{"id":946,"date":"2013-08-12T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/?p=946"},"modified":"2026-08-30T22:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:42:22","slug":"zurrieq-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/mt\/zurrieq-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Swatar Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"946\" class=\"elementor elementor-946\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606f16a7 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"606f16a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4f1a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2f4f1a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10bfa75c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10bfa75c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1039d43b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1039d43b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Swatar Exchange: Active and Healthy European Citizens<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ca772 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94ca772\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c80e2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72c80e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7888301b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7888301b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6a08bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b6a08bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the 11th of August \u017bAK Swatar and two members from \u017bAK Zurrieq were excited to depart to Roma Fiumicino Airport to finally begin their 9-day-long journey together in Italy. This exchange was part-financed by the European Union through Youth in Action funds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f27253e e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f27253e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3678f9 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f3678f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b2f985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b2f985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>After an endless bus ride, we finally reached our destination: Oratorio Don Bosco in Porto Potenza, Marche. The Italian group was extremely welcoming from the very beginning and the location looked lovely and comfortable. As the exchange programme commenced, day by day we started learning interesting things about the European Union, healthy lifestyles, inclusion and active citizenship, whilst getting to know the Italians better by means of ice-breaking games and working together in small groups.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ef99eb e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74ef99eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4747a0b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4747a0b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar1-600x397.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar1-768x509.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff551f1 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff551f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d696721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d696721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The activities and tasks included creating banners to promote healthy breakfasts, a quiz concerning the European Union and making a Youth Pass. Also as part of the exchange programme we visited the amazing Loreto and Agora` and the educational and heart-touching visit to the Santo Stefano Hospital. Both groups prepared an Italian evening and a Maltese evening, during which we got to know more about each other`s culture. Two masses were celebrated during the exchange, alongside the community of Porto Potenza which included the parents of the Italian participants who were always available to help, just like the committed and patient volunteers of the Oratorio. Our free time was spent socialising, having good laughs all together, at the beach, or walking around the beautiful Porto Potenza.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7cf58a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7cf58a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6169ea2 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6169ea2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727fc29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"727fc29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-951\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar2.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar2-600x359.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar2-768x459.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22894e7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22894e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4491904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4491904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout the exchange we experienced a few difficulties, mainly concerning language, since it was hard for the Italian group to communicate with us using English. Nonetheless, we all tried our best to not let these difficulties create any problems between us and we managed to adapt to the situation with a little effort from both groups. All in all, not only was this long-awaited experience fruitful because of the knowledge we gained through the activities and visits planned by our leaders, but also because it provided the priceless opportunity to create new friendships and endless, unforgettable memories!<\/p><p><strong>Elian Scicluna, \u017bAK Swatar<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e05ab e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68e05ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42721a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42721a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-952\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar3.jpeg 1022w, https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar3-600x269.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/zakmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swatar3-768x344.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swatar Exchange: Active and Healthy European Citizens On the 11th of August ZAK Swatar and two members from ZAK Zurrieq were excited to depart to Roma Fiumicino Airport to finally begin their 9-day-long journey together in Italy. This exchange was part-financed by the European Union through Youth in Action funds. After an endless bus ride, we finally reached our destination: Oratorio Don Bosco in Porto Potenza, Marche. The Italian group was extremely welcoming from the very beginning and the location looked lovely and comfortable. As the exchange programme commenced, day by day we started learning interesting things about the European Union, healthy lifestyles, inclusion and active citizenship, whilst getting to know the Italians better by means of ice-breaking games and working together in small groups. The activities and tasks included creating banners to promote healthy breakfasts, a quiz concerning the European Union and making a Youth Pass. Also as part of the exchange programme we visited the amazing Loreto and Agora` and the educational and heart-touching visit to the Santo Stefano Hospital. Both groups prepared an Italian evening and a Maltese evening, during which we got to know more about each other`s culture. Two masses were celebrated during the exchange, alongside the community of Porto Potenza which included the parents of the Italian participants who were always available to help, just like the committed and patient volunteers of the Oratorio. Our free time was spent socialising, having good laughs all together, at the beach, or walking around the beautiful Porto Potenza. Throughout the exchange we experienced a few difficulties, mainly concerning language, since it was hard for the Italian group to communicate with us using English. Nonetheless, we all tried our best to not let these difficulties create any problems between us and we managed to adapt to the situation with a little effort from both groups. All in all, not only was this long-awaited experience fruitful because of the knowledge we gained through the activities and visits planned by our leaders, but also because it provided the priceless opportunity to create new friendships and endless, unforgettable memories! 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