$7,000AUD raised during Fund Raising Night in Australia for Id-Dar tal-Providenza

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The Friends of Providence House NSW(FOPH) in conjunction with the Hamrun Club at Marsden Park, Sydney raised $7,000AUD during a Fund Raising Night on Saturday 18th February 2017 in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza.

Those who attended warmly applauded a message, that was read by Ms Marisa Previtera, Secretary FOPH, from the Home’s Director, Fr Martin Micallef who said that it is indeed heart-warming to know that thousands of miles away there are Maltese and Gozitans that never let go of their roots and financially continue to support organisations back home like Id-Dar tal-Providenza. He thanked members and supporters of the Hamrun Club who chose to be present at the Fund Raising Night and be part of the generous donation made to the Siġġiewi Home.

The Friends of Providence House of New South Wales is led by its Founder and Coordinator Jim Borg.

The Two Islands Challenge in aid of id-Dar tal-Providenza Join us for a 45km walk or part of it

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The Groups “Experience: Adventures and More” and “Camini…amo” will be organising the fourth edition of The Two Islands Challenge. This is a 45km walk that starts off in Gozo and ends at the south end of Malta. This challenge will be taking place on Friday, March 31st 2017.

The participants from Malta will meet up at Ċirkewwa near the Ferry at 7.00am to board on the 7.30am trip. At their arrival in Mġarr transport will be available to take them near the San Dimitri Chapel in Għarb from where the walk starts at 8.30am. The participants from Gozo will gather at 8.00am near the parish church of Għarb. From there the participants will walk 13km to the Mġarr harbour in time for the 11.15am ferry trip to Malta. Once at Ċirkewwa they will set on the 32Km walk to Birżebbuġa parish church. Anyone who for some reason or another cannot do the whole challenge may just do part of it.

Those wishing to participate need to register by visiting the site: www.dartalprovidenza.org. For more information you can also visit the Facebook pages of “”Experience: Adventures and More” and “Camini…amo”

Marcel Pisani – A stalwart that counted for persons with disability

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Id-Dar tal-Providenza honours the memory of Mr Marcel Pisani, a great activist in the disability sector, who was called to join his Creator on Saturday, 12th February 2017. His work within the National Parents’ Society Persons with Disability (Għaqda Nazzjonali Ġenituri b’Diżabilità) which he led for a number of years and Aġenzija Sapport of which he was the first CEO, resulted in a better quality of life for many persons with disability and their parents.
In front of all the obstacles that society raised against inclusion and participation by persons with disability in the life of society, added to his own experience of having two disabled children, Marcel did not remain passive but created a parents’ movement to speak up with the authorities on behalf of their children so that they are given what is theirs by right.
The road was not easy, but Marcel’s determination together with that of his wife Adelina and other parents led to the changes that were needed in the mentality of the people that used to look negatively at persons with disability as well as in other services that were totally unavailable.
As part of the National Parents’ Society Persons with Disability, Marcel worked hard for the setting up of Dar il-Kaptan to offer respite services to parents of persons with disability that needed it. Within Aġenzija Sapport, that was practically set up by him, he introduced a wide range of services amongst them the opening of a number of residential homes and other services in the community for persons with disability.
In 2013, Id-Dar tal-Providenza recognised his unstinted work in the disability sector and presented him and his wife Adelina with the Premju Dun Mikiel Azzopardi.
Id-Dar tal-Providenza conveys its heartfelt condolences to his wife Adelina and his sons Paul and Matthew.

Id-Dar tal-Providenza gets a helping hand and a donation from ITS, Tourism Ministry

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A number of ITS students and employees today gave a helping hand at id-Dar tal-Providenza as part of the tourism education institute’s Corporata Social Responsibility.

Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis lauded the generous initiative and urged all other entities that fall under his ministry’s remit to follow suit.

ITS CEO Pierre Fenech said the institute had a responsibility towards society and these events also brought students and employees together for a noble cause.

Dr Zammit Lewis and Mr Fenech presented a donation of €882 to Dar tal-Providenza Director Fr Martin Micallef. The sum was made up of donations collected from Tourism Ministry employees and a food sale organized by the ITS.

Photo Credit: DOI – Pierre Sammut