On 7th December 2023, WCIA were delighted to host over 100 participants at Wales’ Temple of Peace, to mark the 75th ‘platinum anniversary’ of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – with the generous support of Welsh Government in funding the event. This feature article has been drawn together as […]
Cardiff Volunteer Awards 2023
Organised by the Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC), the Cardiff Volunteer Awards was their annual award ceremony celebrating volunteering in Cardiff. Held in Cardiff on Wednesday 15 November, the ceremony recognised the many contributions and achievements of volunteers, community groups and organisations for their hard work and for going above […]
Talking Taith and the new curriculum with North Wales Teachers
Thursday 16 December, WCIA was invited to attend the Conference for Secondary Humanities Teachers in Abergele. It was a fantastic opportunity for teachers to listen to presentations and to share emerging practice on how they’ve embedded the new Welsh curriculum into their schools and classrooms. It was inspirational to hear the ingenuity with which humanities teachers […]
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The Senedd on 8 November hosted the 8th annual Wales Peace Schools conference, welcoming over 100 children and teachers from 10 schools across South Wales, alongside community youth group leaders, to explore the theme ‘From Classroom to Community’ over an action packed day of creative and participatory workshops, sharing learning […]
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On 19 October WCIA were delighted to welcome to the Temple of Peace, international and UK-wide visitiors participating in the 7th International Societal Impact of Social Science, Humanities and Arts Conference, organised by AESIS – the network for Advancing and Evaluating the Societal Impact of Science. The conference has travelled to […]
Academi Heddwch at the Taiji for Health and Peace Symposium
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, […]
Megan’s Volunteering Story
This is Megan from Estonia. She spent a month living in Cardiff this summer on an international exchange funded through the Welsh Gov Taith programme. Megan lived with fellow international volunteers and worked with WCIA as part of our marketing and communications team. This is her volunteering story […]
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. […]