Finding Community Far from Home: Sara’s Story
Sara* is a refugee. Having come to the Czech Republic seeking asylum, she was living in a refugee camp while she waited for the results of her application. When her application was rejected, she was evicted from the camp and found herself homeless on the street, an...
Reports from the Frontline: The Diplomacy of the Order in the Time of COVID-19
Image: Order of Malta On Monday 1 March, Order of Malta leaders gathered to hear about the Order’s diplomatic activities at the Global Fund for Forgotten People’s latest ‘Reports from the Frontline’ virtual conference. The Order’s Grand Chancellor, HE Albrecht von...
A Special Celebration – Update from the Order of Malta’s Polish Relief Service
A grant from the Fund supports the Polish Relief Service of the Order of Malta in their work with the homeless. This recent update captures a special moment for two homeless couples living in Katowice. It took the Capuchin brothers and the Sisters of Mercy a few...
Read our latest newsletter: Bringing Hope in an Unforgettable Year
Explore our Christmas grant awards and hear from the President of the Order of Malta's Lithuanian Relief Service in our latest newsletter: For news from the Order's work around the world, sign up to receive our regular newsletters here:
Faces of the Fund: Interview with Bronius Einars
The Order of Malta’s work with the elderly is one of its greatest strengths. We spoke to Bronius Einars, President of the Lithuanian Relief Service, about this key part of the Order’s global mission and how it has developed in Lithuania. How did you become involved...
Christmas Grant Awards 2020
This Christmas, 41 grants have been awarded supporting the reach and impact of the Order's work across six continents, providing education, food and medical care for some of the world's most vulnerable. Asia Pacific Summer Camp for Disabled Youth, Australian...
Reports from the Frontline: The Role of Faith in International Diplomacy
Image: CNS/GREGORY A. SHEMITZ On Tuesday 1 December, Order leaders gathered to hear how faith-based principles can inform international diplomacy from United Nations representatives from the Order of Malta and the Holy See at the Global Fund for Forgotten People’s...
A Christmas Gift for Cuba
This Christmas, please help us raise $8,000 to develop a day care centre where 100 people can find not only regular hot meals, but also laundry services, exercise, and most important of all, companionship. $5 Could provide meals for...
An Unforgettable Christmas
Hunting for meaningful Christmas presents this year? Why not give an Unforgettable Gift: a donation in support of forgotten people around the world. $25 Could provide a month's meals and care for an elderly person in Lebanon $50 Could fund five months' physiotherapy...
Read our latest newsletter: Changing Lives in the Holy Land
Take a tour around the Order’s work in the Holy Land and hear an update from leaders in Lebanon in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion in our latest newsletter: For grants announcements, project news and more, sign up to receive our regular newsletters...
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In Zatec, Czech Republic, the Relief Service have been providing at-home care to elderly people with complex medical needs since 2012. This allows them to stay in their homes instead of seeking institutional care, and provides them with personal care, meals and companionship.
With support from the Fund, the project is increasing their provision to 6,500 hours of care to over 40 vulnerable elderly people.
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#FlashbackFriday to the British Association’s Foreign Aid Service’s fundraising event to raise money for works of the Order.
A special thank you to His Excellency, Rafaele Trombetta, the Italian Ambassador to the UK, who kindly hosted the event in September.
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In the Jabaquara District of Sao Paolo, Brazil, 20% of the population live in slums with poor sanitation and barely liveable housing conditions.
The Order’s centre is a place for vulnerable elderly to receive a hot meal, hygiene products and companionship. With a grant from the Fund, the centre is relaunching a choir and craft club, bringing 80 elderly people together to socialise and boost well-being.
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The Chilean Relief Service delivers an essential service, supporting the lonely and isolated elderly around the country.
Last month, we spoke to Alexandra de Habsburgo-Lorena de Riesle, President of the Chilean Relief Service, about the impact of these works on the forgotten, as well as her personal experiences with the Order.
Read the full interview on our website: www.forgottenpeople.org/faces-of-the-fund-interview-with-alexandra-de-habsburgo/
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