Boost Scheme 2026
The BOOST scheme aims to support Voluntary Youth Organisations, enabling them to enhance their capacity and elevate the quality of their work with young people. This is to be achieved only through the purchasing of resources. Voluntary Youth Organisations are encouraged to propose initiatives that address one of the following areas identified for improvement through self-assessment.
Boost Scheme
The BOOST scheme aims to support Voluntary Youth
Organisations, enabling them to enhance their capacity and elevate the quality
of their work with young people. This is to be achieved only through the
purchasing of resources. Voluntary Youth Organisations are encouraged to
propose initiatives that address one of the following areas identified for
improvement through self-assessment.
BOOST: Scheme to Support Capacity Building of Voluntary Youth Organisations
This BOOST scheme aims to support Voluntary Youth
Organisations, enabling them to enhance their capacity and elevate the quality
of their work with young people. This is to be achieved only through the
purchasing of resources. Voluntary Youth Organisations are encouraged to
propose initiatives that address one of the following areas identified for
improvement through self-assessment, focusing on:
• Putting Young People in the Centre of Our Work
• Foregrounding the Safety and Well-being of Young People
• Focused on Emancipatory, Educational and Developmental
Praxis
• Dedicated to being Accessible and Inclusive
• Committed to Quality Information Work with Young People
The primary objective of the BOOST scheme is to empower
Voluntary Youth Organisations to improve the quality of their engagement with
young people. This is achieved by fostering a culture of continuous reflection
and improvement. The scheme supports the implementation of the “Self-Assessment Tool for
Quality Work with Young People – A Framework by Youth Organisations”.
This tool is a guideline for organisations to evaluate and
enhance their practices.
The scheme's support aims to facilitate investments directly contributing to improving quality practices in youth work. By using the Self-Assessment Tool, organisations can identify areas for growth and develop strategies to address them, ensuring that their work with young people is adequate, relevant, and impactful. The tool encourages a structured approach to self-evaluation, promoting accountability and a commitment to ongoing development in youth work practices.
Financial assistance for each initiative can be granted up to a maximum of € 3,000 (inclusive of VAT). For a Voluntary Youth Organisation to be eligible to apply for this scheme, it must be registered with Aġenzija Żgħażagħ and comply with the eligibility criteria. Besides, Voluntary Youth Organisations must be offering a service to young people.
Proposals under this scheme are made online through the
portal on a first-come first-served basis www.vofunding.org.mt Applications
opens at noon on the 12th of January, 2026 and remains open until the funds are
exhausted or until noon on the 19th January, 2026 whichever comes first.
Project Coordinator: Maria C. Borg
Email: maria-carmela.borg@gov.mt
Tel: 22586700
For technical assistance regarding the use of the
Portal www.vofunding.org.mt:
Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector
Email: mcvs.miv@gov.mt
Tel: 22481110
Guidelines
