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‘Kinds of Home’ – Art exhibition by Wibke Seifert at Xara Palace, Mdina. Quarter of the sales from this exhibition will be in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza.

Wibke Seifert is of German origin. She is married and has three adult sons. The family has lived in Malta since 1995 and runs an industrial business. During her quarantine in the first Corona Virus lockdown in March 2020, Wibke started painting rainbows as many people did.

She packed them in the window and wanted more. Experimented still in quarentine with oil and aquarelle, later with lino printing, acrylic and bronze, and she never looked back.

Wibke is as passionate about colours and shapes as she is about words. A novel and a collection of short stories, were published in 2010 and 2015 respectively and connected her past in Germany to her present in Malta.

In 2020 she took part in an international competition of short stories and her entry was published with a further twenty stories from Australia, Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom.

On Tuesday 14th September 2021, the Bishop of Tripoli, H.E. Mgr George Bugeja OFM paid a visit to Dar tal-Providenza in Siġġiewi. He concelebrated mass at the Home’s chapel with Fr Martin Micallef, Director and Fr Trevor Fairclough, Spiritual Director and with a number of residents, workers and volunteers in attendance always respecting the anti-COVID-19 measures in place by our Health Authorities.

Later, Bishop Bugeja had the opportunity to see the various services offered by the Home amongst which where the aquatherapy, the multisensory rooms, the Agricultural Centre and SPRED.
Bishop Bugeja thanked Fr Martin for inviting him to visit the Home saying it was a pleasure for him to meet up with the residents and see for himself the invaluable work done by the workers and administrators. He added that Dar tal-Providenza is indeed a home where he could truly feel the presence of Jesus’s love reflected in the work and the dedication of all involved in order to ensure that each person lives a dignified life whilst given holistic help. Bishop Bugeja imparted his pastoral blessing.

H.G. the Archbishop, Charles J. Scicluna was presented with a copy of Dar tal-Providenza’s Annual Report for 2020. The presentation, that took place at the Siġġiewi Home, was made by Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home, in the presence of Mrs Nadine Camilleri Cassano, Administrator.

This is the second time that the report has been presented in a coloured booklet in Maltese accompanied by an abridged English version. The report lists the work done by the Home, in its commitment to continue offering a residental service of the highest quality to persons with disability who require such service. It goes without saying that the report covers amongst other things the measures adopted by the Home to counter the COVID-19 pandemic and how the residents were affected. The front page shows Prof. Charmaine Gauci during her visit to the Home.

One can view this report by visiting the website and clicking here..

The Annual Report is also presented every year to the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations as requested by law.

Photo: knisja.mt/ritratti

Dar tal-Providenza gladly welcomes the nomination of Mr Jesmond Saliba as the new Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations. We believe that as a person who has worked in and has this sector at heart, Mr Saliba, even though now in a regulatory role, can better understand the contribution that voluntary organisations gave and are giving to this country, as well as their limitations and difficulties.
Whilst we thank Mr Saliba for his contribution as member of the Home’s Board during these last ten years, we wish him well in his arduous task in favour of more transparent and accountable Voluntary Organisations, but at the same time we feel that the Commissioner is there to support them constantly along the way.

Fr Martin Micallef
Director

All the Dar tal-Providenza employees were awarded the ‘Onorifiċenza Mertu Siġġiewi’ durig a special ceremony organised by the Siġġiewi Local Council. President Emeritus, H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, in the presence of the Mayor, Mr Domenic Grech, presented the award to Mrs Nadine Camilleri Cassano, the Administrator of the Home, on behalf of all employees.

Prof. Charmaine Gauci, who resides in Siġġiewi, was also one of the seven personalities recipient of the Award. The others were the ex-Archpriest, Fr Joe Grech, Dr Norbert Bugeja, Mro. Raymond Sant, Mr Albert Pace and Mr Grezzju Pace (deceased).

For all the Dar tal-Providenza employees, the year 2020 was neither normal nor easy but rather a year full of great challenges brought about by the pandemic. This was really a year of great challenges but also a year that showed the big heart, the determination, the dedication, the creativity and the hard work at the Home. These were, are and will remain the Dar tal-Providenza frontliners and we are all grateful to them.