CORE Platform Annual Report 2016-2017

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Volunteer Sliema Volunteer Sliema is a Partnership between SOS Malta and Core Platform and is supported by Sliema Local Council and Capua Hospital. This multi-stakeholder local partnership will develop an innovative community based response to the needs of vulnerable elderly people to ensure a reduction of their social exclusion, whilst contributing to a reawakening of the spirit of selfgiving and active citizenship within the community through the development of a local volunteer scheme. This project will be a flagship project to celebrate 25 years of SOS Malta. This project will seek to ensure vulnerable elderly and people with a physical disability feel more mobile and able to access health care and essential services, as well as engage in leisure and community activities. Additionally, the project will seek to provide emotional support to these groups of people through the creation of a Community Volunteers Network. This pilot project will build upon both the existing VolServ project and Tal-Kultura – the volunteer programme for Valletta 2018, which currently together have approximately 500 volunteers. The scheme will also utilise the existing the SOS Malta car and the wealth of volunteer management experience SOS Malta holds and will contribute to the SOS Malta core pillar of work of social inclusion and solidarity with vulnerable groups. The proposed pilot project would take place in Sliema. This area is one of the main shopping hubs with a wide catchment area. 9
The project will include 3 key elements: 1) The development of a local volunteer network of 20-30 volunteers to ensure a pool of support for the elderly; 2) The development of a community transport scheme to promote the mobility of the elderly and those with a disability; 3) The establishment of a local stakeholder network who support the implementation of the scheme. Resilient Communities CORE Platform is partnering with SOS Malta to promote cross-sector partnerships for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a local level. The vision behind this project, which is part-financed by the Malta Community Chest Fund, stems from the need to begin addressing the 17 goals for sustainable development committed to by UN world leaders in 2015. To this end, this particular project considers the pivotal role that businesses could play in complementing ongoing and new local efforts to establish a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable society but also recognises the need for transformative change in order for companies to integrate environmental, social and good governance approaches into their business framework. The idea is to address existing barriers to involvement of businesses in the SDGs, including lack of knowledge; lack of leadership and a lack of potential gains through different means including: i) The creation of an online hub on Responsible Business which will provide an interactive space for learning and knowledge exchange; ii) A public campaign which will engage citizens and encourage them to push businesses and local authorities to become engaged in tackling SDGs at a local level; iii) Organising participatory workshops involving all relevant actors to foster a cooperative environment; 10
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