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VOPS & SIS Funds
Grant Award Ceremony 2020 O O Organisations Project Scheme Scheme (VOPs) and the the the the Small Initiatives Support (SIS) Scheme Scheme This ceremony was honoured by
the the the presence of
the the Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Sport and Voluntary Organisations Hon Dr Clifton Grima During this ceremony 61 voluntary organisations were awarded a a a a a a a a total of
of
€800 000 to to carry out different projects in in the the the community From the the the the awardees there were number of
of
of
musical societies sports clubs associations associations working in in the the the field of
of
human rights and and and persons with disability cultural associations associations and and and organisations working in in in in the the field of
of
first aid and and and in in in in the the wellbeing of
society (continues on on page 6)
n n n n n n n Monday 17th February 2020 the the Malta Council
for the the Voluntary Voluntary Sector organised a a a a a a a a a a a Grant Award Ceremony for the the the two main funding schemes the the the Voluntary Voluntary Dr Clifton Grima Parliamentary Segretary for Youth Sport and and Voluntary Organisations (left) and and Mr Mauro Pace Parascandalo Chief Executive Officer MCVS (right) during the Grant Ceremony The Voluntary Organisations Project Scheme is is is designed to to assist applicants looking for funding on projects that can can make a a a a a a a a a real differenece to to their local communities The Small Initiatives Support Scheme encourages the the creation of
projects in in in areas such as as training events publications and other initiatives related to to the the voluntary sector “These schemes which have become part of
of
a a a number of
of
initiatives that the sector is expecting each year help in in the execution of
projects that organisations would like to implement but without which cannot be fulfilled” www com/ www instagram com/ mcvs_malta/
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