Kulħadd ħaqqu familja li tħobbu. Hekk qalilna Dasier D’Amato, żagħżugħ ta’ għoxrin sena li ilu jiġi fostered minn meta kellu biss sitt snin. Huwa qasam l-istorja tiegħu ma’ ONE News, fid-dawl tal-kampanja li għaddejja bħalissa mill-Fondazzjoni għas-Servizzi tal-Ħarsien Soċjali, biex aktar individwi, koppji u familji, jiftħu qalbhom u jagħtu l-imħabba lil tfal bi problemi soċjali. […]
Read moreGovernment encourages foster caring and adoption through campaign ‘Choose Fostering’
The government is encouraging foster care and adoption through the fostering system’s campaign “Give hope, to choose fostering.” In a press conference on Monday, Social Policy and Children’s Rights Minister Michael Falzon encouraged people to apply to become foster carers. He said that foster care received its recognition in the law officially in 2020. Falzon […]
Read moreAgħti tama: Agħżel il-fostering
Permezz tal-fostering, tfal li għal raġunijiet speċifiċi ma jistgħux jgħixu mal-familja bijoloġika tagħhom, qed jingħataw mhux biss imħabba, sigurtà u stabbiltà, iżda fuq kollox tama. Fil-fatt, tfajla li esperjenzat direttament dan sostniet li għaliha l-fostering ifisser familja li tatha ċans għal ħajja aħjar. L-istorja tagħha hija waħda mill-ħafna stejjer ta’ suċċess li l-Fondazzjoni għal Servizzi […]
Read moreKemm taf fuq is-sistema ta’ fostering f’Malta?
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 […]
Read more‘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 morePeople of Malta – Daniella Zerafa
The People of Malta “Wara tnax-il sena li jiena u r-raġel ma kellniex it-tfal tagħna, għażilna li mmorru għall-fostering. Ma kinitx b’għażla li ma jkollniex tfal. Għaddejt minn ħafna tbatija speċjalment li kull darba kont nitlef it-tarbija. Il-problema ta’ ‘recurrent miscarriages’ hija sitwazzjoni partikolari u li jgħaddu minnha ħafna nies. Illum nieħdu ħsieb tlett itfal, […]
Read moreĦAJTU NBIDLET: TKELLEM QUDDIEM 400 RUĦ U ĠIE FOSTERED
Bil-fostering ħajti nbidlet mil-lejl għan-nhar. Dan intqal minn Giulio Aquilina, li għandu tmintax-il sena u erba’ snin ilu kien ġie fostered. Giulio spjega magħna kif huwa minn dejjem xtaq li jkun fostered, sabiex iħossu bħala parti minn familja. Qal li huwa kien jistħi u waqt konferenza quddiem mijiet ta’ persuni wassal biex qal xewqtu: “Imma […]
Read moreWork by young people to remove stigma on fostered children
Just as much as the fostering system is seen as a good gesture for children who end up being taken away from their families, so much more is still a stigma on those people who talk about these experiences. In fact, many go through negative experiences because they have simply been raised with fostered families. […]
Read moreTaħriġ dwar fostering ibbażat fuq ‘My Backpack’
Taħriġ dwar fostering ibbażat fuq ‘My Backpack’ Is-Sibt filgħodu sar taħriġ għal persuni li jixtiequ jibdew jagħmlu fostering ta’ tfal bejn l-4 u t-12-il sena, bit-taħriġ jiffoka fuq il-programm ‘My Backpack’ li qed ikun applikat f’diversi pajjiżi Ewropej. Dan il-programm, li ġie ddiżinjat mis-Social Worker Bep van Sloten, joffri mekkaniżmu ta’ għajnuna għat-tfal biex fl-aħħar […]
Read moreFoster Carers training based on ‘My Backpack’
Training was held on Saturday morning for people who want to start fostering children between the ages of 4 and 12, with the training focusing on the ‘My Backpack’ program which is being applied in several European countries. This program, designed by Social Worker Bep van Sloten, offers a mechanism to help children ultimately […]
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