Volunteering in Romania with the Order of Malta
An account by Kate MacKenzie. Jonathan Rawlings and I first became friends volunteering with the OMV in Lourdes in 1983. In May, we both decided that we would like to help the Order of Malta’s international response to the Ukraine crisis and contacted the Global Fund...
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Reports from the Frontline: the Order of Malta’s response to the crisis in the Ukraine
On Tuesday 8 March, the Fund hosted a Zoom conference for senior members and supporters of the Order of Malta on the Order’s response to the Ukraine crisis. The Grand Hospitaller opened the discussion by assuring the Ukrainians of the support of the Grand Magistry....
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The Order of Malta's International Summer Camp 2022 has been underway this week, with a multitude of activities and trips for the guests and volunteers. One such trip included this visit to the Colosseum in Rome.
We are loving all the photos and videos so far, keep them coming!
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“It was a humbling experience to hear first-hand the stories of where Ukrainian refugees had come from, and to be shown photographs of the places and people they had left behind.”
After seeing a volunteering opportunity on the Vision 2050 website, Kate and Jonathan recently visited the Romanian border to help the Order’s staff and volunteers continuing to respond to the crisis.
Read about their experience here: www.forgottenpeople.org/p=706175&et_fb=1&PageSpeed=off
Find other similar opportunities here: www.orderofmaltavision2050.com/volunteer/opportunities?search_radius=100
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Staff at the Sisters of the Cross homes in Lebanon need to distribute this quantity of medicine three times a day to keep their disabled residents safe and well.
Lebanon is undergoing its worst economic crisis in 30 years. Medicines are no longer subsidised by the government and many people are struggling to afford them.
The Fund is working with the Sisters of the Cross, the Order of Malta Lebanon, Ordre de Malte France and the Grand Priory of Bohemia to supply vital medications from antipsychotics to analgesics, to 2,500 disabled people in five institutions across Lebanon.
To learn more, follow this link: www.forgottenpeople.org/medicine-for-lebanon/
To read President Marwan Sehnaoui’s Faces of the Fund interview, follow: www.forgottenpeople.org/news/
Pictured are Guitta and Lena, members of the pharmaceutical team; Tom, CFO of the Fund; Johannes, the Procurator and Chancellor of the Grand Priory of Bohemia; and Leila, Vice President of the Lebanese Association.
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The long-term effects of coronavirus, combined with a lack of care can detrimentally impact a person’s physical and mental wellbeing.
Supported by the Fund, the Chilean Relief Service’s Rehabilitation Centre in San José, is supporting patients with respiratory issues, the number of which has significantly increased since Covid.
Patients not only receive high quality medical attention, but also have an opportunity to receive support and chat to volunteers, particularly important as many are vulnerable and been isolating for over two years.
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Thank you to Rafa, who asked for support for the Order of Malta response to the crisis in Ukraine for his 16th birthday.
The funds raised by Rafa’s generous gesture could pay for food and hygiene products for six refugees in Latvia, making sure their basic needs are met.
He received one of our #unforgettablegifts, a pair of socks handmade during a craft workshop for elderly women in Lithuania.
To find out more about how giving or receiving an Unforgettable Gift, click here: www.forgottenpeople.org/support-us/
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