This creation of this statement facilitated by the Welsh Centre for International Affairs. The purpose of this statement is to underpin our engagement with International events, engagement and activities within the principles of the Well-being of Future Generations Act and the ambition to be a globally responsible nation. Context The […]
Over 5000 people have died and 10,000 people are missing in devastating floods in Libya. WCIA are urging people and communities to donate urgently towards rescue appeals by organisations who already have teams on the ground: WCIA strongly encourage people in Wales to focus on donating funds rather than clothing […]
Meg Russel, Aged 17, joined WCIA for a work experience placement in May 2023. Here she shares her experience: […]
By Susie Ventris-Field Through the Welsh Government funded Taith programme, we’re able to offer young people in Wales and from around the world, some truly incredible opportunities. Our Chief Executive recently visited two of our project locations to exchange ideas and collaborate with our new Taith partners – Vivé Mexico in Morelia, Mexico […]
On 27 July, WCIA delivered a global citizenship and futures workshop at a residential for Public Health Wales’ young ambassadors. During the session, participants (aged 12-18) chose the global issue they were most interested in, explored what they already know about the issue and used futures thinking techniques to give […]
Young Peace Ambassadors from Wales attended a peace and human rights conference in Colonge from 13-16 April 2023. EUFOR is an annual event that unites representatives from many European branches of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation. During this event, participants convene to discuss issues, share news, and engage in peace […]
On 25 May 2023, WCIA Chief Executive, Susie Ventris-Field, delivered a global citizenship taster with Public Health Wales as part of European Public Health Week. The theme of the week was Public Health: Global issues, local actions. Susie said: Global citizenship is ultimately all about thinking global and acting local […]
“I thought it was so amazing to hear the stories of all different kinds of people. The building itself too was incredible.” On March 22, 25 pupils from Bryngwyn School, Llanelli visited WCIA at the Temple of Peace and Health in Cardiff for a Young Peacemakers’ event. During their visit, […]
WCIA’s Global Learning Manager, Amber Demetrius, offers her thoughts on creating spaces for children to talk about and understand disasters and other big world events. It’s no secret amongst my nearest and dearest that I cry easily. Despite knowing that all will be ok at the end of the story, […]
In Nov-Dec 2022, school children and teachers from Wales, Turkey, Romania and Slovenia participated in an ERASMUS+ exchange visit to Maribor in Slovenia for a Peace Schools Conference, sharing learning and project ideas towards establishing an International Toolkit of collaboration and practice for peace schools worldwide. For the 30 children […]
