{"id":203,"date":"2024-04-11T19:48:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seychellesembassy.orderofmalta.int\/?post_type=news&#038;p=203"},"modified":"2025-06-19T19:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T15:49:37","slug":"order-of-malta-donates-35000-for-farm-of-hope-seychelles","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/seychellesembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news\/order-of-malta-donates-35000-for-farm-of-hope-seychelles\/","title":{"rendered":"Order of Malta donates \u20ac35,000 for Farm of Hope in Seychelles"},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-203","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"hidden_news":"no","evidence":"yes","focus_on":"no","breaking":"yes","news_cover":{"id":206,"url":"https:\/\/seychellesembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/06\/IMG_8772-scaled.jpg"},"news_content":"<p>On April 11, 2024, a symbolic handover ceremony took place at the diocesan seminary known as \u201cLa Domus\u201d to deliver a donation for the \u201cLa Ferme de l\u2019Espoir\u201d project. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta donated \u20ac35,000, a contribution officially handed over by Ambassador Francesca Alessandra Azais, to Monsignor Alain Harel, Bishop of Port Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>First Lady Linda Ramkalawan attended the event, along with several high profile figures:<br \/>\n\u2022 Monsignor Alain Harel, Bishop of Victoria and project&#8217;s beneficiary<br \/>\n\u2022 Patricia Francourt, Minister for Employment and Social Affairs<br \/>\n\u2022 Linda William Melanie, Permanent Secretary in the same ministry<br \/>\n\u2022 A delegation from the Ministry of Health, including Susan Fock Tave, Marie Josette Louis, and Mrs. Bibi<br \/>\n\u2022 Nathalie Didon, representing the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Family<\/p>\n<p>Also present were numerous committee members involved in the \u201cLa Ferme de l\u2019Espoir\u201d project, along with representatives from the Diocese.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony included speeches and a symbolic presentation of the donation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa Ferme de l\u2019Espoir\u201d was launched in February 2024 and aims to provide agricultural training and support to vulnerable young people to encourage social reintegration and economic self-reliance.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of both the First Lady and high-level government and church representatives underlines the importance of this initiative in fostering community development and youth empowerment.<\/p>\n","news_gallery":"yes","news_gallery_elements":[{"id":204,"url":"https:\/\/seychellesembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/06\/IMG_8771-scaled.jpg"},{"id":208,"url":"https:\/\/seychellesembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/06\/IMG_8784-scaled.jpg"}],"news_excerpt":"On April 11, 2024, a symbolic handover ceremony took place at the diocesan seminary known as \u201cLa Domus\u201d to deliver a donation for the \u201cLa Ferme de l\u2019Espoir\u201d project."},"news_categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seychellesembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seychellesembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seychellesembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/seychellesembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/203\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seychellesembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}