Proutist Universal Malta

Proutist Universal is a non-profit and non-governmental international organisation working in different countries around the world based on a socio-economic theory Prout, Progessive Utilization Theory. Proutist Universal Malta is Malta based NGO working locally and participating in service activities with other NGOs in Malta and Europe. The main aim of the organisation is sustainable community development and service activities. The goal of the organisation is to help needy and disadvantaged people to provide basic needs and sustainable holistic ways of living through healthy lifestyles. Prout theory is based on universal values based on neo-humanism. Neo-humanism believes in extending one’s love not only to human beings also extending love to animals, plants, animate and inanimate objects, such as water, air and earth. The organisation educates people for maximum utilization of the resources through seminars, workshops, conferences, study circles and service activities. The organization focuses to create awareness among people towards ecology, natural resources and sustainable development. The members of the organization provide food to homeless people, birds and animals. They also participate in tree plantation with other Non Governmental organisations to protect nature and clean-up projects for the clean environment. Working with other organisations creates a more unified approach and builds community structure and assistance in various projects being made, therefore it is believed to be an important factor to our members of our organisation. The organisation has been doing service activities to achieve sustainable development goals. The youth members participate in clean Malta projects as well as healthy and positive lifestyles training programs. The organization helps to apply the insights of Prout and to find solutions to pressing socio-economic and economical challenges, such as poverty, environmental and sustainability issues. PU Malta promotes a world where everyone will be provided the basic necessity of life, so that everyone is able to fully develop their inherent capacities and resources of Malta, Europe and the other countries of the world, to be able to maximize, utilize and distribute in a rational way. PU Malta helps people with addiction to become drug-free, alcohol-free and tobacco free. The organization helps those people who would like to change their food habits to become vegetarian and vegan. However, people have their own choice regarding their food habits. They do not have to follow these lifestyles to become volunteers or members. PU Malta organizes multicultural activities such as, yoga and meditation classes, vegetarian cooking classes, workshops on sustainability, holistic and community building among different types of people, such as, students, youth and elders. The aim of such classes occupy the person’s mind to help them understand different mentalities and freedoms through expression of liberation and freeing emotions. However, our target groups are mainly youth, elders and disadvantaged people. Some of these people do not have a place to go to for peace and quiet so this will be a chance for change. Thus, the purpose of the service projects is also to engage with youth to aid elders and disadvantaged people by enhancing their quality of life. In return, the elders help youths by guiding them towards higher values. PU Malta organizes seminars, retreats, workshops, study circles and cultural programs for the youths and elders. The organization also presented these activities during ecological festivals, such as Consciousness Festival and Wellness Festival by giving workshops on sustainability and holistic wellness community lifestyles. The organization's goal is to build a peaceful community where people will be living holistic healthy lifestyles. The organization also promotes the preservation of local plants, insects, birds and animals. This is done by learning and giving feedback in both events and on a daily basis to those that ask about our current situation. Moreover, members are approached with rescuing particular species and aid in how to take care of a particular being both while walking or during local events. The organisation believes that flora and fauna is what makes our surroundings and through it’s diversity it enables us to have serenity. It gives a person an opportunity to come to their natural senses by listening and being at present. Due to the Maltese current developments of planning applications in the outside development zones and in protected areas, many have turned to frustration because these habitats of local flora and fauna are being lost. Therefore, the organisation helps to create an experience to come to terms with nature and focus on what can be done, despite the ongoing circumstances. This includes, the growing of trees, awareness of buying local produce and about certain chemical disadvantages on the environment.