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Children of an Equal God
Two hundred children, aged 0 to 16. Seventeen children’s homes. The common factor: very serious neglect, abuse, rejection, grave parental sickness or misconduct and abandonment. These are almost the lucky ones, when you compare them to others on a list, who could possibly be roaming the street while waiting to be accommodated.
These are our Maltese society’s broken birds. They are a shocking reality albeit unseen by most of the Maltese public. A reality so shocking, it shies and hides away, transparent even from the media’s inquisitive attention.
Anyone running a home, even a domestic one, knows the sums needed to cover the day-to-day expenditures. Most of the care and work in our Homes is provided for by religious sisters and fathers who do not earn a salary for their 24/7 work. We are also blessed with benefactors who provide a variety of necessities ranging from our daily bread, to physical, psychological and emotional support services, education, extra curricular activities and the environment we live in, but sometimes this is still not enough!
Our (Church Agency) organisation, Ejjew Għandi, more commonly referred to as Children’s Homes, runs five child day-care centres, assisting families afflicted by social problems mostly living below the poverty line. Here, children are looked after while the parent/s go/es to work, or receives therapy for a situation he/she are in. We have two shelters for domestic violence victims, securing protection for both mother and children,12 residential homes and 5 child day care centres.
Although we do our best to help these children either find their place back with their families or move on for fostering or adoption, some of them are forced to stay on. In each and every case, our carers treat every child as their own, sharing the love of a family, empowering them for life, softening the skin which despite the tender age might have become too thick for comfort. Every child has a right for a secure future every case is urgent.
The number of children with challenging behaviour, fighting traumas outside structures to contain their frustrations is increasing and resources are needed to address these realities. Voluntary work is not enough. We need funds to guarantee continuity in the care we give these children. We need to bring their reality to those who can help our Homes make ends meet for these children to live the decent and dignified life they were created for, in a unit that feels like home and family.
You too can help. Exchange your NESCAFÉ Jar Points for Nestlé Food Vouchers for the Children’s Homes.
NESCAFÉ Food Vouchers for Children’s Homes
1 POINT can be exchanged for one Nestlé Food Voucher which is worth €0.50 of food. NESCAFÉ will double the value of each Nestlé Food Voucher and give the Children’s Homes €1.00 worth of food for every point exchanged.