Kindness
Kindness at Bohini
Two causes we support: Anna Vella Cat Shelter’s cats, with every bottle and can we serve, and Help One Child Thrive, every month.
With every bottle we serve
Bottles for cats
Given to the cats so far
€120.40
Updated October 2026
Malta's BCRS scheme puts a small deposit on drinks in glass bottles and cans: water, soft drinks, beer and more.
At Bohini, we collect every bottle and can we serve. When we return them, the deposit doesn't go in our till. It goes to Anna Vella Cat Shelter, which uses BCRS vouchers to buy food for the cats.
So every drink you order with us helps a cat in need.
Who we help
Anna Vella Cat Shelter
Anna Vella is a Maltese cat rescuer from Naxxar, well known for her dedicated work supporting hundreds of abandoned and stray cats. She runs a fully self-funded cat rescue that provides essential shelter, food and veterinary care. Because she receives no official funding and pays heavy rental fees to keep these animals safe, community support is vital.
Anna started her rescue mission 14 years ago. For the first ten years, she funded their care entirely out of her own salary and savings. When her funds ran out, she began using BCRS beverage container vouchers to buy cat food. Today, the shelter relies on a dedicated network of volunteers and donors who pick up, sort, transport and gather resources from across Malta and Gozo.
Information provided by Anna Vella Cat Shelter.
You can help too, at no cost
Instead of throwing everyday waste away, save these items for Anna's sanctuary: they turn into cat food and medicine.
VAT fiscal receipts
Collected and entered into the national lottery to help secure funding for the shelter’s rent.
BCRS bottles & aluminium cans
Redeemed through recycling hubs to buy daily meals.
Brand packaging & rewards
Royal Canin points, can labels and pouch boxes · Nestlé product jars and wrappers · Kwiksave items and points · Strand Palace Agency product wrappers · Cat Zone and Van Cat barcodes · Lava rewards points, on 99726096.
Where to drop them off
Main postal and drop-off address: Anna Vella, 12, Triq il-Kbira (Main Street), Naxxar, NXR 1802.
Other drop-off points: Qormi, Żebbuġ, Mosta, Naxxar, Attard, Mellieħa and Ta’ Xbiex. Message Anna on Facebook for details.
Information provided by Anna Vella Cat Shelter.
Every month, since 2021
A monthly gift for a child
Given so far
€2,240.00
€35.00 every month, since 7 July 2021
Since 7 July 2021, Bohini has given €35.00 every month to Help One Child Thrive.
It’s a separate donation from the bottles for the cats, one that we make ourselves, every month.
It helps a child in Uganda with food, school and medical care.
Who we help
Help One Child Thrive
Help One Child Thrive (HOCT) was founded by Veronica Anghelescu (Romania) and Mugoya Swaliki (Uganda). From its base in Idudi, eastern Uganda, HOCT pairs vulnerable children with people all over the world who, thus, become long-distance parents. They support their child’s food, school fees and medical care, and follow their progress through letters, photos and video calls. Every contribution is documented with receipts, so they always know exactly where their help goes.
Information provided by Help One Child Thrive.
You can help too
Become a long-distance parent
Support a child’s food, school fees and medical care in Idudi, Uganda, and follow their progress through letters, photos and video calls.
Know where your help goes
Every contribution is documented with receipts.
How to start
Visit the Help One Child Thrive website or message them on Facebook, and they’ll explain how to be paired with a child.
Information provided by Help One Child Thrive.