CORE Platform Annual Report 2017-2018

Volunteer Sliema
Volunteer Sliema, which has just
concluded, was a mobility project for the
locality of Sliema, which saw a
partnership between SOS Malta and
Core Platform. This project was also
supported by the Sliema Local Council and Saint James Capua Hospital, who heavily
contributed towards the project’s success. This multi-stakeholder local partnership
developed 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 self-giving and active citizenship within the community through the
development of a local volunteer scheme.
The project ensured that 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 sought to provide emotional support to these
groups of people through the creation of a Community Volunteers Network.
In addition to the above, the scheme also made use of the existing SOS Malta car, where
elderly persons and people with mobility were driven to places of their choosing within
Sliema. This initiative was so popular that other local councils started approaching CORE
platform and SOS Malta to see how they could incorporate the idea in their localities.
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