It-Torri l-Abjad, a coastal watch tower built in 1658 on the north eastern tip of Malta, has been found worthy of a grant through Project Nemo.

Project Nemo is an educational project which will benefit disadvantaged children attending activities at the tower. It is financially supported by the Malta Community Chest Fund for Voluntary Organisations,

The project is aimed at exposing children coming from underprivileged backgrounds to cultural experiences and environmental awareness particularly related to the sea.

Din l-Art Ħelwa is responsible for the restoration and regeneration of the tower and its immediate environment, both in a bad state of neglect and deterioration. 

The NGO aims to use the tower as an educational centre focusing on culture and environment with a strong focus on marine and coastal awareness.

An interactive multimedia educational area will be setup and maintained in one of the spaces at the tower.

The area will include touch screen technology to allow children and visitors explore topics related to the programme content.  The programme is also designed to enable attendees to learn and explore cultural and marine environments with a special focus of conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, our seas and oceans.

It-Torri l-Abjad at Armier is one of 13 coastal watch towers still surviving which were built during the reign of Grand Master Martin de Redin.

Over the following 300 years, the site was further developed for military uses by the knights and by the British military forces, given in private leases to various owners after which it fell into a grave state of disrepair.

Restoration by Din l-Art Ħelwa began in 2017 after a management agreement was reached with the Mellieħa council.