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04/11/2014

Modern by Tradition: an introduction to the Order of Malta

Modern by Tradition – an introduction to the Order of Malta.
Founded in Jerusalem in the 11th century, the Order of Malta is a sovereign subject of international law and a lay religious order of the Catholic Church. Its 13,500 members, 80,000 volunteers and over 25,000 medical personnel are dedicated to caring for people in need. Projects are run across 120 countries, many of which help victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters by providing medical assistance, caring for refugees, and distributing medicines and basic equipment for survival.

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04/11/2014

Order of Malta International Summer Camp for Young Disabled 2014 – Holland

International Summer Camp for Young Disabled: for thirty-one consecutive years the Order of Malta’s members and volunteers have been getting together for an intense week in which they take care of their disabled contemporaries, removing all physical and mental barriers. This year’s camp, taking place in the heart of Holland, is attended by people from 23 countries. The hundreds of special events include a visit to Amsterdam through its canals and to the open-air museum in Arnhem, not to mention games, dancing, competitions and excursions.

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04/11/2014

Four Years of War in Syria

March 15th 2015 marks the fourth year since the beginning of the uprising in Syria, and a political solution to the crisis continues to be nowhere in sight. The Order of Malta provides medical aid to refugees and displaced persons in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey through the field hospitals and health centres of its Lebanese Association and Malteser International.
Images courtesy of Malteser International, Andrea Krogmann, Paolo Marchetti

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31/10/2014

Malteser International – for a life in health and dignity!

Malteser International is the Order of Malta’s worldwide relief agency. It provides humanitarian aid in all parts of the world without distinction of religion, race or political persuasion.

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29/10/2014

After Brussels and Liège, another reception centre for the homeless is opening in Ghent, Belgium

After Brussels and Liège, another reception centre for the homeless is opening in Ghent, Belgium. This is the third ‘La Fontaine’ centre run by the Order of Malta’s Belgian Association. The first was created 18 years ago in the capital Brussels to support people living on the streets; the second was opened 3 years later.

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28/10/2014

Lampedusa: the door to the future by the Order of Malta Italian Relief Corps

Lampedusa: the door to the future
Medics of the Order of Malta Italian Relief Corps operate on Italian navy vessels, patrolling its SAR ‘Search and Rescue’ region in the Mediterranean to rescue refugees and migrants fleeing to Europe.

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24/10/2014

‘Get Involved’ by the Irish Association of the Order of Malta

Order of Malta Ireland runs a 4,000-strong volunteer Ambulance Corps which, during the last year, travelled over 300,000 kilometres, transporting over 12,000 patients with over 100,000 volunteer hours of duty. This equates to 1 person working 24/7 for over 12 years!

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24/10/2014

‘At the gateway of hope’ by the Italian Relief Corps of the Order of Malta

Since 2008 the Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps has rescued and provided medical treatment to thousands of children, women and men passing through the Strait of Sicily to reach Lampedusa, outpost of Europe, on board makeshift and often overcrowded crafts.

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24/10/2014

‘Caring with kindness’ by Order of Malta Italy

Over 90 disabled young people and volunteers participated in the Order of Malta’s Italian summer camp for disabled young people. Two volunteers were allocated to each disabled person to guarantee the best care and attention and to enable newcomers to learn from the more experienced. Federica, at 17 the youngest volunteer in the group, tells us: “I started almost by chance. I was accompanying a friend and I became so involved that I wanted to repeat the experience in future years.”

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