Our amazing volunteers, Megan from Estonia and Shirley from Mexico joined us for the month of July in Wales. Their placement was made possible thanks to funding from the Taith international exchange programme. At the end of their experience they prepared a presentation showcasing all the opportunities they could live, […]
Taith travels – inspired by partners in Mexico and Peru
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 […]
Dolen Cymru 40th Anniversary – Archives Project and ‘Call for Histories’
Ahead of the 40th Anniversary (in 2025) of Dolen Cymru, the Wales Lesotho Link – the world’s first country to country ‘twinning’ – WCIA are supporting Dolen to research and digitise archives from the founding and early years of the link. Over Summer 2023, the Temple of Peace Heritage team […]
Llangollen International Eisteddfod bestows Wales’ ‘Young Peacemaker’ Awards 2023
On Wednesday 5th July 2023 at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, Wales’ Young Peacemakers Awards were presented by Welsh Government’s Counsel General Mick Antoniw, among the impressive surroundings of Llangollen’s International Pavilion. Organised jointly by the Welsh Centre for International Affairs (WCIA), Academi Heddwch Cymru and Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hollókő, Hungary: 30th November – 4th December
During the 30th November – 4th December, placement officers from different Alliance organisations gathered together in Hollókő, Hungary to prepare for the 2023 volunteering season. Over 3 days, we reflected on the previous season, debated and laid the foundation for the next year – co-creating best practices in placement procedures […]
Strasbourg, France: study session “IVS4Youth”
From the 25th-29th September, young members and volunteers of The Alliance met in the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, France to take part in the study session, “IVS4Youth”. This study session worked towards gathering and building on ideas of the participants on how to increase youth involvements in IVS (International […]
Mollina, Spain: Training course on Global Education and Advocacy
In September, members of the Global Education Network (GEN) met in Mollina, Spain between 11-15th September to take part in a training course on Global Education and Advocacy. It was held as part of UYD, The University of Youth and Development. It gathered hundreds of young people, youth workers, decision […]
Tallinn, Estonia: The Alliance Technical Meeting
After 2 years of break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Alliance Technical Meeting took place in-person between 31 March – 5 April 2022. It was hosted in Tallinn, Estonia by our partner organisation, EstYES. 74 participants from 38 different organisations of The Alliance (https://www.alliance-network.eu/) met to discuss the upcoming […]