ABOUT US

The Sunrise Centre was founded by the Women's Welfare Department (WWD) of Ananda Marga Malta.
Ananda Marga is a worldwide network of volunteers, who work towards a better society through self-development and community-based service. The WWD branch specifically aims to meet the needs of women and children. Its members include teachers, psychologists and other professionals.

The Sunrise Centre depends on volunteers for both its management and activities. It is grateful to all those who have committed to giving their time on a regular basis, as well as to those who have contributed in the past but due to work commitments or emigration are no longer able to help out regularly.

Management Committee

Didi Rasamayii - project director
Originally from the Netherlands, Didi oversees the different aspects of the centre as a whole, coordinating its programmes, fundraising and future development. It was when she was reading for Ph.D in Financial Mathematics that she realised her greatest desire was to dedicate her life for serving society. She received training in Neo-Humanistic Education as well as in teaching personal and social development, with years of experience in Britain, Sweden, India and presently in Malta. The Sunrise English Club, of which she is one of the teachers, is benefiting immensely from her contribution.

Catherine Azzopardi - treasurer, public relations
Catherine has been with the Sunrise Centre from its very beginning and aside her role in the management she is responsible for the Sunrise English Club. Her confidence in the success of the programmes offered stems from her fifteen years of teaching experience in a number of public area secondary schools combined with the training she received in Neo-Humanistic Education. For the last three years she has also participated in FES family literacy programmes, tutoring children with special learning needs.

Caroline Morales - fundraising
Caroline, a tour guide by profession, makes it her mission to highlight the rich historical inheritance of the cities of Cottonera. Being fully aware of the potential of the project especially with regards to empowering women, she has taken on the difficult task of fundraising. She was instrumental in initiating contacts with our main sponsors and organises the various events that are held on a regular basis in order to maintain the centre and its activities as well as finance the ongoing renovation.

George Azzopardi - construction
From the earliest renovation of the premises George has been overseeing and carrying out the work, and continues to take care of the ongoing maintenance and repair. A graphic artist by profession, he is also responsible for designing all our publications and printed material.

Tracey Micallef - secretary
Tracey, a teacher for the last ten years, is responsible for the administration of the committee and its decisions. Her research on the human geography of the Cottonera area as well as her study entitled "Re-inventing Paolo Frere in a Maltese context" serve as a valuable guide in the course of outlining our educational programmes.

Sunrise English Club
Els Serracino-Inglott
Marguerite Camilleri
Zoya Lu
Alison Bigden
Martha Bartolo
Rita Pizzuto

Art & Creativity
Rita Pergolani
Jason Lu

Psychological Support Services
Sylvana Albanozzo
Ina Lempereur
Audrey Agius
Cecilia Spencer
Franklin Barbara

Fundraising
Natasa Pantovic
Vera Schembri
Jane Gatt
Josianne Facchetti
Lana Turner
Sandra Attard

Construction, renovation and maintenance
Noel Camilleri
Leli Zammit

Webmaster
Aleksej Barabaskin