Festa ta’ Ġenerożità in aid of id-Dar tal-Providenza on January 1st 2026
Once again, the Festa ta’ Ġenerożità in aid of id‑Dar tal‑Providenza will be taking place on January 1st under the big tent at the Home’s parking lot in Siġġiewi. This was announced by the Director of the Home, Mgr Martin Micallef, during a media briefing on Wednesday 10th December 2025.
As in previous editions, the Festa ta’ Ġenerożità will be broadcast on the main television stations between 10.00am and midnight. At 9:30am, TVM2 will broadcast live a new year’s day mass led by H.G. the Archbishop Mgr Charles J. Scicluna from the Home’s chapel.
Mgr Micallef said that 2025 was a special year for the Home as it celebrated its 60th year from its founding. This event was commemorated through the investment of two flats in Siġġiewi which will each be hosting three residents who are currently living at id-Dar tal-Providenza in Siġġiewi. The Home is also refurbishing an apartment in Hamrun in which a person with disability will be residing with the necessary support. This is part of the Home’s strategy for the years to come that will be focusing on deinstitutionalising its operational core in the light of the principles of the United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by offering more residential services in the community as well as other support alternatives according to the person’s wishes.
Apart from this, during this year a refurbishing project of a flat in Villa Papa Giovanni in Siġġiewi that offers a dignified environment for those living in it has been completed. The Home continued to invest in human resources by employing professionals, providing ongoing training for its employees, purchasing new equipment, regular maintenance, and other projects to continue improving its services.
Fr Martin said that during all these years the Home could only offer these residential services thanks to the continuous support of the people of Malta and Gozo. The Festa ta’ Ġenerożità of January 1st, is an annual appointment for it to turn to the Maltese and Gozitans for their financial support to enable it to continue with its work. In actual fact, the Home needs around 7 million euros annually to cover its operational costs.
Ms Nadine Camilleri Cassano, the Administrator of id-Dar tal-Providenza, spoke about the various fundraising activities taking place during December going into the new year and how the public can help including the auction of works of art which will be first exhibited in the Parliament building between the 15th and 26th December and then again at the Siġġiewi Home’s hall on January 1st when they will be auctioned off online.
She explained how donations to the Festa ta’ Ġenerożità marathon may be made with immediate effect up to new year’s day by any of the following methods. Actually, these donations will be included in the final tally that will be announced at the end of the marathon on January 1st 2026.
€15 51702013
€25 51802014
€50 51902085
€100 51302022
SMS €7 50618922
One can easily donate by Paypal or through the Home’s accounts with the main banks: APS Bank, BOV, HSBC, Lombard Bank and BNF Bank.
Donations via BOV Mobile or myAPS Payment to Mobile (P2M) may be made on 7932 4834.
Apart from all that, donations may also be made by a cheque of more than €20 payable to Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza, Triq Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi SGW2822. Please note that as per directive of the Central Bank of Malta cheques of €20 and less will not be cashed by Maltese banks.
Other donations may be made at the office that id-Dar tal-Providenza has is St. Paul Street in Valletta (just behind the old market) between Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9:00am to noon, at the Paola Catholic Bookshop, as well as at the main Rabat Malta square between Sunday 14th December and Thursday 1st January 2026.
