Waqt Persjani Mbexxqa tal-Erbgħa 4 ta’ Jannar 2023 li jixxandar fuq Net TV fit-8.30pm, Claudette Buttigieg, flimkien ma’ John Rolé u Daniela Zerafa, se jiddiskutu dak li jridu jiffaċjaw persuni li, wara taħriġ, jagħżlu li jrabbu tfal ta’ ħaddieħor permezz tal-fostering. X’jiġri meta il-ġenituri bioliġiċi jew naturali tat-tfal ma jkunux jistgħu jieħdu ħsieb lill-uliedhom? Ħafna […]
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‘We had to Google a lot’: what foster and kinship carers looking after babies told us about the lack of support
Foster and kinship carers are volunteers who provide day-to-day care to children who are unable to live safely with their parents. A kinship carer is someone who is either related to the child or has a previous relationship with the child (such as a neighbour or family friend). Prior to placement in their care, a […]
Read moreStqarrija mill-Assoċjazzjoni Nazzjonali tal-Foster Care fl-okkażjoni tal-Jum Internazzjonali tat-Tfal 2020
L-Assoċjazzjoni Nazzjonali Maltija tal-Foster Care bi pjaċir tirrikonoxxi d-dħul fis-seħħ ta’ liġi ġdida (l-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni tat-Tfal (Ħarsien Alternattiv)) bl-għan li tipproteġi lill-minuri u li fost l-oħrajn tagħmilha possibbli li tfal li ma jistgħux jgħixu mal-ġenituri tagħhom jingħataw id-dritt ta’ placement permanenti mal-familji jew persuni li qed jieħdu ħsiebhom. Din il-liġi ssaħħaħ ukoll il-vuċi tat-tfal […]
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John Rolè – The mind behind the setting up of foster care in Malta – featured in The People of Malta
The People of Malta 3 ta’ Novembru, fil-ħin ta’ 07:00 · “Fostering hija l-esperjenza ta’ familja. It-tifel jew tifla tingħata esperjenza ta’ familja. Matul dawn is-snin, irnexxielna nsibu post għal 500 tifel u tifla li jiġu fostered minn familji Maltin. Fl-Ewropa qatt ma saret, imma hawn Malta għamilnieha. Jiena kont għamilt 20 sena Brother mas-Salesjani. Kont […]
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Government unveils Child Protection Act
The government this morning unveiled its final draft of the Children’s Protection Act, initiating a six-week public consultation after securing the Cabinet’s approval Family Minister Michael Falzon said that following a long period of discussion, the government would now be publishing the law and launching a process of consultation, urging the public to have its […]
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Il-koppja Steve u Kris isiru familja ta’ 4, wara li adottaw lil Ben bid-down syndrome jiffosterjaw tifla
TVM 19/3/2018 L-ewwel koppja omosesswali f’Malta li adottaw tarbija, Kris Grima u Steve Vella, issa barra t-tifel Ben bil-kundizzjoni down syndrome, qed jiffosterjaw tifla ta’ sentejn. Il-koppja qalu li jħossu ferħ kbir meta jaraw lil Ben qed jikber f’għożża kbira, u li għalhekk ħassew li għandhom jagħtu ħajja aħjar lil tifla li kienet qed tgħix […]
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“Irid ikollna kuraġġ u rieda li niffaċilitaw adozzjoni ta’ tfal minn Malta stess”- Il-Ministru M. Falzon
inews.org, Mar 04, 2018 08:25 – Miktub minn Victor Vella “Naħseb li jrid ikollna l-kuraġġ u r-rieda illi nibdew inħarsu lejn il-possibilità li niffaċilitaw adozzonijiet minn pajjiżna stess. Dan fid-dawl tan-numru ta’ tfal li għandna taħt ordni ta’ ħarsien f’pajjiżna, illi jaqbeż l-400 tifel u tifla, u li minnhom jista jkun illi jkun hemm tfal eleġibbli […]
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Out-of-home children ‘must have rights as individuals’ – Lecturer says they cannot be seen as their parents’ ‘possession’
The Times Of Malta – Monday, February 26, 2018, 16:25 by Sarah Carabott Malta can stop treating children in out-of-home care as a parental possession and, consequently, only partly safeguarding their rights, university lecturer Daniella Zerafa thinks. “As we implement new legislation meant to protect children in out-of-home care, we need to ask whether, […]
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Interests of the children should always come first
The lives of vulnerable children are at stake and both sides must come to an agreement if Malta really loves children as much as we claim we do. by Josanne Cassar, 22 February 2018, 9:54am MaltaToday It has taken over two years for the inquiry into the way decisions were being taken by the Children and […]
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Familja bi 3 itfal tiffosterja 3 itfal oħra
Għall-kopja Rose u Aaron Delia l-imħabba ta’ bejniethom ma waqfitx mal-familja tagħhom għax flimkien mat-tliet uliedhom qed irabbu tlitt itfal oħra. Il-kopja Delia qed jiffosterjaw tifel u żewġt ibniet. Ma’ tvm.com.mt fil-festa tal-familja huma stqarrew lit-tfal reġgħu ġabu ferħ kbir fil-familja minkejja l-impenn li jenħtieġu fit-trobbija tagħhom. Kien b’kumbinazzjoni li l-familja Aaron u Rose Delia saru jafu […]
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