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August 13, 2026

Botanical Fabulations: Sensory-scapes, memory, and the courage to search for home

As part of Refugee Week Malta 2026, we came together for Botanical Fabulations: Sensory-scapes, memory, and the courage to search for home, a workshop exploring migration and belonging through our relationships with the natural world. We spoke about traditions on the use of the jasmine flower shared between Malta, Tunisia,...


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Migrants Commission

August 12, 2026

Found in Translation

We spent a lovely morning at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta, where the Migrants Commission, in collaboration with Heritage Malta, organized the Found in Translation workshop.   The workshop brought together children and adults to explore storytelling, language and cultural heritage. We began with a short guided...


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Migrants Commission

July 13, 2026

Employment and Housing Service (EHS)

The Migrants Commission has officially launched a new Employment and Housing Service (EHS). This service aims to support clients seeking assistance with employment and housing matters. Employment service includes job searching, CV making, guidance throughout the recruitment process, support with employment issues, and more. Housing service includes assistance with...


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Migrants Commission

June 15, 2026

Refugee Week

This #RefugeeWeek, we stand #WithRefugees This Refugee Week, we’re inviting you to another Botanical Fabulations Workshop: Sensory-scapes, memory, and the courage to search for home. The workshop will be held on the 20th of June at the Franciscan Capuchin Friary, Bishop F. X. Fenech Street, Floriana, at 4:00 p.m.


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Migrants Commission

June 12, 2026

Refugee Week Malta 2026

The Migrants Commission, in collaboration with the Franciscan Capuchins and Refugee Week Malta 2026, is inviting you to another Botanical Fabulations Workshop: Sensory-scapes, memory, and the courage to search for home. Together, we will explore how plants accompany us on our journeys. By engaging with our senses, we will reflect...


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Migrants Commission

May 8, 2026

Cookie Box

The Migrants Commission, in collaboration with MELA and the Archbishop’s Seminary, is pleased to invite you to a screening of the award-winning short film Cookie Box. The event will take place on the 27th of May, at the Archbishop’s Seminary, starting at 6:30 p.m. A panel discussion will follow the film,...


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Migrants Commission

May 7, 2026

The Housing Landscape: Reimagining Homes and Communities

Last week, Migrants Commission attended the second edition of ”The Housing Landscape: Reimagining Homes and Communities”, a national conference discussing Malta’s evolving housing sector. The event brought together key stakeholders to explore improved renting conditions, inclusive communities, and the challenges faced by individuals and families in today’s housing landscape.


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Migrants Commission

April 22, 2026

Art Workshop

”Gardens, Birds & Poetics of Migration”   On Saturday 18th April we gathered in the garden of St Dorothy’s Convent, Mdina, to speak of migrations again: human, bird, and plant. We asked where the calla lilies come from and remembered the doves and our loved ones. Do plants and...


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Migrants Commission

April 20, 2026

Financial Literacy Training

The Migrants Commission, in collaboration with Ġemma, organised a financial literacy training session, last Friday. The response was encouraging, and we plan to have more sessions in the future.  As one participant told us, “It is so important for us that we talk about money”.


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Migrants Commission

April 8, 2026

Celebration of Eid and Easter 2026

To mark Eid and Easter 2026, the Migrants Commission’s staff and residents at the Balzan Welcoming Centre came together for a small celebration. It was a warm and simple moment to share, connect, and celebrate together as a community. Thank you to everyone who made it special !


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