Projects and Initiatives

Siggiewi Rowing Club is involved in a number of externally funded projects and initiatives to enable it reach out to everybody in society through the beautiful sports of rowing. Our projects include:

ISport

ISport, a project, in collaboration and funded by The Malta Trust Foundation chaired by H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, empowers individuals with a visual impairment (including fully bling blind individuals) through Para sport. Though this project, together with other stakeholders led by the Malta Paralympic Committee, we are changing perceptions of disabilities and enabling various visually impaired young athletes to enjoy the sport of rowing in a meaningful manner. Please fill this form to enrol on this programme.

Our ISport training sessions are held as part of our regular training programmes at Dar tal-Providenza Gym.

Rowing for Health & Recovery

Rowing is well-known to be a uniquely effective form of exercise when used as therapy (see https://www.rowtorecoverygalway.ie/news/2/the-physical-mental-and-social-benefits-of-rowing). It combines aerobic training with full-body strength work, while remaining low-impact and adaptable for individuals of varying ages (including the elderly [1]), abilities, and medical backgrounds [2].

Benefits include improved body composition, cardiovascular fitness, joint mobility, muscular strength, and overall quality of life. Importantly, rowing also provides strong social and psychological benefits through teamwork, motivation, and a sense of belonging to a community. To find out more about our Rowing4Health programme, sponsored by APS Bank visit Rowing for Health and Recovery website.

Immorru Qadfa Flimkien, b’mod sigur

A New Step Forward for Inclusive Rowing in Malta

At Siġġiewi Rowing Club, we believe that rowing should be accessible to everyone. We are proud to be running the our “Immorru Qadfa, Flimkien, u b’Mod Sigur” project, an initiative that will help us make rowing safer, more accessible and more inclusive than ever before.

For years, our Club has worked to create an environment where children, adults, senior citizens, athletes, para-athletes and individuals with disabilities can train, learn, socialise and thrive together. Inclusion is not a separate programme for us—it is part of our identity. This project has been funded by the Komunitajiet Aktar Inklussivi Scheme managed by the Ministry for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector (MIV). Further details are available here.

Removing Barriers from Traditions and Sport: Let’s empower everyone, everywhere

Rowing Without Barriers

Our project SIS.A1.16.2024 successfully delivered Malta’s first purpose-built fully inclusive traditional Regatta boat. Based on the iconic Tal-Pass regatta boat, the largest and most stable boat used in the Maltese National Regatta, the project involved the construction and commissioning of a custom-built craft that complies with national regulations while incorporating adaptations that make it fully accessible to everyone.

This traditional Regatta boat was specifically designed to enable participation by athletes of all abilities, including wheelchair users, individuals with physical impairments, visually impaired athletes, older adults, and anyone who may find conventional access to rowing challenging. More details from here.

This project has been funded by the Small Initiatives Support Scheme (SIS) managed by the Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector (MCVS) supported by the Ministry for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector (MIV).

VOPs 2024 – Inclusive Rowing for a Healthier Self and Society