Astrid Vella, the coordinator of the environmental NGO Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA), who was recently awarded the SOS Malta Award for Volunteering 2008, has been nominated as the Malta NGO volunteer of the year, in the European award recognizing the work of NGO volunteers.

The general public are being strongly urged to cast their vote for Astrid Vella on the European award website located at http://www.benevolat.eu/en/vote.php.

Astrid has worked indefatigably and fearlessly to protect Malta and Gozo's heritage and environment, often around the clock, driven by concern about the uncontrolled urban and rural over-development of the past 50 years which has made parts of the island unrecognisable ... Read More

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