NETWORKING FOR MULTICULTURAL INTEGRATION A NEW VO IN THE MAKING

NETWORKING FOR WORLD AWARENESS OF MULTICULTURAL INTEGRATION
A NEW VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION IN THE MAKING IN MALTA
Multiculturalism is a like a bed of beautiful roses full of thorns where we must be mindful not to get
pricked or to prick one another. Regardless the challenge, it is time to acknowledge that we are living
within a highly fluid multicultural society which is becoming even more diverse and as leaders,
educators, and service providers, it is our job to ensure everyone feels included and empowered to
help community cohesion develop. The purpose of our organisations is to help raise awareness of
Multicultural Integration is to address two components of integration: stability to the community on
one hand and growth and development on the other.
The idea of forming NWAMI International Malta is rooted in NWAMI, https://www.nwami.org.uk, a
charitable non-profit organisation registered in Wales and England since February 2011 and founded
by Dr Sibani Roy. NWAMI UK is considered by leading British authorities as the UK’s foremost leading
organisation in the field of interracial understanding. Rapidly increasing globalisation, economic
instability and clashes between cultural values highlighted the importance promoting multicultural
integration for building cohesion within and between countries and their communities. This inspired
Dr Roy to spread NWAMI UK’s wings overseas by appointing the organisation’s honorary international
advisor Ms Maria-Gabriele Doublesin https://intercultural.com.mt/our-story/gabriele_doublesin/ as
Chair of NWAMI International who has been tasked with recruiting a team including proposing Baron
Chev Anthony Coleiro as her deputy.
Accepting the call, Maria-Gabriele and her newly formed team are preparing the groundwork for a
new Voluntary Organisation to address the needs of Malta’s contemporary social fabric and to bring
about a better understanding of issues related to multicultural integration.
The aim of NWAMI International Malta is threefold:
1. NWAMI International Malta as an offshoot of NWAMI UK is working in line with its main
objectives: fostering a spirit of inclusion, community cohesion and multicultural integration which
also includes working towards reduction of all forms of discrimination including overt and covert
racism and reduction of hate crime in society.
2. Promoting Maltese culture and safeguarding Maltese cultural values within Malta’s rich
multicultural fabric.
3. Fostering a spirit of friendship between and within societies with different socio- cultural and
ethnic contexts and abilities.

NWAMI International Malta’s objectives are:
• To foster better community cohesion and provide information for all the relevant stakeholders
and the public about the concept of multicultural integration, inclusion and diversity.
• To seek and promote, on a national level, the participation of NWAMI International Malta.
• To raise public awareness on intercultural dialogue where all cultural values are valued and
respected.
• To promote and present the interests of the NWAMI International Malta members, volunteers
and collaborators to the notice of local authorities, international organisations and other
authorities.
• To raise funds by means of projects, sponsorships or otherwise for all the purposes and
objectives of NWAMI International Malta in such amounts and in such manner as may be
authorized by the NWAMI International Malta Executive Committee.
• To collaborate with any national/international organisation/s whose aims are similar to those
of NWAMI International Malta.
• To encourage and promote relevant research.
MEET OUR TEAM
Chair: Rot. Maria-Gabriele Doublesin
M.A. TCouns (Melit.); CPsy.EDPsy.Couns.Ed. Community (UMD) Lecturer on
Equality & Diversity at the Workplace, Director & Founder of ICC&CD Ltd
Vice-Chair: Baron Chev Anthony C. Coleiro
Grand Chancellor at The Byzantine Order of the Holy Sepulchre OBSS
Managing Partner at TC Consult, Chairman of the Malta Tourism Authority
Compliance & Regulatory Enforcement Board
General Secretary & Director Communications: Samira Jamil
M.A. Communication, Media & PR (UoL); BA (Hons.) Arabic (Melit)
DMS Management Studies (SU), Centre Manager, Malta School of Business &
Management & Freelance Writer
Director Funding & Networking: Matteo Privitelli
M.A. Diplomatic Studies, Intern. Economy, Intern. Law (Melit.),
M.A. Hospitaller Studies (Melit.)
Director Projects & Research: Catherine Smith
B.Psy (ODU), P.G. Dip. Systemic Family Therapy,
M.A. TCouns (Melit.), Transcultural Counsellor
Ph.D. Candidate & Research Support Officer at University of Malta

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