GO is giving its full support to the Malta Bible Society and has signed up as its exclusive partner in a number of the Society’s praiseworthy projects mainly the publication of the various books of the Holy Bible in Braille, in giant print and in audio format. The initiative comes as a welcome breakthrough for persons with various forms of visual impairment the local community. They too will now be able to share the outstanding experience of reading the Holy Bible.
The Malta Bible Society has won respect locally on grounds of its sterling work in translating, publishing and distributing the Holy Scriptures in the Maltese language and at a price all can afford. The Society seeks to carry out its mission in different ways utilising a range of programmes targeting all categories of the population. Ongoing programmes include translating the Bible to Maltese from the original languages and assisting Bible readers – both children and adults – to understand its complex messages. In line with its goals, the Bible Society organises courses both at national and parish level and embarks on regular radio and TV programmes and interviews focussed on the Bible and the Bible Society’s work in Malta and abroad.
“GO is delighted to have the opportunity of teaming up with the Bible Society for a most worthy cause. We certainly hope that our contribution serves to enhance the the Society’s ongoing efforts towards making the Holy Bible accessible to the local community at large,” said Franco Aloisio, GO’s Head of Communications and Public Affairs.
“The initiative underpins GO’s strong involvement with the Maltese community. Sponsoring such initiatives with a strong social implication, such as the production of the bible in specific formats for the visually impaired- turns the spotlight on GO’s corporate social responsibility and its strong social conscience. We are committed to assisting the local community,” Mr Aloisio added.
“Over the past year or so the new company has stepped up its drive towards implementing a wide-ranging CSR programme targeting an improved quality of life for the society in which it operate,” he said.
Grace Cilia, General Secretary for the Society thanked GO for its support. “It is only through the invaluable assistance and support coming from team players such as GO that the Bible Society, a non-profit organisation can effectively sustain and develop the wide spectrum of services it provides locally even to the socially disadvantaged,” she said.
During the official launch of the publication of the Holy Bible in Braille, in giant print and in audio format, organised recently at the Bible Society’s headquarters in Floriana, Grace Cilia in the presence of Franco Aloisio from GO significantly presented a copy of the Holy Bible in various formats to visual impaired individuals, including Josianne Gauci who is an employee of GO.