General Information PRISMS is a group of experienced youth workers/leaders that came together with the aim of creating an NGOthatcaters for the requirements of young people. PRISMS aims to empower young people with the skills, tools, information and values necessary for personal growth and to be an active participant within society. PRISMS provides to the necessities of young people through informal and non-formal methods of education so as to reach their needs in a holistic manner. We are made up of a core of volunteers and also a person that is working in our offices on full time basis. This varies by time depending on the different project funding’s that we have. We have both local and international funding’s, with the local funding’s coming for the Maltese VO and the international funding’s coming from the EU through different funds. We are also partners in an application for EEA grants. We organize various projects including youth exchanges, training courses, key action 2 projects and seminars. We have various partners both local and international ones that take part as partners in our projects. We are also members in MCN network and the Anna Lindh Foundation.
Mission and Objectives Mission Statement: PRISMS aims to empower young people, youth workers, youth leaders and all those interested in their own personal development, with the skills, tools, information and values necessary for personal growth and to be active participants within society. The objectives of Prisms are the following: - To Empower young people with the skills, tools, information and values necessary for personal growth and to be active participants within society. - To Provide to the necessities of the young people trough informal and non-formal methods of education. - To Create a synergy with other agencies, both national and international, involved in youth work. - To Encourage youth work through networking with other stakeholders. - To Update and communicate with its counterparts and the young people it comes in contact with on a regular basis through a website which is to be created for this purpose and other interactive resources. - To Promote activities that might be relevant to youth.
Main Projects / Activities As written in the general information we have various activities going on all year round. Our youth workers are working on a regular basis with various young people from different areas of Malta and with different backgrounds. We are making use of different local and international funds like Erasmus+ and Europe for citizens. Currently we are implementing a number of projects including a long term project with the main target group being the young people. This is Explore More Project. Explore More: This training focuses more on the time when the young people come to choose their future career. We are working closely with schools, Universities and other educational institutions to create a one for all platform that the young people can make use of to get information on their future career. We are also working to promote volunteering locally by promoting the EVS and now the European Solidarity Corps. These are few of the many activities that we are implementing as an organisation.