€850,000 for 28 voluntary organisations through MCCF fund

Twenty-eight voluntary organisations will be receiving a total of €850,000 through a fund supervised by the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation.

The NGOs will be obliged to carry out social projects over a period of two years, and will initially receive 40 per cent of the funds with the remainder being awarded on presentation of an annual report.

Fund chairman Carmel Borg said yesterday the beneficiaries were all registered and had to undergo a thorough process of evaluation.

President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca highlighted how the projects were tied to the UN's sustainable development goals.