VOLUNTEERING INFRASTRUCTURE

Name of voluntaryorganisationThe Scouts Associationof MaltaWebsitewww.maltascout.org.mtApproximate number ofVolunteers(Nov. 2010)783(including registeredadult leaders, youthmembers and non-registeredadults)Caritas Malta www.caritasmalta.org 300Voices FoundationMaltaMalta HospiceMovementwww.voices.org.mt 300www.hospicemalta.org 180The Malta Girl Guides Associationwww.maltagirlguides.com174SOS Malta (VolServ) www.sosmalta.org 142Din l-Art Helwa www.dinlarthelwa.org 130St. Jeanne AntideFoundationwww.antidemalta.com 61Inspire Foundation www.inspire.org.mt 50There is a very limited degree of cooperation on volunteering between voluntary organisationsin Malta. Few, if any, take initiatives to encourage or support volunteering beyond their ownrequirements. An example of such an initiative is that taken by SOS Malta in 2008, when itorganised a national award on volunteering which was open to nominations of volunteersinvolved in any type of organisation 39 .5. Other stakeholdersPublic entitiesAmong the public entities and service providers in Malta that involve volunteers, one finds theagency Appogg 40 , which is the national social welfare agency for children and families in need.The agency has three main services which involve volunteers. These include:Supportline 179 – a 24 hour free telephone service run by a team of professionally-trainedvolunteers, and which provides support to callers of any age who require assistance, both inday-to-day and crisis situations. Supportline 179 receives calls on situations of child abuse,domestic violence, drug/alcohol/gambling problems, amongst others. In 2008, volunteersoffered approximately 14,400 hours of service towards the operation of this support line. Thereare currently 84 volunteers 41 involved in giving the service.Programm Ulied Darna - an Appogg service that offers time, skills, friendship, informationand practical help to facilitate the life of families who are receiving other Appogg services. In2008, volunteers dedicated 6,600 hours of their time to this programme. There are currently 6339. For more information about the SOS Malta Award for Volunteering, refer to: http://www.sosmalta.org/sos_award40. For more information about Appogg, refer to: www.appogg.gov.mt/41. Data provided by Appogg to the authors of this report260 Volunteering infrastructure in Europe 18 Malta