Optimist Club of Malta have once again launched their educational initiative ‘Ikber Magħna’, this time in Msida, with the collaboration of the Msida Local Council. ‘Ikber Magħna’ was launched with the aim to assist those children within local communities who need help with their homework and studies after school hours.
Educational extra-curriculum activities and a number of talks are also an integral part of the project, encouraging these youngsters to flourish beyond school hours and provide them with valuable character-building experiences, which will help them well into the future.
Present for this occasion was Reuben Buttigieg, Optimist Club of Malta President,
Mayor of Msida, Ms Margaret Baldacchino Cefai, Msida Local Council Executive
Secretary, Alan Vella, Msida Primary School Head Teacher, Ms Silvana Ungaro,
as well as a number of members from both the Msida Local Council and Optimist
Club of Malta.
Mr Buttigieg thanked the Mayor for the immediate response when Optimist reached out to enquire whether this project would be of interest, as well as the subsequent support offered. Mr Buttigieg reiterated his conviction that demand for this project by residents of the locality who have school age children will be huge, as the population of Msida has grown exponentially in the past years. He also explained the idea behind this project, which has now launched in a third locality.
The Mayor also thanked Optimist for reaching out and for choosing Msida to launch
such a valuable project. Ms Margaret Baldacchino Cefai said that in the past the
Local Council also held a similar initiative, which unfortunately had to be cancelled
due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
During this event, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Optimist
Club of Malta and Msida Local Council.
The residents of Msida who are interested in sending their children to the ‘Ikber
Magħna’ project can either contact the Local Council directly or call on 79093467.
The ‘Ikber Magħna’ project will be starting in Msida on the 19th of May, every Monday
and Friday from 1430 till 1630.
