The workshop shed light on the spill-over effects of polarisation in various aspects of everyday life. For example, how polarisation affects investment decisions, consumer behaviour as well as hiring practices. 12 July 2023, the Tackling Polarisation in Communities workshop in the Cardiff University sbarc|spark building, organised by WISERD and the […]
The role of compassion – A mother’s story for National Refugee Week
My daughter has been learning to swim for around two years now. For approximately the last two years, my husband and I get up at the eye-wateringly early time of 7am each Sunday. We pack her swimming things and we head to the swimming pool, where other blank-eyed parents wrestle […]
Developing Global Citizenship online Teacher Training 14 May
How do you develop ethical, informed citizens in your classroom? To answer this question, WCIA ran a twilight session on 14 June with teachers from across Wales. The session covered what it means to be a global citizen and how to develop the skills, knowledge and values that learners need […]
“Once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop.”
By WCIA volunteer, Meg Russell. Each one of us interacts with a water supply every day, if not two or three. While it is easy to imagine these as different water supplies at different locations, ultimately, we all rely on the same system. Water is a finite resource. The water […]
International Peace Partners visit the Temple of Peace and Health
On 23 May 20 students and 12 staff from Romania, Turkey and Wales were hosted by WCIA at the Temple of Peace and Health for an interactive day as part of the ‘Becoming a Peace School’ Erasmus project. The group were given a glimpse into Wales’ rich peace heritage as […]
A Rose and Taiji in the Garden of Peace
WCIA hosted the Norwegian Taiji Center as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations. Prior to holding of their anniversary conference on Friday 19 May, Pamela Hiley (Norwegian Taiji Centre) and Susie Ventris-Field (WCIA) planted a rose bush in the Garden of Peace. The rose ‘Perfect Harmony’ was planted to commemorate […]
Travels with Taith – to Brussels
I work for a charity called the Welsh Centre for International Affairs (WCIA). We try to make the world fairer and more peaceful in lots of ways, for example, by working with groups in Wales and partners across the world to change those what is unfair, to teach people about […]
International Women’s Day – 8 March 2023.
“Wales has never been a country only for our people”, Welsh Minister for Social Justice Jane Hutt MS stated, in a room crowded with Welsh and African global solidarity organisations. This year’s International Women’s Day in Cardiff was about more than championing equality. It was about confronting gendered issues through […]
UNESCO International Mother Language Day: Reflections on Welsh and Breton
UNESCO International Mother Language Day (21st February) encourages us to reflect on the importance of the preservation and continued growth of the Welsh language, as well as how it can be used to cultivate Welsh foreign relations. For the past 23 years, UNESCO has celebrated its International Mother Language Day in […]
Blog Education Global Perspectives Home learning Human Rights Immigration, Refugees and Asylum Teachers` experiences War and Peace Talking to children about Natural Disasters
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, […]