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Annual Report 2018 Aġenzija Żgħażagħ Annual Report 2018 www.agenzijazghazagh.gov.mt Annual Report 2018 Aġenzija Żgħażagħ Annual Report 2018 Published by Aġenzija Żgħażagħ St Joseph High Road St Venera SVR 1013, Malta Tel: 00356 2258 6700 Email: agenzija.zghazagh.gov.mt Website: www.agenzijazghazagh.gov.mt Photos: Aġenzija Żgħażagħ ISBN: 978-99957-878-7-5 Contents Foreword by Dr Clifton Grima, ........................................................................................................................................................... 04 Parliamentary Secretary for Sport, Youth and Voluntary Organisations Introduction by Miriam Teuma, Chief Executive Officer ........................................................................................................ 06 The Mission of Aġenzija Żgħażagħ ................................................................................................................................................... 09 Implementation of National Youth Policy, Towards 2020 ..................................................................................................... 11 Calendar of Activities and Events at Aġenzija Żgħażagħ 2018 ........................................................................................... 28 Financial Statements 2018 .................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Foreword 2018 saw a number of important initiatives in the youth field at national, European and international level. uring 2018, a number of important 18 Cultural Capital Programme, as well as inaugural developments took place that further events such as the Maltese Youth Film Festival and expanded and embedded the impact Għanja tal-Poplu Żgħażagħ, a festival of original of the national youth policy Towards songs in Maltese. 2020 on our national life, while at DEuropean and international level the landscape for The ongoing commitment of Aġenzija Żgħażagħ future youth policy began to take shape. in seeking new, innovative and collaborative approaches in implementing the national youth Two new youth cafés were opened by Aġenzija policy is a testament to that policy’s flexibility and Żgħażagħ in Paola and Qrendi in collaboration dynamic in meeting new challenges and adopting with Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika (ZAK), yet another new approaches. successful example of effective partnership and cooperation in the youth sector. AZ@K in Kottonera The new EU Youth Strategy, Engage, Connect, and the detached youth work service further Empower, which covers the period 2019 to 2027, expanded their base and activities. Eurodesk, which and was concluded under the Austrian Presidency, came under the remit of Aġenzija Żgħażagħ in 2017, provides for supporting youth organisations, projects had its first full and busy year of operation. and activities under Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps; connecting young people and There were also a number of first time initiatives youth organisations with policy-makers through a including, civil education seminars in schools, new EU Youth Dialogue; and implementing a Youth and Shifting Contexts, a revitalised exhibition for Work Agenda as well as setting down European aspiring young artists which was part of the Valletta Youth Goals. 6 The United Nations new youth strategy, Youth 2030 the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee for - Working with and for young people was launched Youth (CDEJ), for the first time. This was not only in 2018 and aims to increase action to address the a recognition of the role that Malta has taken at needs, build the agency and advance the rights of European level in youth policy development and young people as well as to ensure their engagement in promoting the interests of young people but and participation in the implementation of the 2030 also a vote of confidence in our capacity to show Agenda for Sustainable Development. leadership at a time when the Council of Europe is forging a new 2030 strategy for the youth sector. It The ministerial task force meeting and a Common- is also a testament to the determination and hard wealth Conference on youth work “Crosscurrents work of all those who work in and with Aġenzija - steering a course for youth work as a growth Żgħażagħ and a positive sign for the challenges that profession in the Commonwealth and in Europe” lie ahead. hosted by Aġenzija Żgħażagħ in November 2018 was yet another example of our commitment to strengthening youth work as a practice in both the Commonwealth and Europe. Clifton Grima Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, In 2018, Malta also assumed chairmanship of Sports and Voluntary Organisations 7 Introduction Developments both at home and abroad in 2018 signalled the way forward in forging and implementing youth policy, post 2020, while Aġenzija Żgħażagħ continued to strengthen and embed youth work and services for young people. uring 2018, while Aġenzija Żgħażagħ spaces at local community level for young people continued to expand its base of and youth organisations, two new youth cafés were operations and services for young opened in Paola and Qrendi in collaboration with people, a number of significant Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika (ZAK) in addition to the developments in the youth field took existing youth cafés at Qawra, Msida, Vittoriosa and Dplace at both European and international level that Santa Venera. AZ@K the regional youth service at have important implications for the new national Kottonera and the detached youth work service youth policy that will replace Towards 2020 which at Vittoriosa, Cospicua, Senglea, Kalkara and concludes in 2020. Birżebbuġa greatly expanded their services in terms of both time and reach and also commenced There were also some significant developments in monitoring the level and nature of contact with 2018 in implementing the national youth policy, young people. This is a significant development in Towards 2020. Under the Action Plan for new terms of youth policy implementation in that it seeks to measure both quantitatively and qualitatively the impact of youth work and youth services on young people. The work in Gozo continued in the college and with its Summer Programme with FES. Aġenzija Żgħażagħ also undertook a number of cooperative cross-sectoral initiatives in 2018 to promote the active engagement, empowerment and participation of young people and youth organisations. These initiatives included civil education seminars in secondary and post- secondary institutions aimed at increasing young people’s awareness of democratic processes particularly in light of lowering the voting age to 16; and Shifting Contexts, a revitalised exhibition for aspiring young artists following on the successful Divergent Thinkers project of recent years. There was also a number of inaugural events such as the Maltese Youth Film Festival and Għanja tal-Poplu Żgħażagħ, a festival of original songs in 8 Maltese. 2018 also saw the first Young Artist of the For the first time in the annual report, we have also Year, Matthew Schembri. included a calendar of events and activities for 2018, to give some sense of the range of activities There were also significant developments at and events that Aġenzija Żgħażagħ engages in and European and international level including a new hosts over the course of the year. United Nations youth strategy, Youth 2030 - Working with and for young people, and a new European I want to thank my colleagues in Aġenzija Union youth strategy, Engage, Connect, Empower. Żgħażagħ for their hard work and commitment We also assumed chairmanship of the Council of and our colleagues in the Ministry of Education Europe’s Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and and Employment and Parliamentary Secretary for will have the task of overseeing the drafting of a new Youth, Sports and Voluntary Organisations as well Council of Europe 2030 strategy for the youth sector. as in other relevant ministries and agencies for their continuing cooperation and support. These significant developments at both European and international level are both timely and appropriate in light of the fact that we will soon be commencing our preparations for the new national Miriam Teuma youth policy, post 2020. Chief Executive Officer 9 The Mission of Aġenzija Żgħażagħ The mission of Aġenzija Żgħażagħ is to: Manage and implement the National Youth Policy Towards 2020 and promote and safeguard the interests of young people. he agency now has 35 full-time staff, and initiatives for youth engagement and youth including 21 professionally qualified empowerment. New spaces at local community youth workers. The agency also has 7 level for young people have been opened which are professional youth workers on a service operating in strategic locations. contract basis to work in the evenings Tand weekends in youth cafés and conduct detached There is a strong focus on reaching out to young youth work and 12 educational trainers on a service people to learn more about their views, concerns contract for the Youth.inc programme. and aspirations and in promoting their democratic participation and intercultural and social awareness. Aġenzija Żgħażagħ has also developed and Cooperation at European and international level implemented a wide range of programmes, projects continues to be prioritised and promoted. 11 12 Implementation of National Youth Policy, Towards 2020 Towards 2020 is being implemented over the period 2015-2020. 2018 was the third full year in implementing the programme and saw the development of a number
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