The fifth edition of Fundación Mapfre's educational programme entitled Ċaqlaq has continued into the new scholastic year with physical activity sessions at De La Salle College in Cottonera. This year, the focus of the Ċaqlaq programme is on creating awareness and the enjoyment of physical exercise among school children in local primary and middle schools. 

For this year's edition of Ċaqlaq, Fundación Mapfre has teamed up with the Malta Volleyball Association, which is implementing the programme on its behalf. As part of the Ċaqlaq programme, the MVA has been conducting a series of visits to primary and middle schools and organising events for schoolchildren. In line with the theme of the programme, Let's all play, these activities focus on giving children exposure to physical activity within a fun environment, while enabling them to experience aspects of physical activity, such as basic motor skills, agility, movement coordination and teamwork.

Mapfre Middlesea chairman Martin Galea said that both Fundación Mapfre and the Malta Volleyball Association share a concern for the increasing consequences related to the lack of physical exercise, particularly among children, and the certainty that in most cases, this is due to a lack of awareness of the positive effects of healthy lifestyle habits, in particular that of regular exercise. Galea confirmed that both parties "strongly believe that the situation can be greatly improved by encouraging children to participate in activities where they can enjoy physical exercise, including activities within a team sports environment, in a spirit of fun and teamwork".

MVA president Jesmond Saliba explained tha: "The aim of this programme is to develop children's interest in regular physical activity through participation in a sport, at least at a basic level. We also see this as a vehicle for social inclusion through sport, something which we, as an association, strongly believe in. Hence the slogan adopted for the Ċaqlaq programme, Let's all play!"