Community & Causes
LET'S CELEBRATE EUROPRIDE VALLETTA 2023!🌈
Pride is celebration. It is a celebration of the wonderful thing that is love - and how love, in any and all its forms, triumphs above all else.
Pride is resistance. Resistance against a world of hate and judgment, and revolt against the dark voices inside of us. The colors, the noise, and the joy is our way of proclaiming "we are here, and we deserve to be here."
Above all, Pride is a reminder to live our truth proudly - to take pride in who we are and all the love we can give. A world full of love and acceptance starts in all of us: in love and acceptance of ourselves and all that we are, because that is the love that enables us to love and accept others, too.
So be proud. No matter who you are or what you identify as, you are valid. You deserve to be here. And you are worthy of love.
But our fight for love, freedom, and equality for all doesn't stop here. There are still many places where it is not safe to be queer, and prejudice and anti-LGBTQ+ violence still very much exists - and we must work everyday to make sure that all of us are free to be who we are, and free to love who we love. Read more about the state of LGBTQ+ rights in Europe here.
It's raining rainbows in Malta!
The tiny Mediterranean island of Malta has a rich history, but today is – according to the ILGA Europe Rainbow Europe index – the best place in Europe for LGBTI+ people. Legislatively it is far ahead of many other European nations, and the Maltese are welcoming and accepting of LGBTI+ people from far and wide.
According to the latest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) report, Malta has once again been proclaimed Europe’s best country for LGBTQ rights, holding onto the Rainbow Europe Index’ top spot for the eighth year in a row. Malta continues to occupy the number one spot on the Rainbow Europe Map, with a score of 89%. Learn more about it here.
Malta Pride are organising a varied and comprehensive EuroPride in Valletta this September 2023, which recognises the strategic importance of Malta in dealing with the current refugee crisis.
Following the international Pride Month in June 2023, we are supporting MaltaGayRights.org this September 2023 in celebration for Europride Valletta 2023, and donating part of the proceeds of total sales this September towards better awareness, rights advocacy, and support for our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters. Click here to learn more or to donate. Click here to learn more about Europride Valletta 2023.
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- Protects endangered and vulnerable species of animals, including eight IUCN species.
- Trains families on how to grow bananas, chickpeas, cassava, and corn; the processing of fish; rearing organic pigs, and using rotational cattle pastures. The goal is to increase yields and help make these agricultural activities more profitable.
- Facilitates doctor visits from local towns on a periodic basis and refurbished or built four health clinics.
- Educates local communities about improved agricultural techniques while monitoring unsustainable uses of the forest, the projects are mitigating deforestation and helping to protect the area’s rich biodiversity.
You can learn more about the project here.
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MAY is skin cancer awareness month.
Skin Cancer Is The Cancer You Can See.
Get To Know Your Skin, Check Yourself Head-To-Toe Once A Month, And Keep These Three Words In Mind:
NEW, CHANGING, UNUSUAL.
It Could Save Your Life.
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- OUR 2023 INITIATIVES -
Gender equality is not only a basic human right, but its achievement has enormous socio-economic ramifications. Empowering women fuels thriving economies, spurring productivity and growth. Yet gender inequalities remain deeply entrenched in every society. Women lack access to decent work and face occupational segregation and gender wage gaps. They are too often denied access to basic education and health care. Women in all parts of the world suffer violence and discrimination. They are under-represented in political and economic decision-making processes.
This March 2023, let us champion gender equality and the empowerment of women. Peaches&Creme is supporting this cause by donating a portion of our sales during the month of March 2023 to UN Women.
UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, for women and girls. It is the UN organization delivering programmes, policies and standards that uphold women’s human rights and ensure that every woman and girl lives up to her full potential.
Many other organisations are also on the ground responding. Peaches&Creme is taking part in this effort by donating a portion of our sales during the month of February 2023 to IFRC. You can also help directly by clicking here.
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Thank you for your support!
In 2022, we were able to donate to World Central Kitchen, UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency), Doctors Without Borders with your support. Together, our contribution has helped provide thousands of families fleeing or trapped in the Ukraine access to food, water, emergency supplies and essential services, and helped feed and support families affected by the famine crisis in Yemen. We were also able to donate to The Canopy Project to help rehabilitate the world's forests especially in high-risk areas, Europa Donna Malta in helping breast cancer survivors reclaim a positive body image and a healthy lifestyle, and also offers support for family and friends of patients and survivors, and Malta LGBTIQ Rights Movement so they can continue to provide various support services to LGBTQIA+ individuals and their families and friends.
