Thirteen organisations working with children have united under one umbrella network to serve as a united voice for children and to ensure their rights are enshrined in the law.
Called the Malta Children’s Associations Network (MaltaCAN), this new platform was inspired by Eurochild president Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and is being set up to promote, foster and support children’s rights and child participatory mechanisms in Malta.
On behalf of the National Foster Care Association Malta (NFCAM), we want to thank you for attending IFCO 2017 International Conference – Setting Sail from a Safe Port – on November 1 – 4, 2017 at the Grandmaster’s Palace and the Old University in Valletta. We hope that you found the conference informative and worthwhile. […]
Read moreNet News attenda għal din il-konferenza organizzata mill-Organizazzjoni Internazzjonali għall-Foster Care Rappreżentanti minn 42 pajjiż minn sitt kontinenti jinsabu f’pajjiżna għall-konferenza organizzata mill- Organizazzjoni Internazzjonali għall-Foster Care. Għal din il-konferenza ta’ fama mondjali, hawn 300 professjonist, akkademiku, politiċi, u foster carers – biex jiddiskutu u jħarsu l’ quddiem biex jissalvagwardjaw l-interessi tat-tfal. Fil-palazz tal-President fil-Belt […]
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Il-President Marie Louise Coleiro tat bidu għall-Konferenza Bjennali Dinjija tal-IFCO li qed tiġi organizzata bi sħab bejn l-Organizzazzjoni Internazzjonali għall-Foster Care u l-Fondazzjoni tal-President għall-Ġid tas-Soċjetà. It-tema tal-Konferenza hija ‘Setting sail from a safe port: giving our children confidence to move forward through permanent relationships’. Il-President esprimiet it-tama tagħha li l-konferenza toħloq sens ta’ ħbiberija u […]
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Il-President ta’ Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca saħqet li ma jistgħux isiru kompromessi fuq opportunitajiet mogħtija lit-tfal fostered. Fl-istess waqt sostniet li s-sigurtà u l-istabbiltà huma prerekwiżiti fundamentali għat-tfal kollha. Il-President kienet qed titkellem fil-ftuħ tal-konferenza dinjija tal-Organizzazzjoni Internazzjonali tal-Foster Care (IFCO), li qed issir f’Malta, bit-tema Setting Sail from a Safe Port. Hi indirizzat lill-parteċipanti li fosthom […]
Read moreHundreds of international delegates attended yesterday’s International Foster Care Organisation IFCO World Conference opening ceremony. The ceremony created an atmosphere of excitement, and featured a powerful performance by a group of Maltese children.
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LAQGĦAT U DISKUSSJONIJIET Il‑ħidma tagħna bħala kumitat kienet tikkonsisti primarjament f’li nwasslu quddiem l‑awtoritajiet tal‑pajjiż il‑problemi li tfal vulnerabbli qed jiffaċċjaw u kif il‑foster carers jistgħu jkunu mgħejjuna aktar fil‑ħidma tagħhom ma’ dawn it‑tfal. Ħdimna wkoll biex dak li nkiseb minn Kumitati preċedenti speċjalment fl‑Abbozz tal‑Liġi l‑ġdida mressqa quddiem il‑Parlament ta’ Malta mill‑E.T. il‑President M.L […]
Read moreThere are 400 children under the ages of 18 that do not live with their natural family because of various social reasons. In most cases the only choice these children face is either to be consigned to a residential home or to a foster family. The National Foster Care Association has launched a campaign to […]
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Il-Kap tal-Foster Care Team, John Rolè, it-Tnejn qal lil-laqgħa tal-Kumitat Parlamentari dwar l-Affarijiet Soċjali, li minn meta nbeda s-servizz fl-1996 kien hemm 29 foster carer u llum Malta hija l-uniku pajjiż fl-Ewropa li ttriplikat dan l-ammont ta’ foster carers. Illum hawn 500 tifel u tifla li ġew fdati f’foster families. Rolè qal li fl-1996 ħadd […]
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Mistreated children are deprived of rights usually granted to victims of abuse and are often forced into meeting or going back to live with the perpetrators, according to the National Foster Care Association. “Victims of domestic violence are not forced to meet their aggressor, which is commendable, and, in the same manner, children who are […]
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