MALTA: VOLUNTEERING FOR CHANGE Jimmy Magro, Executive Secretary, Local Councils’ Association

Political Context  Malta has had a Minister for Youths since the eighties  Under the current Administration, Youths fall under a Parlaimentary Secretary under the Ministry of Education & Employment

Government Budget Total Recurrent Expenditure €2070m Ministry of Education & Employment €207m10% PS for Youth & Sports €5.6m0.27%

Budget Lines: Youths  Political Secretariat - €432,000  Operations - €150,800  Sports Activities - €1,340,000  Youth Activities - €150,000  National Youth Council - €14,000  Youths National Program - €60,000  Sports Events – Gozo - €35,000  Sports Tourism - €350,000  Scholarships - €220,000

Online Information  Government Portal  Youth Agency  National Youth Council  Youth In Action Programme  Youth for Exchnage & Understanding

Sports Clubs (2008)  Number of Clubs – 560  Members – 74,561  Males – 80%  Employment – 1,446  86% in Part-Time Employment  Revenue - €15million  Expenditure - €15.6 million  Wages & Salaries - €6.6 million

Volunteering  28,468 engaged in voluntary work  Represents 8% of persons aged 12 and over  Females – 54%  37% aged between  32% aged between  33% spend less than 10 hours per month  25% spend more than 30 hours per month  Males do 27 hours per month  Females do 21 hours per month

Malta Volleyball Marathon

President of Malta Fun Run

LifeCycle Marathon

L-ISTRINA – Community Chest Fund

Greenhouse – Sea Bed Cleaning

Environment Organisations

Inspire – Mental & Physical Disadvantaged Persons

Tree4U Campaign

THANK YOU !!