{"id":1007,"date":"2025-05-20T12:24:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T12:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/?page_id=1007"},"modified":"2025-05-20T17:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T17:10:05","slug":"religions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/?page_id=1007","title":{"rendered":"Religions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1032\" style=\"width:433px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images.jpg 351w, https:\/\/doninu.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"mt\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"UTF-8\" \/>\n  <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\" \/>\n  <title>Stqarrija Uffi\u010bjali \/ Official Statement &#8211; Doninu (Malta) International<\/title>\n  <style>\n    body {\n      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n      max-width: 900px;\n      margin: auto;\n      padding: 20px;\n      background-color: #f5f5f5;\n      color: #222;\n      line-height: 1.6;\n    }\n    h1, h2 {\n      color: #2c3e50;\n    }\n    section {\n      background-color: #fff;\n      padding: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      border-radius: 8px;\n      box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 0.1);\n    }\n    ul {\n      margin-left: 20px;\n    }\n    .dual-lang {\n      display: flex;\n      flex-wrap: wrap;\n      gap: 40px;\n    }\n    .lang {\n      flex: 1 1 400px;\n    }\n    footer {\n      text-align: center;\n      font-size: 0.9em;\n      color: #555;\n      margin-top: 50px;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n  <h1>Stqarrija Uffi\u010bjali \/ Official Statement<\/h1>\n\n  <div class=\"dual-lang\">\n\n    <section class=\"lang\">\n      <h2>Bil-Malti<\/h2>\n      <p>Doninu (Malta) International hija g\u0127aqda volontarja mhux kummer\u010bjali li ta\u0127dem b\u2019qalbha kollha g\u0127al dawk fil-b\u017conn. L-g\u0127aqda:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Ma ti\u0121borx donazzjonijiet ta\u2019 flus<\/li>\n        <li>Ma tir\u010bevix fondi jew grants ming\u0127and il-gvern<\/li>\n        <li>Ma tag\u0127milx negozju jew attivit\u00e0 kummer\u010bjali<\/li>\n        <li>Ma g\u0127andhiex kontijiet fil-banek u l-ebda fondi bankarji<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <p>Il-\u0127idma tag\u0127na ssir b\u2019mod kompletament volontarju, fejn \u0127add mill-membri tag\u0127na ma jit\u0127allas. In\u0121ibu ikel, \u0127wejje\u0121, g\u0127amara u affarijiet domestici sabiex dawn jitqassmu lil familji vulnerabbli li jkunu g\u0127addejjin minn \u017cminijiet diffi\u010bli.<\/p>\n      <p>Nixtiequ ninformaw ukoll li \u0127afna mill-kontenituri blu g\u0127all-\u0127wejje\u0121 mhumiex qed jintu\u017caw g\u0127al karit\u00e0 vera. Dawn il-\u0127wejje\u0121 \u0127afna drabi jinbieg\u0127u barra minn Malta minn kumpaniji privati, inklu\u017c f\u2019pajji\u017ci b\u0127all-Italja.<\/p>\n      <p>A\u0127na nemmnu fil-karit\u00e0 vera \u2013 ming\u0127ajr flus, ming\u0127ajr interessi \u2013 biss b\u2019im\u0127abba lejn min hu fil-b\u017conn.<\/p>\n\n      <hr \/>\n\n      <p>Doninu (Malta) International ma thares lejn ebda religjon jew politika partigjana. Hi lesta li tahdem ma kul\u0127add, ming\u0127ajr ma thares lejn il-persuna b\u2019lenti differenti g\u0127ax tkun ma\u2019 reli\u0121jon jew o\u0127ra, jew partit politiku jew ie\u0127or. Il-prin\u010bipju prin\u010bipali tag\u0127na huwa li a\u0127na mhux \u0121udikanti u ma nistg\u0127ux niddukaw lil \u0127add, dak mhux xog\u0127olna li nig\u0121udikaw in-nies.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"lang\">\n      <h2>In English<\/h2>\n      <p>Doninu (Malta) International is a non-commercial voluntary organization that works wholeheartedly for those in need. The organization:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Does not collect money donations<\/li>\n        <li>Does not receive government funding or grants<\/li>\n        <li>Does not engage in any commercial or business activity<\/li>\n        <li>Holds no bank accounts or financial reserves<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <p>Our mission is carried out entirely by volunteers, with no one receiving payment for their service. We collect food, clothing, furniture, and household items to distribute directly to vulnerable families going through difficult times.<\/p>\n      <p>We also wish to raise awareness that many of the blue clothing bins seen in public are not truly charitable. Often, the items collected are sold abroad by private companies \u2014 including in countries like Italy.<\/p>\n      <p>We stand for real charity \u2013 without money, without profit \u2013 driven solely by love and compassion for those in need.<\/p>\n\n      <hr \/>\n\n      <p>Doninu (Malta) International does not align with any religion or partisan politics. It is ready to work with everyone, without judging people through the lens of religion, political party, or other affiliations. Our main principle is that we do not judge and do not educate others in judgment \u2014 that is not our role.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <footer>\n    &copy; Doninu (Malta) International\n  <\/footer>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"mt\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"UTF-8\" \/>\n  <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\" \/>\n  <title>Doninu (Malta) International &#8211; Li\u0121ijiet u Kwotazzjonijiet \/ Laws &#038; Quotes<\/title>\n  <style>\n    body {\n      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n      max-width: 900px;\n      margin: auto;\n      padding: 20px;\n      background-color: #fafafa;\n      color: #222;\n      line-height: 1.6;\n    }\n    h1, h2, h3 {\n      color: #2c3e50;\n    }\n    section {\n      background: #fff;\n      border-radius: 8px;\n      padding: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\n    }\n    ul {\n      margin-left: 20px;\n    }\n    .dual-lang {\n      display: flex;\n      flex-wrap: wrap;\n      gap: 40px;\n    }\n    .lang {\n      flex: 1 1 400px;\n    }\n    blockquote {\n      border-left: 4px solid #2c3e50;\n      padding-left: 10px;\n      margin-left: 0;\n      font-style: italic;\n      color: #555;\n    }\n    footer {\n      text-align: center;\n      font-size: 0.9em;\n      color: #555;\n      margin-top: 50px;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n  <h1>Doninu (Malta) International<\/h1>\n  <h2>Li\u0121ijiet u Kwotazzjonijiet \/ Laws &#038; Quotes<\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"dual-lang\">\n\n    <!-- Maltese Section -->\n    <section class=\"lang\" lang=\"mt\">\n      <h3>Li\u0121ijiet Li Jikkoverjaw G\u0127aqdiet Volontarji<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>Li\u0121i dwar l-G\u0127aqdiet Volontarji (Voluntary Organisations Act, Malta):<\/strong> Regolamenti dwar kif jg\u0127ixu g\u0127aqdiet ming\u0127ajr qlig\u0127 u ming\u0127ajr re\u0121istrazzjoni obbligatorja.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Konvenzjoni Ewropea dwar id-Drittijiet tal-Bniedem, Artiklu 11:<\/strong> Id-dritt tal-libert\u00e0 ta\u2019 asso\u010bjazzjoni u \u0127olqien ta\u2019 organizzazzjonijiet ming\u0127ajr interferenza mhux \u0121ustifikata.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR):<\/strong> Dritti fundamentali ta\u2019 \u0127ielsa ta\u2019 asso\u010bjazzjoni.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Li\u0121i dwar il-Kalunnja (Malta Criminal Code, Kap. 9):<\/strong> Protezzjoni kontra g\u0127ajjat u kalunnja li jistg\u0127u jkissru l-isem ta\u2019 organizzazzjonijiet jew persuni.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h3>Kwotazzjonijiet Reli\u0121ju\u017ci<\/h3>\n\n      <h4>Mill-Bibbja (Kristjane\u017cmu)<\/h4>\n      <blockquote>\u201cT\u0127obb lil \u0121o\u0121ok b\u0127alma t\u0127obb lilek innifsek.\u201d \u2014 Levitiku 19:18<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cKollna kemm g\u0127andna x\u2019nag\u0127mlu li n\u0127obbu xulxin, g\u0127ax l-im\u0127abba hija l-kmandament l-akbar.\u201d \u2014 1 Korintin 13:13<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cDak li tag\u0127mel lill-inqas minn dawn, li huma \u0127uti, lili tag\u0127mel.\u201d \u2014 Matthew 25:40<\/blockquote>\n\n      <h4>Mill-Qur\u2019an (Islami\u017cmu)<\/h4>\n      <blockquote>\u201cL-im\u0127abba vera m\u2019g\u0127andhiex tkun biss g\u0127ax-xbieha, imma l-im\u0127abba vera hi li tg\u0127in lil dawk fil-b\u017conn.\u201d \u2014 Sura Al-Baqara (2:177)<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cJaqsmu l-ikel tag\u0127hom mal-\u0121u\u0127, mal-miskin, mal-ibni t-talaq, g\u0127al Alla biss.\u201d \u2014 Sura Al-Insan (76:8-9)<\/blockquote>\n\n      <h4>Mill-Hindu\u017cmu<\/h4>\n      <blockquote>\u201cNir\u010bievu mill-art dak li huwa ne\u010bessarju g\u0127all-\u0127ajja u nirritornawha b\u2019kura\u0121\u0121 u \u0127niena.\u201d \u2014 Bhagavad Gita 3:10<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cAtithi devo bhava\u201d \u2014 Il-mistednin huma b\u0127all-Alla (Mantra Vediku)<\/blockquote>\n\n      <h4>Mill-Buddi\u017cmu<\/h4>\n      <blockquote>\u201cIrrispett lill-o\u0127rajn u g\u0127inhom ming\u0127ajr \u0127sieb ta\u2019 rikompensa.\u201d \u2014 Dhammapada 223<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cL-im\u0127abba u l-karit\u00e0 huma sorsi ta\u2019 g\u0127ajxien g\u0127oli.\u201d \u2014 Dalai Lama<\/blockquote>\n\n      <h3>Kummenti minn Nies Kbar Internazzjonali<\/h3>\n      <blockquote>\u201cMhux kemm nag\u0127mlu, imma kemm im\u0127abba npo\u0121\u0121u f\u2019dak li nag\u0127mlu.\u201d \u2014 Mother Teresa<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cKif tixrob il-bniedem juri kemm hu tajjeb; kif tg\u0127in lil \u0127uti juri kemm g\u0127andek qalb.\u201d \u2014 Mahatma Gandhi<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cIl-\u0127in hu dejjem tajjeb biex tag\u0127mel dak li hu dritt.\u201d \u2014 Martin Luther King Jr.<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cIl-karit\u00e0 bla xewqa g\u0127al ri\u010beviment hija l-aktar forma pura ta\u2019 karit\u00e0.\u201d \u2014 Albert Einstein<\/blockquote>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- English Section -->\n    <section class=\"lang\" lang=\"en\">\n      <h3>Laws Covering Voluntary Organizations<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li><strong>Voluntary Organisations Act (Malta):<\/strong> Regulations about how non-profit organizations operate, even if not registered.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>European Convention on Human Rights, Article 11:<\/strong> Right to freedom of association and forming organizations without unjustified interference.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR):<\/strong> Fundamental rights to freedom of association.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Libel Laws (Malta Criminal Code, Chapter 9):<\/strong> Protection against slander and defamation that may harm the reputation of organizations or individuals.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n\n      <h3>Religious Quotes on Charity, Love, and Helping Others<\/h3>\n\n      <h4>From the Bible (Christianity)<\/h4>\n      <blockquote>\u201cLove your neighbor as yourself.\u201d \u2014 Leviticus 19:18<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cAnd now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.\u201d \u2014 1 Corinthians 13:13<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cWhatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.\u201d \u2014 Matthew 25:40<\/blockquote>\n\n      <h4>From the Qur\u2019an (Islam)<\/h4>\n      <blockquote>\u201cRighteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is in one who believes in Allah&#8230; and gives his wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy&#8230;\u201d \u2014 Surah Al-Baqara (2:177)<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cAnd they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive, [Saying], \u2018We feed you only for the countenance of Allah.\u2019\u201d \u2014 Surah Al-Insan (76:8-9)<\/blockquote>\n\n      <h4>From Hinduism<\/h4>\n      <blockquote>\u201cThe Creator receives from the earth what is necessary for life, and returns it with courage and compassion.\u201d \u2014 Bhagavad Gita 3:10<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cAtithi devo bhava\u201d \u2014 The guest is God (Vedic mantra)<\/blockquote>\n\n      <h4>From Buddhism<\/h4>\n      <blockquote>\u201cRespect others and help them without expectation of reward.\u201d \u2014 Dhammapada 223<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cLove and charity are the sources of a higher life.\u201d \u2014 Dalai Lama<\/blockquote>\n\n      <h3>Comments from Great International Figures<\/h3>\n      <blockquote>\u201cNot all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.\u201d \u2014 Mother Teresa<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cThe best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.\u201d \u2014 Mahatma Gandhi<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cThe time is always right to do what is right.\u201d \u2014 Martin Luther King Jr.<\/blockquote>\n      <blockquote>\u201cCharity with no expectation of return is the purest form of charity.\u201d \u2014 Albert Einstein<\/blockquote>\n    <\/section>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <footer>\n    &copy; Doninu (Malta) International\n  <\/footer>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stqarrija Uffi\u010bjali \/ Official Statement &#8211; Doninu (Malta) International Stqarrija Uffi\u010bjali \/ Official Statement Bil-Malti Doninu (Malta) International hija g\u0127aqda volontarja mhux kummer\u010bjali li ta\u0127dem b\u2019qalbha kollha g\u0127al dawk fil-b\u017conn. L-g\u0127aqda: Ma ti\u0121borx donazzjonijiet ta\u2019 flus Ma tir\u010bevix fondi jew grants ming\u0127and il-gvern Ma tag\u0127milx negozju jew attivit\u00e0 kummer\u010bjali Ma g\u0127andhiex kontijiet fil-banek u l-ebda &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/?page_id=1007\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Religions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1007","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1007"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1035,"href":"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007\/revisions\/1035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doninu.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}