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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.
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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
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 http://gov.mt/servicecluster.asp?s=22&l=2 • Youth Agency http://www.youthinfo.gov.mt/ • National Youth Council http://www.knz.org.mt/ • Youth In Action Programme http://www.yia.eupa.org.mt/ • Youth for Exchnage & Understanding http://www.yeu-international.org
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 - 2010 • 28,468 engaged in voluntary work • Represents 8% of persons aged 12 and over • Females – 54% • 37% aged between 25-49 • 32% aged between 50-64 • 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