarding Policy tagħha.
19. PREMJU MONS. MIKIEL AZZOPARDI Il‑Premju Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi, li tnieda 26 sena ilu fl‑okkażjoni ta’ għeluq it‑30 sena mit‑twaqqif tad‑Dar tal‑Providenza jirrikonoxxi x‑xogħol li jsir minn individwi u gruppi biex jiġu megħjuna persuni b’diżabilità, kif ukoll juri apprezzament lejn dawk li jagħtu appoġġ volontarju għax‑xogħol li jsir fid‑Dar Dintal‑Providenza.is‑senal‑Bord tad‑Dar għażel li jagħti dan il‑Premju lill‑Fondazzjoni Nazareth li toffri servizzi residenzjali lill‑persuni b’diżabilità fiż‑Żejtun. Din il‑Fondazzjoni kienet twaqqfet minn Dun Anġ Seychell. 19 Premju Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi 68 • Rapport Annwali 2021 Id-Dar tal-Providenza
20. KONKLUŻJONI Kif juri dan ir‑rapport minkejja r‑restrizzjonijiet u d‑diffikultajiet li ġabet magħha l‑pandemija l‑ħidma tad‑Dar baqgħet għaddejja biex tkompli toffri sa fejn hu possibli l‑aħjar ambjent, appoġġ u opportunitajiet lir‑residenti kif inhu dritt tagħhom. Għaldaqstant inħarsu ’l quddiem għal aktar ħidma fis‑sena 2022. 20 Konklużjoni Ms Elvia George Segretarja tal Bord tad Dar tal Providenza Fr Martin Micallef Direttur Id-Dar tal-Providenza Rapport Annwali 2021 • 69
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Despite the pandemic, the Home remained committed to concentrate on the improvement of the residents’ quality of life and the services it offers. During 2021, we therefore kept investing in human resources, purchase of new equipment, various maintenance works including capital projects. Some of which, were:
On the bright side, the dispensing of the vaccine including the second and third doses of it, helped considerably in improving the quality of life of the residents and, to a certain extent, a feeling of normality started setting in.
• Installation of photovoltaic panels on the roof of Villa Papa Luciani;
• Other maintenance work wherever needed;
• Staff Fundraisingtraining.activities were limited due to the pandemic, except for Festa ta’ Ġenerożità on January 1st and the Volleyball event in the first weekend of July. Both activities became telethons. On the positive side, the Maltese public as a whole kept up its financial support of the Home.
The other side of the pandemic coin had some beautiful moments especially when the European Parliament recognised the work done at Id Dar tal‑Providenza and honoured us with the European Citizen Award. The Siġġiewi Local Council also felt it should honour the Home’s support workers with the Onorefiċenza Mertu Siġġiewi especially for their dedication and hard work during the pandemic.
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2022 augurs well for the pandemic to be completely behind us or at least for us to be able to adjust to living with it without the need of too many restrictions. 2022 will therefore be a year during which residents’ lives will hopefully go back to normal.
In his introduction to the report, Fr Martin Micallef, the Director of Id Dar tal‑Providenza, expressed regret that the COVID‑19 pandemic has again dominated 2021, the year under review. Unfortunately, besides the numerous positive cases amongst residents and support workers, we unexpectedly lost one of our residents to the pandemic.
• Completion of renovation works in ‘Żerniq’’ in Siġġiewi which is one of our community homes;
• Completion of maintenance work in Dar Pirotta in Birkirkara including the installation of a much needed new lift;
1. Who we are Id Dar tal‑Providenza, that owes its name and charisma to the gospel and the teachings of the Catholic Church, was founded in 1965 by Mgr Mikiel Azzopardi with the sole aim to provide residential services to persons with disability in a family‑like environment. It is committed to empower them to believe in themselves and to strengthen their abilities so that they can participate fullly in society.
1.1 Residencies and residents of Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza.
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The COVID‑19 pandemic that pervaded our country in March of 2020 was still with us in the year under review. Whilst during the first year of the pandemic not one single resident was affected by the virus, February and March 2021 were the hardest for the Home because with the English variant a number of residents and support workers were diagnosed positive with COVID‑19.
1.2 The Director of Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza
The main residence is in the limits of Siġġiewi and comprises three villas that have nine flats between them. The Home also has four smaller community homes: ‘Żerniq’ in Siġġiewi, ‘Akkwarell’ in Qawra, ‘Dar Pirotta’ in Birkirkara and ‘Shalom’ in Żurrieq. At the end of 2020, the homes of Id Dar tal‑Providenza hosted 115 residents, 95 of which in the Siġġiewi complex and 20 in the community homes (5 in Shalom, 4 in Żerniq, 3 in Akkwarell and 9 in Dar Pirotta).
2. The COVID‑19 pandemic
1.3 The Licence to operate In 2021, all the residential homes managed by Id Dar tal‑Providenza had their licence renewed by the Social Care Standards Authority (SCSA).
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The Director of the Home is Fr Martin Micallef. He was nominated Director of the Home by Bishop Emeritus Pawl Cremona O.P. after his predecessor, Mgr Lawrence Gatt became Chanceller of the Archbishop’s Curia.. Fr Martin’s term started on October 1st, 2008.
Unfortunately on February 24th 2021, a 30‑year old resident of Id Dar tal‑Providenza died of COVID‑19 at St. Mark’s hospital. On February 18th she was found to be positive to COVID‑19 during routine tests conducted by the Home. Her funeral took place on February 25th at the parish church of Siġġiewi.
Recreation Both the Ability Promoters team and the support workers that work in the Siġġiewi flats organise regular activities in the Home especially so on Sundays and public holidays. Activities that respond to the residents’ tastes are also organised outside of the Home. Because of the pandemic, various activities outside the Home in which the residents participated had to be restricted just about totally. In spite of this, efforts were made to organise more activities within the Home in Siġġiewi. Apart from that, every day trips were organised using the Home’s vans to different places where residents could not come in contact with anyone because of the pandemic.
Administration of the Vaccine against COVID‑19
On February 9th 2021, we were informed by the Social Care Standards Authority (SCSA) with the dates when residents, workers and volunteers were to take the anti‑COVID‑19 vaccine. Administration of the vaccine started on February 15th 2021 when 107 doses were dispensed. On February 18th, 22nd and 26th, 432 persons including residents, employees and volunteers managed to get the vaccine. A number of nurses and doctors voluntarily helped in dispensing the doses. On the 8th, 11th, 15th and 19th of March the second dose of the vaccine was administered whilst in November the booster was given. Contact with the SCSA
3. The Residents Id Dar tal‑Providenza is committed to provide individualised residential services, both long term as well as respite, to persons with disability in full respect of their rights and dignity. During this year, residents were given all the needed support for a full life as much as possible. Therefore, besides the support that responds to their personal needs, the Home also offers additional services to help out the residents. These additiional services included Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Speech Language Pathology. With the help of Aġenzija Sapport, the Home is helped financially for 80 hours of support for one of the residents that needs High Support. This financial help made it possible for the Home to employ two support workers to do this work.
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Death of a resident due to COVID‑19
During the year under review, Id Dar tal‑Providenza continuously stayed in contact with the Social Care Standards Authority (SCSA) and implemented its directives on mitigation measures.
Music and Drama Sessions
Id Dar tal‑Providenza mounts a theatrical production in Christmas time with the inclusion of residents and employees. For this year’s Christmas festivities, the residents together with the team of Ability Promoters produced a farce ‘Minn ġot‑taġen għal ġon‑nar” (From the frying pan into the fire) written by David Muscat and Loralie Scerri, two employees of the Home. Because of restrictions imposed by the Health Authorities this production was presented various times so that residents could enjoy themselves in the safety of their own bubble.
Fifty‑four residents attend Day Centres for Adults in Ħal Far, Paola, Mtarfa and Santa Venera, administered by Aġenzija Sapport. Another resident attends the San Miguel Resource Centre in Pembroke whilst another one attends the Centre in Wardija. tal-Providenza
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A number of residents continued to get involved in the various workshops such as the St. Isidore Agriculture Centre, Stamps, Crafts, Cooking as well as Rugby sessions organised by the Brain Foundation.
Workshops and other activities
Residents also use the Soft Room where they can do activities in a safe and secure environment. Also used are the Multisensory Rooms for the stimulation of their senses in different ways. This is done with the help of the Abillity Promoters on the advice of the Occupational Therapist. Other regular activities are organised in the gym together with other sports activities that enourage mobility Involvement outside the Home
The Home’s residents are encouraged and helped to take part in activities that help them remain active. This included mobility in the flats on a regular basis together with walks specifically organised like walks in the gardens, dancing and movement during the music
Thissessions.year, an appreciable number of residents made use of the therapeutic pool that is available in the Home. Hydrotherapy is another service that continues to improve the quality of life of the residents. This provides an opportunity for mobility as well as for sports activities. Just as important is the relaxation sensation provided by the warm water of the pool even if there are impediments to exercises.
Music sessions are an activity, that residents participate in wholeheartedly, in which they listen to and take part in playing instruments. In the specialised Music Room residents participate in groups or individually in the music sessions. This year, again in spite of the pandemic, we still found ways and means to use drama and at the same time safeguard the security and wellbeing of the residents and employees. Drama offers enormous opportunities to help residents express themselves and at the same time develop and share their artistic talents with Everyothers.year,
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The Board of Id Dar tal‑Providenza was set up in March 2011 by Archbishop Emeritus Pawl Cremona O.P. The Chairperson of this Board is Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home. Mr Lawrence Zammit is Vice‑Chairperson and Mrs Elvia George is the Board’s secretary. Dr Joe Bugeja, Mr Jesmond Saliba, Dr Roberta Sammut and Mr Emmanuel Zammit are the other members. During this year, the Board met 9 times in virtual mode due to the pandemic. On September 17th 2021, Mr Jesmond Saliba resigned on his appointment as the Voluntary Organisations Commissioner. Mr Arthur Caruana was appointed as his replacement by the Archbishop.
The Home has an ICT Lab where residents are trained to make better use of the world of informatics so that, as is their right, they have equal access to information and communication offered by today’s technology. This lab is equipped with assistive technology such as touch screens, keyboards, special mouses and software that make it easier for persons with disability to use the computer.
For SPRED (Special Religious Development) the period October 2020 – June 2021 was also a particular one because of the pandemic. During this period only a few meetings took place in the so called new normal and no masses for the SPRED family were held. Whenever and however, contacts and training for all the catechists took place such as enrichment, retreats and formation on line.
In order to ensure the wellbeing and security of the residents, because of the pandemic, no residents attended these Centres but kept regularly in touch virtually.
Holy communion is distributed regularly in the flats for residents who cannot participate in the daily mass.
Spiritual Activities and SPRED
During the year, five residents, four women and one man, passed away. One of them died of COVID‑19.
Spiritual Exercises were held online before Easter in both Maltese and English.
4. The Board of Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza
During this year, the Home hosted 76 persons for different periods of respite. A number of persons used respite for a period of a month or longer in most cases because of serious sickness of one of the parents. Id Dar tal‑Providenza believes that this support is necessary so that disabled siblings or relatives may still live in their own family environment.
Respite services
In the chapel of Id Dar tal‑Providenza, a mass is celebrated every day with the attendance of residents from 2 or 3 different flats according to the precautions imposed by the Health Authorities. During the mass there are communal prayers mainly for the deceased benefactors. There are also masses for special occasions such as funerals for residents.
Eucharistic celebrations
Resident deaths
Information Technology
On the 4th of July, the Director of the Home, Fr Martin Micallef presented the Annual Report for the year 2020 to the Archbishoop of Malta, Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, The presentation took place in the Home’s chapel after the celebration of a mass on the occasion of the July Marathon. Present for the occasion were Mgr Charles Cordina, Episcopal Vicar for Diaconia and Nadine Camilleri Cassano, Administrator of the Home.
At the beginning of the year, extensive refurbishment works were concluded at Dar Żerniq, one of Id Dar tal‑Providenza’s community homes. The project was financed by the Marigold Foundation. A new lift, a new kitchen, two new bathrooms, fireproof doors and a modern fire alarm system were installed. All the exterior windows were also replaced. The Żerniq residents returned to their home in January 2021. Refurbishment works at Dar Pirotta
On April 29th, the residents of Dar Pirotta in Birkirkara were transferred to Id Dar tal‑Providenza in Siġġiewi so that work could start on the replacement and installation of a new lft. In the meatime other refurbishments were made to the home as well as maintenance work on the electricity generator.
Photovoltaic Panels
A large complex as Id Dar tal‑Providenza together with all the equipment in use need continuous maintenance and embellishment. This work is primarily done by maintenance workers of the Home. Id-Dar tal-Providenza
The day‑to‑day administration is in the hands of the management team made up of Fr Martin Micallef, Director, the Administrator, Mrs Nadine Camilleri Cassano, the Services Coordinator, Ms. Remona Cuschieri, the Spiritual Director of the Home, Fr Trevor Fairclough and the Head of Physiotherapists, Mrs Margarret Vella. This team meets regularly every other week and during this year met 22 times.
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5. New Projects
A huge number of photovoltaic panels were installed on the roof of Villa Papa Luciani. The panels were kindly donated by Electrofix Company. Maintenance and embellishment works
Refurbishment works at Dar Żerniq
Admission of new residents is decided upon by a board specifically set up by the Board of Directors of the Home. It is made up of the Director of the Home as Chairperson with Dr Roberta Sammut and Dr George Grech as members. During the year under review, the board met four times and ten new residents, four females and six males, were admitted. The Management
Presentation of the Annual Report to the Archbishop
Initiative at the Workplace Awards 2021 The nominations for these awards were: Initiative at the Workplace Award: Rita Vella, Joan Campbell Lewis and Mildred Kalaw Baon. Initiative at the Workplace Award as a group: The workers of Flats Warda, San Martin and Livia as well as Domestic staff.
As in past years, Id Dar tal‑Providenza maintained excellent relations with the Union.
A Services Coordinator, a Standards Promotor, a nurse and 2 cleaners were seconded either from a Government entity or from the Workers in the Community Scheme. During this year 31 workers resigned and 5 retired.
New Identity Cards for employees
6. The Staff
In the run‑up to the Annual Genereal Meeting of the Union that was held on 23rd March 2021, Fr Martin Micallef and two staff members were interviewed to share their experiences of the benefits emanating from the Home’s employees membership in the GWU. Miguel Grech one of the workers’ representatives of the Home was elected to the National Executive of the GWU. Formation and training of employees Due to the pandemic, planned training of employees did not materialise. The only training that could be organised were an Induction Course and a Fire Marshall Course. Unfortunately, a planned seminar on Difficult Behaviours by Prof. Peter Osgood, an expert on the subject, had to be cancelled for another year. Mrs. Dorianne Coleiro continued to offer psychological support to staff members.
Recognition of employees who retired Seven workers were recognised on the occasion of their retirement this year or early next year. These were: Comfort N. Ahunanya, Theodora Farrugia, Paul Mangani, Censina Muscat, Paul Pantalleresco and Mary Schembri.
In order to administer efficiently Id Dar tal‑Providenza, up to 31st December 2021 the Home had 293 employees, 211 of which were females and 82 males. 231 were on a full time basis whilst 62 were part‑time.
Collaboration with the GWU
This year, employees who have been in long‑term employment at Id Dar tal‑Providenza were also recognised: These were: Josephine Catania and George Harrington (30 years)
The winners were Rita Vella for the Initiative at the Workplace Award whilst the workers at Livia Flat were declared winners in the Group section.
Recognition of service by employees
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Nicholas Aquilina, Maryanne Borg, Therese Gauci, Maria Nikolina Mckay and Gertrude Sciberras (20 years).
This year we renewed all workers’ identity cards.
Regular Volunteers
The Home also offers short volunteering opportunities for students, individuals and groups who help out in various areas. Again, this kind of particpation had to be limited because of the pandemic.
On January 5th 2021, Id Dar tal‑Providenza lost its volunteer Gordon Philip Hewitt. His volunteering work goes back to 1994 and since then until he got sick he constantly worked with residents.
The Award for the Worker of the Year 2021 went to Roseanne Camilleri, Chief Executive of Primary Health Care.
Deceased Volunteers
7. The Volunteers
The ceremony of the National Award for the Worker of the Year 2021 took place on the 20th December under the distinguished patronage of H.E. Dr George Vella, President of Malta. In an address for the occasion, Dr Vella said that this activity is a very special one not only because various prizes were distributed but above all because it celebrates the hard work and the important role that work has in man’s life. He mentioned the various challenges and repercussions that the COVID‑19 pandemic brought to the work place and to the encouragement of entrepreneurship.
On January 1st, 2021 the sum of €1,365,556 was raised during the annual Festa ta’ Ġenerożità organised by Id Dar tal‑Providenza during its main fundraiser. Id-Dar tal-Providenza
The Home has a number of volunteers who work regularly with residents or a flat or commit themselves to take out residents for a walk in the Home’s gardens, St. Isidore Agrictural Centre or other different activities in and outside the Home. A number of volunteers help out in the kitchen, laundry, seamstresses’ section, maintenance, stores and other areas as required. The number of registered volunteers is around 220 but, as expected, during the pandemic their contribution was somehow restricted especially those directly connected to the residents.
Festa ta’ Ġenerożità on New Year’s Day
The workers at Dar Pirotta in Birkirkara and flat San Ġużepp in Siġġiewi were Id Dar tal‑Providenza’s nominees for the Award for Team of the Year in a ceremony during which awards were given to six individuals, three organisations and a team.
The Home has an appreciable number of volunteers who give a helping hand wherever needed. Most of them attend on a regular basis whilst others are assigned and work on specific projects. Due to the pandemic volunteering was very limited in order to ensure the wellbeing and safety of the residents and workers.
8. Fundraising Activities and Initiatives
Other Volunteers
Nominations for the Workers of the Year Award 2021
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The Maltese public could make its donation either by going to Siġġiewi or by phoning in during the telethon. As is done every year, a good number of parishes in Malta and Gozo organised special collections on the last weekend of the year and made their donation on behalf of their community.
In the morning, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated mass in the Home’s chapel helped by Mgr Charles Cordina, Episcopal Vicar for Diaconia and Fr Trevor Fairclough, Spiritual Director of the Home. The important fund‑raising aspect including appeals, telephones etc was held at the We Media Studios in Ħal Qormi between noon and midnight. Everything according to the protocols in place by the Health DuringAuthorities.varioustimes of the broadcast, visitors to the studios included the President of Malta, Dr. George Vella and Mrs. Vella, Archbishop Mgr. Charles J. Scicluna, Auxiliary Bishop Mgr. Joseph Galea Curmi, President Emeritus Marie Louise Coleiro Preca and, through Skype, the Bishop of Gozo Mgr. Anton Teuma and the Leader of the Opposition, Dr Bernard Grech and Mrs. Grech. Other guests were Ministers, members of Parliament from both sides of the House as well as representatives of constituted bodies. They also found time to answer the phones and take donations.
Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id Dar tal‑Providenza, thanked the Maltese nation for always believing in the Home and in what it does to see that its residents have the best quality of life possible. Funds raised during this marathon went towards a refurbishing project for four flats in Villa Papa Giovanni so that every resident will have a more dignified environment with private rooms and all the amenities.
July Marathon in aid Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza
The important fundraising aspect of TV Marathon including appeals, telephone and on‑line donations were done at the We Media studios in Qormi between noon and midnight. Malta’s Parliament hosts Arts Exhibition in aid of Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza
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After an absence of two years, an exhibition of 106 works of art donated by 84 Maltese and foreign artists was inaugurated at the Parliament entrance on 18th Decemeber 2021. These works of art were auctioned off in aid of Id Dar tal‑Providenza on January 1st as part of the televised Festa ta’ Ġenerożità.
On July 4th 2021, €512,870 were raised during the TV Marathon in aid of Id Dar tal‑Providenza. Because of certain restrictions still being enforced by our Health Authorities due to the COVID‑19 pandemic, the whole programme was produced on the same lines as those of the new year’s day ‘Festa ta’ Ġenerożità’ marathon. Once again, nothing happened at the Home’s Siġġiewi car park except for a ‘drive‑through’ where persons wanting to make a donation did so without getting out of their car.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Anġlu Farrugia, officially opened the exhibition that remained open till December 26th. In his address, he said that although Id Dar tal‑Providenza goes back a full fifty‑six years, it is today a living experience of our people and our nation rather than a story of our past. Maltese and Gozitans have a heart sensitive to those in need. This conscience that favours social solidarity grows bigger and stronger as long as we keep Id Dar tal‑Providenza as a life experience with which we help persons with disability live in dignity.
Jim Borg, the Coordinator of Friends of Providence House NSW, together with his team, Marisa Previtera (Secretary) and Miriam Friggieri (Treasurer) stay in regular contact with Fr Martin and continue with their fundraising initiatives for Id Dar tal‑Providenza.
Malta’s Heart raises funds for Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza Malta’s Heart raises funds for Id Dar tal‑Providenza €22,630 were raised for Id Dar tal‑Providenza during a 30‑hour music marathon on 103 Malta’s Heart. It kicked off at 6am on Thursday 30th December, with Arthur Caruana accompanied by two other well known presenters Ron Briffa and Ian Busuttil Naudi.
Arthur expressed his satisfaction at the show of solidarity through the sum raised and thanked all the listeners for their donations.
The Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza Diary Id Dar tal‑Providenza again prepared a pocket diary that is a refernce throughout the year for the times of all masses in all churches and chapels in Malta and Gozo. It also lists the dates of all the parishes titular feasts. The diary is distributed free of charge to all households together with a self‑addressed envelope so that anyone who wishes may make a donation by mail.
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Groups of volunteers from parishes in Malta and Gozo helped in packing these diaries in special envelopes which were distributed by MaltaPost in September and October. Donations through these diary envelopes amounted to €163,124. The coloured photo on the front page showing the Tal‑Grazzja valley on the road that leads from Rabat to Marsalforn, was by photographer Ian Noel Pace. Id-Dar tal-Providenza
Friends of Providence House NSW (FOPH) donated $9,000AUD to Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza. The sum was raised by FOPH throughout 2020/2021 and is normally presented in person to Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home, at the ‘Annual Volleyball Marathon’. The fund‑raiser is held in the first weekend of July on the grounds of the Siggiewi Home but had to be cancelled for the second year in a row due the COVID‑19 global pandemic.
The Director of the Home, Fr Martin Micallef, thanked the Speaker for once again agreeing to host the exhibition in the Parliament’s entrance. He said that with the full support of Dr Farrugia it can be said that the exhibition has become an annual event except for the last two years when it had to be cancelled due to the realities of COVID‑19.
Friends of Providence House NSW donates $9,000AUD to Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza.
Wedding and other Special Occasion bookmarks
The 25c scheme
The Siġġiewi Home has a bazaar that is manned by volunteers and is open to the general public every Tuesday morning. The bazaar is full of objects that are donated by the public and sold. This year revenue from the bazaar amounted to €20,000.
The Valletta Office
63‑hour broadcasting marathon on Radju 15 ta’ Awwissu in Qrendi As is usual, Radju 15 ta’ Awwissu, that belongs to the Soċjetà Mużikali Santa Marija of Qrendi, again organised a 63‑hour broadcasting marathon on Sunday December 27th 2020, during which the sum of €22,630 was raised. It was presented during the Festa ta’ Ġenerożità on January 1st 2021.
The home offers bookmarks for couples to make a donation instead of buying the usual wedding
The Home distributed coin boxes in various shops around Malta. Volunteers of the Home help out in counting donations made that amounted to €14,627 this year.
Eachsouvenirs.year, there are also a number of persons who normally organise a celebration party on their birthday or wedding anniversary. Invited relatives and friends are requested to make a donation for Id Dar tal‑Providenza instead of a gift.
The St. Isidore Agriculture Centre also sells products produced at the Home. Id Dar tal‑Providenza residents and volunteers also sell these products in various activities organised in villages during the year. The pandemic also hampered such events and only €598 were collected.
An appreciable number of private companies, government and church entities continued to support Id Dar tal‑Providenza through the 25c scheme by which employees commit themselves to donate 25c that is deducted from their wages. This scheme raised €18,788 during the year under review. Coin Boxes
Karus ta’ Mħabba Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza offers free money boxes to parishes and some schools to encourage kids to support the Home. Together with the money boxes referred to as Karus ta’ Mħabba there is an informative flyer in Maltese and English explaining to kids and teachers the scope of the initiative and how important it is for society to do more so that persons with disability are treated equally. These coin boxes are normally distributed during the Lenten period and donations, which were hampered by the pandemic, amounted to €1,160.
Donations are also encouraged instead of sending flowers during funerals.
MAPFRE MSV Life plc and GasanMamo Insurance sponsored the printing of the diaries whilst MaltaPost delivered the diaries free of charge.
Bazaar and Agricultural Centre
The Home has an office in St. Paul’s Street in Valletta that normally opens every day of the weeks except on Sundays for people who prefer making a donation when shopping in Valletta rather than go to Siġġiewi or using the mail. Due to the pandemic the office was open intermittently and for very short periods in order to ensure the wellbeing and safety of our volunteers who open the office between 9.00am and noon. Donations through the Valletta office for the year amounted to €13,896 which is quite low when compared to other normal years.
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Every year, Id Dar tal‑Providenza prints 5,000 wall calendars and 1,000 desk calendars to be given out to donors who visit us in Siġġiewi during the Christmas and New Year festivities. The photos showing different scenic views of Malta and Gozo were taken by photographer Ian Noel Pace.
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The Prime Minister said that the Government feels obliged that certain planned projects would not fall behind schedule and is therefore giving assurances that initiatives will be taken to see that the plans of these organisations materialise. The Prime Minister reiterated that above all these initiatives are focused on persons that need help and support. Id-Dar tal-Providenza
9. Conferences and Meetings
Id Dar tal‑Providenza participated in webinars organised by the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) of which the Home is a member. The topic discussed was the effects of the pandemic on persons with disability.
10. Official Visits to Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza by the Prime Minister Dr Robert Abela
On April 24th 2021, the Prime Minister, Dr Robert Abela paid a visit to Id Dar tal‑Providenza where he had a meeting with the Director of the Home, Fr Martin Micallef, the Chairperson of the Malta Community Chest Fund, Marlene Mizzi and the Director of Caritas Malta, Anthony Gatt. The discussion during this meeting centred on the problem caused by GO plc’s error and the effects it had on the NGOs affected. The Prime Minister gave his commitment that the Government will be helping the three philantropic organisations that were impacted by the technical problem in GO’s telephony system during fund‑raising that took place few months before.
During this year we had various meetings in virtual mode amongst which were those with the Social Care Standards Authority, the Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Mr Oliver Scicluna who later resigned and with Ms. Samantha Pace Gasan who replaced him. We also met with the Hon. Julia Farrugia Portelli new Minister for the disability sector. Prior to the start of the pandemic we met the new CEO of Aġenzija Sapport, Mrs. Ruth Sciberras and also with MaltaPost’s CEO, Mr Joseph Gafà.
2022 Calendars for benefactors
Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home, took part in various meetings of the Task Force specifically set up by the National Commision for the Rights of Persons with Disability to discuss the effects of the pandemic on persons with disability.
On December 20th, MEP Alex Agius Saliba paid a visit to Id Dar tal‑Providenza where he was met by Fr Martin Micallef, Director, and
Visit by Mgr George Bugeja OFM, Bishop of Tripoli
On October 12th 2021, the Minister for Inclusion and Quality of Life, Julia Farrugia Portelli was at Id Dar tal‑Providenza to meet with the delegation that brought to Malta the Queen’s Baton, the symbol of the Commonwealth Games that are due to take place in Minister2022.
Visit by the Hon. Julia Farrugia Portelli
Visit by Archbishop Mgr Charles J. Scicluna
Visit by MEP Alex Agius Saliba
Farrugia Portelli explain that the symbol of the Queen’s Baton represents the values that unites the Commonwealth nations together. It was her dream that this symbol also sends a strong message in favour of inclusion and surpasses the obstacles and offers an equal platform for women and men.
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Bishop Bugeja thanked Fr Martin for the invite to visit the Home and said it was a pleasure to meet the residents and see first hand the valuable work done by the works that support them.
On September 14th 2021, the Bishop of Tripoli, Mgr George Bugeja OFM paid a visit to Id Dar tal‑Providenza. He concelebrated mass together with Fr Martin Micallef, Director and Fr Trevor Fairclough, Spiritual Director, in the chapel of the Home with a number of residents, workers and volunteers in attendance always according to the measures against COVID‑19 stipulated by the Health FolliwngAuthorities.the mass, Bishop Bugeja had the opportunity to see the various services offered by the Home amongst which were the aquatherapy services, the multisensorial rooms, the Agriculture Centre and the SPRED Centre.
On July 4th, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated mass in the Home’s chapel on the occasion of the televised marathon that was starting that day at noon to raise funds for the Home but also to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the ordination to the priesthood of Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id Dar tal‑Providenza, and his priest brothers four of which: Fr Marco Portelli, Fr Charles Attard, Fr Mark Ciantar OFM and Fr Stephen Sciberras OFM were present. Fr Alex Cauchi, Augustinian parish priest could not attend because of pastoral duties.
On July 13th 2021, all the workers of Id Dar tal‑Providenza were presented with the Onorifiċenza Mertu Siġġiewi during an event organised by the Siġġiewi Local Council.
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OnorIfiċenza Mertu Siġġiewi
Mrs. Nadine Camilleri Cassano, Administrator of the Home. He had the opportunity to meet and chat with a number of residents and support workers and saw first hand the services offered by the Home such as the therapeutic pool, the multisensorial rooms, the kitchen and the laundry.
For all the workers of Id Dar tal‑Providenza, the year 2021 was neither normal nor easy. Actually it was a year of challenges as well as a year that showed the big heart, the determination, dedication and creativity together with hard work of the Home’s employees. These were, still are and will remain the frontliners of Id Dar tal‑Providenza to whom we are all grateful.
Prof. Charmaine Gauci, who lives in Siġġiewi, was also one of the recipients of the Award. Others were the ex‑Archpriest, Fr Joe Grech, Dr Norbert Bugeja, Mro. Raymond Sant, Mr Albert Pace and Mr Grezzju Pace (posthumously).
Mr Agius Saliba described Id Dar tal‑Providenza as a unique project of solidarity in our country. Resident Krisstian Gregory presented him with a hamper of products produced by the residents that attend the St. Isidore Agriculture Centre
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MEPs Roberta Metsola and David Casa, who nominated Id Dar tal‑Providenza, said that the mission of the project that they presented was to provide a home with an environment similar to that of the family and is a project that integrates and empowers persons with disability in the community in conformity with the norms and values of the
The President Emeritus, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, in the presence of the Mayor Dominic Grech, presented the Onorifiċenza Mertu Siġġiewi to Mrs. Nadine Camilleri Cassano, Administrator on behalf of all the workers.
On November 8th 2021, Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id Dar tal‑Providenza and Mrs. Nadine Camilleri Cassano, Administrator, were presented with the Certificate of the European Citizen Award 2021 in Brussels. The presentation was made by the Vice‑President of the European Parliament and Chancellor of the European Citizen Award, Ms. Dita Charanzovà during a ceremony that was held in the Paul‑Henri Spaak Hall, in the European Parliament building.
14. The Home’s Finances
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The finances of the Home are audited every year by PricewaterhouseCoopers.and the financial audited report is sent to the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations as requested by law.
One of the onerous administrative duties of the Home is the administration of thousands of donations made to the Home either delivered personally or by mail, bank account or other electronic facilities. To register all donations, the Home has an electronic programme which besides simplifying the administrive work can provide a quick account of all the donations received.
13. Special mass on the occasion of the priesthood anniversaries of Fr Martin Micallef and Fr Trevor Fairclough
EU and this work continued unabated during the exceptionally difficult circumstances of the COVID‑19 pandemic. Before the presentation ceremony started, Fr Martin and Mrs.Camilleri Cassano met with the Maltese MEPs, Roberta Metsola, Josianne Cutajar and Alex Agius Saliba.
On July 12th 2021, on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Ordination to the Priesthood of Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id Dar tal‑Providenza, and the 40th Anniversary of the Ordination to the Priesthood of Fr Trevor Fairclough, Spiritual Director of the Home, a thanksgiving mass was celebrated at the Siġġiewi PresentHome. were residents and all the workers. At the end of the mass, Grace Vassallo, one of the residents, presented two cards for the occasion drawn by the residents themselves. Fr Trevor was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Ġużeppi Mercieca on the 11th July 1981, at St.John’s Co‑cathedral in Valletta whilst Fr Martin was ordained priest, also by Archbishop Mercieca, on July 5th 1996.
15. The Electronic site and Facebook page The Id Dar tal‑Providenza site www.dartalprovidenza. org has various sections with each of them focusing on the different aspects of the Home including its history, the services provided, activities, ways to provide support to the homes and other multimedia content. All the information is in Maltese and English. The events section provides a calendar of activities whilst the multimedia section has panoramic photos of the various sections of Id Dar tal‑Providenza in Siġġiewi. The electronic site is helpful to anyone who wants to know more about the Home, the services it offers and how to be helpful.
The electornic site
17. Press Statements by Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza
18. Safeguarding Id Dar tal‑Providenza takes very seriously the responsabilities that safeguard the person and is committed to see that none of the residents using its services is abused. To do this, the Home follows the policies outlined in the Maltese Church’s document “Policy and Procedures in Cases of Sexual Abuse of the Maltese Ecclesiastical Province. (2014)” and Maltese laws. On this basis, the Home has its own Safeguarding Policy. Id-Dar tal-Providenza
The Home’s page on Facebook has to date more than 16,405 likes. This regularly provides information on news and events of the Home.
During this year, Id Dar tal‑Providenza issued a number of statements to the media regarding its activities as well as other happenings that affected it. The main statements were about the controversy surrounding a promise from the CATCO Group of a €500,000 donation made during Festa ta’ Ġenerożità 2021. The Home informed the public it had formally requested an established local audit and consultancy company to do a verification exercise before it accepts the donation.
The Home’s page on Facebook
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Id Dar tal‑Providenza was informed by the audit company that the Chairman of the Group did not provide it with the relevant information requested as part of the verification process. Therefore, Id Dar tal‑Providenza said that whilst it wanted to show its appreciation for this nice gesture, it couldn’t accept this donation.
16. Media Coverage
In July 2020, on the initiative of Board member, Mr Jesmond Saliba, a new electronic site www.sabihlitaghti.org was launched. Its main purpose was to make it easier for people to make their donation whenever they wish to do so.
When it comes to media coverage, 2021 was the most persistent since 2012 for Id Dar tal‑Providenza’s prominence on TV, the printed and electronic media.
www.sabihlitaghti.org
Naturally, there were months were the presence was more notable such as in January and February with coverage connected with the Festa ta’ Ġenerożità, the appointment of a new Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disability and the COVID‑19 death of one of our residents. In April there was the controversy surrounding the proposed regulations on fund‑raising by NGOs in which the Home was also involved and gave its share. Then there was the technical error by GO plc in the totting up of donations that substantially affected the revenue for Id Dar tal‑Providenza from Festa ta’ Ġenerożità of January 1st. In July, we had good coverage of the telethon that was the alternative to the cancellation of the Volleyball Marathon. Also in July was the official announcement that Id Dar tal‑Providenza was awarded the European Citizen Prize. In September we got media coverage for the 56th Anniversary of the founding of the Home.
Another important statement was that regarding the appointment of Mr Jesmond Saliba, a Board member of the Home, as the new Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations. In its statement, Id Dar tal‑Providenza said that Mr Saliba as a person who had this sector at heart, despite new regulator role, can better understand the contribution that voluntary organisations gave and are still giving in our country. Whilst thanking Mr Saliba for his contribution to the Home during his last ten years as Board member, Id Dar tal‑Providenza wished him well in his arduous task in favour of more transparent and accountable Voluntary Organisations, but at the same time it felt that the Commissioner is there to support them constantly along the way.
Id Dar tal‑Providenza implements a very serious recruitment procedure by, amongst other things, regulary sending the courts the names of new employees and volunteers to ensure that no one’s name is on the Register of persons that committed serious offences against minors.
The Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi Award, that was launched 26 years ago on the 30th Anniversary of the founding of Id Dar tal‑Providenza, recognizes the work done by individuals and groups for the benefit of persons with disability, as well as showing its appreciation for those that give voluntary support to the work done by the Home. This year, the Board of the Home has chosen to give this Award to the Nazareth Foundation that offers residential services to persons with disability in Żejtun. The Foundation was founded by Fr Anġ Seychell.
20. Conclusion
Conformity with the Law on the Protection of Minors
This report shows that depiste the restrictions and difficulties in the wake of the pandemic, the work at Id Dar tal‑Providenza continued unabated to offer, wherever possible, the best environment, support and opportunities to the residents as is their right. We, therefore, look forward to more work in 2022.
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