l-attività tal-2020 “Skoperta Punika”, organizzat sensiela ta’ tlett taħditiet bl-isem ta’ “Dak li Writna” fl-2021, kif ukoll ikkollaborat ma’ Battlefront Living History Group biex tellgħet re-enactment tal-preżenza militari f’ Ta’ Loretu u naddfet il-Pillbox li kienet aċċessibbli għall-pubbliku fl-attività tal-2022 “Ta’ Loretu; Storja ta’ Gwerra u Militar“. Issa kien jmiss li SKALI Gudja tipparteċipa fi proġett ikbar, xorta waħda taħt il-kappa tal-Jiem Ewropej tal-Wirt, li hija inizjattiva tal-Kunsill tal-Ewropa u l-Unjoni Ewropeja.

SKALI Gudja għamlet is-sottomissjoni tagħha nhar it-28 ta’ Frar, għal Jiem Ewropej tal-Wirt: Stejjer. Bħala waħda mill-għaqdiet parteċipi fl-aħħar tlett edizzjonijiet tal-JEW, kif ukoll b’intenzjoni li ttella’ attività għas-sena 2023, SKALI Gudja kienet eliġibbli għal din l-inizjattiva, fejn għaqdiet minn madwar l-Ewropa ġew mistiedna jaqsmu stejjer dwar il-Patrimonju Ewropej.

“Gudja is a historic and picturesque village in the south-east of Malta, listed as one of ten existing rural parishes in Malta. In the past, Gudja was known as Birmiftuħ, and covered a vast geographical area. The history of Gudja is intertwined with the traditions and occurrences of its people. The people of Gudja have been involved in many national occurrences, from stopping raid attempts, designing cities and WW2 military activity due to its vicinity to the airstrips. Unfortunately, Gudja is facing a number of threats to its charming character. Development pressure is slowly changing the landscapes of the village whilst the high demand for properties have inflated property costs, slowly bringing about a gentrification effect. This is bringing about changes to its micro-culture and character. This is what brough 10 young individuals together willing to work to safeguard Gudja’s heritage and share its identity with residents and beyond. The voluntary organisation, SKALI Gudja was born, focused towards safeguarding the intangible heritage of the village, whilst promoting good practises in cultural and natural heritage. SKALI Gudja’s official launch occurred in October 2020, with its first event being the EHD event of 2020 ‘A Punic Discovery’. It immediately leaped into a number of communal micro-projects, promoting and documenting Gudja’s culture and heritage, from promoting traditional facades and sharing knowledge on local vegetation and niches amongst others. An Important project aimed towards safeguarding intangible heritage, publishing family nicknames (very popular in Malta) and notes on who they were and where they lived. After its success, SKALI Gudja launched a second project on intangible heritage, sharing curiosities on Gudja in video format and introduced events to collect stories from residents, whilst more and more people are constantly joining the oragnisation, lending a help to expand its work.“

Għal din l-ewwel darba li SKALI Gudja daħlet għal din il-kompetizzjoni, l-istorja li qiegħda taqsam mal-Ewropa hija dik ta’ kif twaqqfet l-Għaqda nnifisha. L-istorja ta’ kif għaxar żgħażagħ Gudja ingħaqdu biex jaħdmu favur is-salvagwardjar tal-identità Gudjana u bdew SKALI Gudja, iżda wkoll l-istorja ta’ kif permezz ta’ bosta proġetti u attivitajiet kibret għal dik li hi llum.

JEW: Stejjer hija kompetizzjoni fejn l-aħjar stejjer jintgħażlu għat-tieni fażi, sabiex il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa jiffinanzja proġetti tal-Għaqdiet. Minkejja l-parteċipazzjoni ta’ mijiet t’għaqdiet minn madwar l-Ewropa, SKALI Gudja ma qatgħetx qalbha u għamlet xorta waħda il-proposta tagħha, fl-eventwalita li din l-istorja tintgħażel fost l-aħjar stejjer għal din is-sena.
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