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’
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 a
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 popular
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 impact
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 by
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 their
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 of
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 both
Do you like the sound of crowdfunding, but not sure what it’s all about? Here’s your super-quick guide to all things crowdfunding to help you get started! What’s crowdfunding? Crowdfunding is a way of raising money from a ‘crowd’ of individuals interested in your project, cause or idea. It’s become one of the world’s favourite alternative finance methods, since it
Malta’s artists and creatives have the chance to learn entrepreneurial skills through the upcoming FPEI and Arts Council Malta initiative First introduced last year, the Entrepreneurship for Creatives, Artists and Cultural Managers Programme aims to support the growth of Malta’s creative or cultural sectors, by building the entrepreneurial skills of individuals or groups working within them. The initiative is
Christine Gingell will walk the final stage of the famous Camino de Santiago to raise funds for The Jonathan Chetcuti Program A new crowdfunding campaign sponsors a trek on the Camino de Santiago, to raise funds for young athletes as part of The Jonathan Chetcuti Program. From September 7 – the day after the close of the online campaign on
The first INCrowd Academy with FPEI/Zaar gave four youths the tools to get their ideas off the ground For a small group of promising young entrepreneurs from Malta and Gozo, May 2022 marked an exciting moment in their careers. Between 13-15 May, four carefully selected applicants to the INCrowd project took a fully funded trip to an international crowdfunding academy
