Community in modern Malta | Sasha Vella | TEDxUniversityofMalta

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Sasha Vella reflects on the stark contrast between the tight-knit community she experienced moving to Gozo and the individualism she grew up with in central Malta, despite the two islands being just a 25-minute ferry ride apart. She uses this comparison to explore how rising individualism, while offering freedoms and opportunity, can tip into isolation and disconnection when unchecked by a sense of communal responsibility. The talk ultimately calls for a rebalancing; not rejecting individual growth, but staying aware of how our everyday choices shape the connectedness of the communities we belong to. From her background in digital media to leading conversations that amplify young women’s voices, Sasha brings a perspective that is both creative and socially engaged, exploring identity, expression, and the realities shaping her generation. As the host of The SHE Word: Young Women’s Edition and a former sub-editor at Lovin Malta, her work centres on storytelling that sparks dialogue and c

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