GENISTA RESEARCH FOUNDATION – Malta (http://genista-research-foundation.aidengine.net/)
Genista research foundation is an organization which had been set up in 2002 , with the aim of coordinating a pioneering project on sustainable farming and Biodiversity to demonstrate practical systems in various sectors of farming and other sustainable practices where one is expected to take greater care of our environment and the health of the consumer. The project has also served as an opportunity for further initiatives and practical research in the field of sustainable farming and other related ecological issues by providing technical assistance, courses, educational material and other informational activities. The Foundation is managed by a board of directors and has a number of volunteers and hires experts on specific subjects according to the projects being worked on. Along the years GRF has diversified and today has four distinct but interactive divisions all managed by graduate experts in their relative fields. Consultancy work – Our organization offers a unique 1 stop shop for enterprises, NGO’s and local councils a variety of consultancy work ranging from opening a new SME, company management, project management, communications management, WEB and ITC development, communications and company promotion, conference and seminar co-ordination, EU funding, ECO sustainability/certification and tourism project management.
For the past 5 years we have successfully managed a number of projects in various areas namely: Tourisim projects for various hotels, tour operators, multipurpose conference facilities, rural tourism planning, historical tourisim projects and english language tourism for local councils, NGO’s and SME’s. With a successful track record of having 21 approved projects as applicant and coordinator: Partnered in 61 approved projects and as project writer and project manager in 24 approved projects Education:- Genista foundation is a Registered centre of Informal Education with the Malta Qualifications council providing training on sustainable development, organic farming, media, communication, EU affairs and intercultural dialogue working both in Malta and in various other EU and Non EU countries, coordinating and provding training in Palestine, Spain, Poland, Turkey, Slovakia, Tunisia, Italy, Norway, France, etc. GRF manages and runs the Genista nature reserve which is based in the valley of Rinella Kalkara where it has transformed an abondened valley into an ecological park, where organic produce and endemic trees are cultivated, we also host interns and EVS volonteers following the approval of an EU youth in action project in 2012.