Maltese in Herne: Resumption of medical services and volunteering!
Maltese in Herne: Resumption of medical services and volunteering!
The Maltese are one of the oldest humanitarian organizations in the world. With over 900 years of history and more than 700 locations in Germany, they show that help and support can be provided regardless of faith and origin. In Herne, city manager Jill Fortmann and city representative Christian Wehr have set themselves the goal of strengthening the presence of the Maltese on site. Christian Wehr, who took over the office of the city representative in January 2024, was previously active at the Technical Aid Agency and the Maltese structure of Dortmund. Together with Fortmann, you would like to revive and make the activities of the structure that has been restricted since the pandemic, reports HalloHerne.de .
In recent years, the Maltese in Herne, apart from first aid training and youth work, have hardly been active. With a current team of 30 active members and 25 children and adolescents in the Maltese youth, however, they are now working again in the medical service, organize trips, for example on targets on the North Sea, and actively participate in city festivals. The senior group also finds great influx and ensures a family atmosphere in the group. Dr. Nils Petrat, city dealer, supports the structure.challenges and future prospects
The Maltese in Herne strives to expand their offers and need help with financing. This is largely carried out by membership fees, whose annual fee for active members is only 15 euros, medical services and donations. Fortmann is actively looking for funding programs, but the application processes are often time -consuming. They recently received a funding of 1,000 euros for the “Moments of Nearby” program. The organization relies on flat hierarchies and the exchange with other aid organizations and the Catholic Church to achieve their goals.
The Maltese also offer support in the search for a suitable volunteering and have a large selection of activities on offer. This includes not only the medical service, but also the accompaniment of older people in everyday life as well as the hospice and mourning work. In Germany, over 58,000 volunteers are involved in the Maltese, such as maleser.de reported.
commitment and possible opportunities
Interested parties can come to a group evening in the Unterkirche of the closed Konradkirche every second Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. You have the opportunity to learn more about the organization and become part of this living community. In addition, the Maltese specifically search for trainers for first aid courses to further expand and intensify their offers.The history of the Maltese began in Jerusalem in the 11th century with the aim of helping sick pilgrims. The full name of the order is "sovereign knight and hospital order from St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta". Since its foundation, the commitment of the Maltese has continued to develop, also in warlike times, in which the order had to move from Jerusalem to Rhodes and later to Malta, as malteser.de . The establishment of the Maltese Hilfsdienst as a registered association in 1953 marks another important step in the development of the organization.
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