The Malta Federation of Organisations Persons with Disability (MFOPD) said that it would like to inform the public as to why we need a Disability Strategy.

Freedom to Live – Malta’s 2021-2030 National Strategy on the Rights of Disabled Persons, was launched by Inclusion Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli and developed by the Office for Disability Issues (ODI) within the Office of the Permanent Secretary through a working group made up of key experts over the past years.

The MFOPD said that it had the opportunity to participate in the consultation process as did the general public, and thanked Dr Alistair De Gaetano’s availability to meet up twice on this matter.

The Federation explained that a strategy creates a vision and direction. “This is why we need and are expecting a good disability strategy with the persons with disability in the centre of each objective. It is important for all of us involved in the disability sector to have clear goals and to follow the direction of the sector.”

It went on to stress that “the disability strategy should help us know what is being worked on and what should be working on first. We are expecting a clearly defined and articulated strategy which” –

“gives precedence to our priorities;

brings everyone on the same page to move together to achieve our priorities

simplifies decision-making as priorities make it easier to say no to distracting initiatives

drives alignment within the sector…..how can we better coordinate resources to maximise our strategic success?

communicates our message

among others, stipulates MFOPD’s full participation.”

The Malta Federation of Organisations Persons with Disability is the national umbrella organisation for the disability sector. It is the voice of, approximately, 37,000 persons with disability in the Maltese islands.

It has 33 enrolled member organisations all working within the disability sector. MFOPD was established 50 years ago..

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