A Birkirkara youth centre gets a new lease of life
ŻAK Birkirkara has grown over the years, not just in number but also in ambition. And a massive project to restore its premises in the village core is bearing fruit.
Up until a few years ago, the Ċirklu, as the centre in Main Street, Birkirkara is lovingly referred to, had not been properly used and had been somewhat ‘abandoned’.
Its courtyard resembled a jungle, a lot of furniture spread over two floors was not being used and there was an old electricity system. The walls were full of cracks and the water was seeping through the cracks in the roof and walls, causing damage to the ceiling beams and walls.
The centre was used by Żghażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika (ŻAK), a branch of the Maltese Catholic Action, providing weekly formation meetings and activities for young people.
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ŻAK comprises 11 centres, distributed around Malta. Each one consists of one or more youth groups, split according to the members’ ages.
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At Birkirkara, the members of the group born in 2001 and 2002 grew in number and, therefore, another group was opened for members born in 2004...