At the beginning of September, Dr Bethan Sian Jones represented Academi Heddwch Cymru at the Norwegian Taiji Centre’s International Symposium Celebrating Taiji for Health and Peace which was held at the Norwegian Nobel Institute. In May this year, Academi Heddwch Cymru and the WCIA, with the support of the Welsh […]
Alex’s Volunteering Story
This is Alex , from Barry in South Wales. This year Alex embarked upon a fantastic experience inthe Netherlands with long-standing partners De Amicitia and SIW Internationale Vrijwilligersprojecten (SIWInternational Volunteer Projects). Both organisations aim for young people to discover their impact abroad, achieved by bringing volunteers into contact with different […]
WCIA announced as Taith Champion for Youth Sector
WCIA is delighted to have been chosen as Taith Champion for the youth sector across Wales. Taith aims to take Wales to the World and the World to Wales, and is a fantastic opportunity for young people aged between 16-25 to take part in an international exchange. Gaining valuable experiences, […]
Caitlyn Newman – Archiveathon Placement Blog
Over Spring 2023, Caitlyn Newman undertook a voluntary Insights Placement with WCIA through Cardiff University’s Centre for Student Life. Here she reflects on her placement tasks and learning. Before our personal projects were assigned, our first ‘team task’ (for myself and three other volunteers) was to assist with the Appraisal and Selection […]
Temple of Peace theatre for 1923 Women’s Appeal Centenary: Mewn Cymeriad perform ‘Annie Cwrt Mawr’, 1-2 November
Over the weekend of 1-2 November, WCIA are excited to welcome Welsh theatre company Mewn Cymeriad to the Temple of Peace to perform their production of ‘Annie Cwrt Mawr‘: “A one-woman play based on the life of Annie Jane Hughes Griffiths. A campaigner for peace gave me a voice Welsh […]
A Celebration of the Prince’s Trust in Wales
Monday 19 October 2023. WCIA was invited to be part of the Prince’s Trust celebration in the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay. The event was a celebration of the charity’s work in Wales in recent years. Projecting messages of hope and positivity for young people in Wales, the speakers which […]
Khai’s Heritage Placement Experience – digitising ‘WCIA50’ and ‘Dolen40’ Archives
Khai Noor Shahmir hard at work in the Temple Library & Archives When I started my Archiveathon insight with the WCIA in March, I was eager to learn more of the inner workings of an archive and what it takes to manage it effectively. I was especially interested in the […]
World Peace Day 2023: Launching #WCIA50, WCIA’s Golden Anniversary Year
Thursday 21st September is UN International Day of Peace, commonly known as World Peace Day. The UN’s theme this year is ‘Action for Peace – Ambitions for the #GlobalGoals’. 2023 is the midway point towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals, set in 2015 with action targets for 2030. 2023 is […]
Aiden’s Story
This summer Aiden from North Wales took on something amazing. He undertook a 2 week workcamp in Germany using Welsh Government Taith funding. Read about his volunteering journey below. […]
Libya floods – how people in Wales can help
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 […]