Konsultazzjoni mal-anzjani dwar White Rocks
Permezz tal-arti, tfal madwar Malta u Għawdex qed jippromwovu s‑17‑il Għan ta’ Żvilupp Sostenibbli (SDGs) tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti bħala parti mill‑‘Young Artists, Big Impact’ Children’s Art Exhibition li qed issir fil‑MUŻA – il‑Mużew Nazzjonali tal‑Arti Komunitarja.
Din l‑inizjattiva, organizzata mid‑Direttorat għall‑Iżvilupp Sostenibbli fi ħdan il‑Ministeru għall‑Enerġija, l‑Ambjent u r‑Riġenerazzjoni tal‑Port il‑Kbir, tpoġġi l-perspettivi tat-tfal fil-qalba tal-iżvilupp sostenibbli ta’ Malta.
Permezz ta’ espressjonijiet artistiċi varji, fosthom pitturi, letteratura, skulturi u vidjografija, tfal u żgħażagħ qasmu l‑interpretazzjoni tagħhom tal‑pilastri ambjentali u soċjoekonomiċi tal-iżvilupp sostenibbli.
Il‑Ministru għall‑Enerġija, l‑Ambjent u r‑Riġenerazzjoni tal‑Port il‑Kbir Miriam Dalli ltaqgħet ma wħud mill‑istudenti u esprimiet l‑ammirazzjoni tagħha għall-kreattività, il‑ħila u l‑għarfien tagħhom dwar l‑SDGs u d‑dinja ta’ madwarhom. “L‑iskulturi u x-xogħlijiet artistiċi maħduma minn dawn l‑istudenti juru kif, minkejja l‑età żgħira tagħhom, diġà għandhom għarfien tal‑aspetti differenti tas‑sostenibbiltà – mill-benesseri tan-nies u l-komunitajiet, sal-ħarsien tal-ambjent u tal-ġenerazzjonijiet futuri. Permezz ta’ din il-wirja, it-tfal qed iwasslulna l-fehmiet u l-aspirazzjonijiet tagħhom għal futur aħjar. Il-messaġġ tagħhom huwa sempliċi iżda b’saħħtu; kull persuna għandha l-kapaċità li tħalli impatt pożittiv fuq is-soċjetà u l-ambjent ta’ madwarna,” qalet il-Ministru.
Wara s-suċċess tal-ewwel edizzjoni, it-tieni edizzjoni tal-wirja espandiet il-firxa tagħha biex tilqa’ studenti mir-raba’ sat-tmien sena. Il-wirja ġibdet 155 sottomissjoni minn 18-il skola madwar Malta u Għawdex, b’kull biċċa xogħol tirrifletti l-għarfien tal-istudenti dwar l-SDGs, b’enfasi partikolari fuq il-ħarsien tal-ambjent u l-benesseri soċjali.
L‑iskejjel li pparteċipaw kienu: De La Salle Junior (Birgu), Archbishop Seminary (Rabat), Ġużé Aquilina Primary (Sannat), Dr Frans Chetcuti Primary B (Żabbar), Ġużeppi Maria Caruana Primary B (Żejtun), Leli Camilleri Primary (Żurrieq), St Edward’s Junior and Middle School (Birgu), St Francis Primary (Birkirkara), Bice Mizzi Vassallo Primary (Pembroke), St Martin’s College (Swatar), St Dorothy’s Junior School (Sliema), Ġużeppi Aġius Primary (Paola), Madonna tal-Mensija Primary (San Ġwann), Patri Feliċ Sammut Primary (San Pawl il‑Baħar), St Francis Primary (Cospicua), Carlo Diacono Secondary (Żejtun), The Malta Visual and Performing Arts School, u Hand in Hand.
Francine Pace Caruana, Direttur għall‑Iżvilupp Sostenibbli fi ħdan l‑istess Ministeru, spjegat kif fil-qalba ta’ din l-inizjattiva hemm il-prinċipju tar-responsabbiltà kollettiva, filwaqt li enfasizzat ir-rwol importanti tat-tfal bħala aġenti tal-bidla li qed jippromwovu s-sostenibbiltà permezz tal-kreattività artistika tagħhom.
Il‑wirja hija miftuħa ġewwa MUŻA mit‑Tlieta, 7 ta’ Lulju sal‑Ħadd, 19 ta’ Lulju. Il‑ħinijiet tal‑ftuħ matul il-ġimgħa huma mill-10:00 sas-18:00. l-għalliema u l-pubbliku ġenerali huma mistiedna jżuru din l-esibizzjoni u u jispiraw ruħhom mill-messaġġ qawwi favur is-sostenibbiltà li t-tfal qed iwasslu permezz tax-xogħlijiet artistiċi tagħhom.
Consultation with senior citizens on White Rocks
A number of senior citizens attended a public consultation on the national parks that are planned for our country, with special focus on White Rocks.
This meeting, led by Minister for the Environment Miriam Dalli and the Project Green team, is one of a series of meetings being organised under the theme Shape Your Space as part of the public consultation on the creation of national parks at White Rocks, Fort Campbell and Manoel Island.
“We want to listen to everyone’s ideas. Today we met with senior citizens who shared many interesting ideas with us. They also shared memories going back to when these areas were used as British barracks. I encourage everyone to be part of this process so that these parks are truly for the people,” said Minister Miriam Dalli.
During the meeting, participants had the opportunity to share their ideas, ranging from stories from the past to suggestions on how they would like to see this transformation take place. Several senior citizens spoke about the importance of these spaces as community areas where families can meet and spend time together. Among the proposals mentioned was the idea of making the area accessible by sea transport. The need for the site to be accessible to everyone was also highlighted, as well as the provision of public facilities and a designated dog area.
In recent weeks, Project Green has launched a consultation process through which young people, architecture students, and local councils have had the opportunity to share their views and suggestions on these environmental projects.
“As an agency leading this consultation, we strongly believe that everyone should have a say, from the youngest to the oldest. We want projects like these to truly be by the people and for the people,” remarked Project Green COO Beverley Costa.