The President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca expressed immense satisfaction that the Trust will be taking concrete action to help young people change their lives, no matter their life circumstances. The President’s Trust will facilitate assistance needed to motivate young people who are not in education, training or employed, to ensure they get out of poverty and the risk of social exclusion.
The President had held discussions with the Prince’s Trust in the United Kingdom. The Prince’s Trust was founded in 1976 by Prince Charles, after he completed his duty in the Royal Navy, and has become the UK’s leading youth charity, offering a range of opportunities to disadvantaged young people. It offers a number of programs providing personal development programme and training empowering marginalised and disengaged young people facing a range of issues and barriers in their lives.
Alastair Da Costa, Chief Executive Officer of the Prince’s Trust International, came to Malta to attend the launch of the President’s Trust, where he described the co-operation taking place between the President’s Trust and the Prince’s Trust.
The Chief Executive Officer of The President’s Trust is Winston Zahra Snr., and the trustees are Michael Bianchi, Alfred Pisani, Carmel Briffa, Josianne Cutajar, Alfred Fabri, Peter Mayo and Audrey Vella Buttigieg, while Elaine Schembri is Secretary to the Trustee Board.