New Alterations and Upcycling Business Crowdfunds
With funds raised via Zaar, local startup Perla u Suzy will address the growing demand for professional clothing alterations. People across Malta (and beyond) can help launch a new alterations and upcycling business on the island, via a crowdfunding campaign on Zaar. Perla u Suzy is the brainchild of local young entrepreneur Sarah Grech, a business startup built on theread more
Friends of the Earth Crowdfunds to Restore Comino Bakery
The project hopes to conserve Comino’s natural and cultural heritage by restoring the historic building for the benefit of the community. Friends of the Earth Malta has launched a major crowdfunding campaign on Zaar to turn an old bakery on Comino into a hub of sustainability. Part of the Erasmus+ project INCrowd (Inclusion through Crowdfunding), the Restawr tal-Forn ta’read more
Help Kids in Kenya Find a Future Via Crowdfunding Appeal
Funds raised through the Sponsor My Future campaign on Zaar will support vulnerable children living in extreme poverty in Kenya. People in Malta have the chance to change the lives of children in desperate need in Kenya, via a new crowdfunding campaign on Zaar. The campaign is the latest from local non-profit organisation Sponsor My Future, which helps aread more
Zaar Celebrates Another Year of Crowdfunding Success
Throughout 2022, many business and community projects found support, funding and a platform via Zaar Malta’s only reward and donation-based crowdfunding platform, Zaar, has made a huge impact on local projects in 2022 – and has already made a strong start to 2023. Set up by the Foundation for the Promotion of Entrepreneurial Initiatives (FPEI), Zaar provides an increasingly popularread more
Zaar and Changemakers Unite for Social Change
A new collaboration between Zaar and Changemakers channels the power of crowdfunding into the world of social enterprise, to make a difference in Malta’s community. Aired in October this year, Changemakers is a new TV show that provides opportunities and awards funding, mentoring and exposure to individuals and social purpose organisations to develop their initiatives that have a positive impactread more
Zaar Campaign Crowdfunds to Empower Women Through Craft
My Cutie Rag Doll is a social enterprise to help girls and jobless women find their feet and craft their future. A campaign has recently launched on local crowdfunding platform, Zaar, to support a new social project that could change the lives of women in need in Malta. My Cutie Rag Doll will empower girls and jobless women byread more
The 5 Most-Asked Questions about Crowdfunding (Answered by your local experts at Zaar)
With crowdfunding becoming more popular as an alternative finance solution, here are our answers to the top five questions on crowdfunding – drop us an email with yours! Q: What is crowdfunding? A: Crowdfunding is a form of alternative finance. It gives entrepreneurs, businesses, start-ups, charities – anyone from any industry – the chance to raise money to fund theirread more
LifeCycle Challenge Crowdfunds for Kidney Research
The Zaar campaign hopes to raise €7000 for renal patients, via LifeCycle’s 10-day, 2000km cycling challenge from Buenos Aires to Santiago de Chile A cyclist joining the next long-distance LifeCycle challenge is crowdfunding on local platform Zaar, with all donations going towards kidney research – and the campaign has already raised more than half its funding goal. As part ofread more
7 Steps to Raising Money by Crowdfunding on Zaar
Crowdfunding is a way to raise money to fund your idea, business or cause. But how does it work? Read on… Pick your platform There are many crowdfunding platforms out there, but only one in Malta. As the island’s reward and donation-based crowdfunding platform, Zaar makes it easy to launch your online campaign, and helps you reach and inspire bothread more