Thrifty Baby wins Community Impact Award as Blue Door Education takes runner-up
The Women for Women Foundation’s second-hand baby shop won the Community Impact Award at Malta’s 2026 Sustainable Development Action Awards. Blue Door Education was named runner-up for its work with adult refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.
A shop that gives donated baby essentials a second life and a volunteer-led programme that helps adult migrants build language and everyday skills were recognised at Malta’s second Sustainable Development Action Awards. The Ministry for Energy, the Environment and the Regeneration of the Grand Harbour announced the winners across eight categories on 11 November.
Giving baby essentials a second life
Thrifty Baby sells donated baby clothes, toys and equipment at affordable prices and runs a voucher scheme to help families access essentials. Proceeds from the shop go back into the Women for Women Foundation’s services for women, children and families in vulnerable situations.
In a social media post celebrating the win, the person behind the idea said she wanted “to save more clothes from the landfill and to help more mummies” while creating a space for women to support one another. She credited Elaine Compagno with turning the idea into a reality and thanked shop team member Nadine Buttigieg, donors, volunteers and sponsors.
Adult education programme takes runner-up
Blue Door Education announced on social media that its Education for Integration programme had been named runner-up. The organisation said more than 40 volunteers help it reach up to 200 adult refugees and migrants each week.
The programme offers literacy, language and life-skills education to refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and other adults who face barriers to learning
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The third finalist in the category was the Junior Achievement Young Enterprise Malta Foundation, shortlisted for its work to bring financial literacy and entrepreneurship into schools.
The 2026 winners are:
Community Impact Award: Women for Women Foundation
Youth Impact Award: Jacob Cachia
Sustainability in Journalism Award: James Debono
Environment Award: BirdLife Malta
Research and Innovation Award: Dawl AI Lab
Sustainable School Award:SNC Anton Agius, Rabat Primary School
Public Service Award: Ambjent Malta
ESG Positive Impact Award: MedservRegis
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