Currently studying International Politics at Aberystwyth University, Iman is supporting WCIA through a GO Wales volunteering placement, designed to develop practical work experience through involvement in ‘real world’ projects. Joining us originally from Malaysia (and bringing a truly international perspective to the WCIA heritage team!), over lockdown Iman has helped […]
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Volunteer Blog: Ffion reflects on Transcribing Annie’s Diary – the ‘Welsh Women’s Peace Tour’ of America, 1924.
Ffion Edwards, from Llantwit Major, has been volunteering from home on WCIA’s ‘Peace Heritage’ programme – transcribing the Women’s Peace Appeal ‘American Peace Tour’ diary of WLNU Chair Annie Hughes Griffiths, from 1924. […]
Volunteer blog: Eva’s 9 month placement during Covid19 lockdown
Eva Tato Collazo from Pontevedra in Spain, was one of thousands of volunteers who had started an overseas placement when Covid19 hit. Eva, 24, volunteered for nine months as an Events and Marketing Assistant at the National Trust nature reserve in Stackpole, Pembroke. From finding the right project to sharing […]
Celebrating Temple82: Welsh Historian shares family memories of the Temple of Peace
Following the 82nd Anniversary of the Temple of Peace, we want to share different perspectives on the importance of its legacy, the multiplicity of projects of those translational organizations based on the venue and the key role that the latter plays in cooperation as well as the forthcoming challenges brought […]
Ode to dreaming on International Migrants Day
Daydreaming is an emotional consciousness I had to embrace from a very early age. Those who live in a small town may understand why… There’s a certain uneasiness about dreaming of a far away landscape and soundscape where one may grasp that latent force beneath thinking ahead. There’s also an […]
WCIA 2019/20 Annual report: ‘760 people have demonstrated global responsibility’
The global pandemic has affected millions of charities worldwide and although we are sure to face more challenges in the year ahead, we are determined to continue working on creating a fair and more peaceful world. In our annual report for 2019- 2020, you can read our achievements as well […]
Caerhys Organic Community Agriculture (COCA)
“We would not have managed without them” COCA is all about a community of people sharing and supporting organic food production, in a spirit of friendship and trust. It is cultural and educational as well as productive. International volunteers pay a huge part in this. COCA has hosted two long […]
HIV/AIDS-Informed: A way to break free
In the year of 2020 we are seeing an explosive increase of the awareness pivoting around what a global pandemic entails given the multiple outbreaks of Covid-19 throughout the world. That is to say that its media coverage and/or government response, although uneven and visibly unsuccessful in many so-called developed […]