September 2018, I went to Moldova on a European Voluntary Service out of curiosity. I went somewhere to which I would never have ventured, I worked in an international organization (glimpsing some of the realities of foreign aid) and I familiarised myself with a culture I wouldn’t have known of […]
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Barry school pupils take first place at 2019 Wales Schools Debating Championships
Vale pupils outshone their opponents to take first place at this year’s Wales Schools Debating Championships. On Monday 16 December, Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg pupils Sara Jones and Rhys Griffiths were crowned the 2019 winning team at Tredegar House, Newport. The winner of this year’s Individual speaker award went to Amelia […]
Blog : Ethical shopping at the Temple of Peace
On the 29th of November, the Temple of Peace hosted its first Ethical Christmas Market as an alternative to Black Friday -one of the biggest day of shopping in Britain. It was the perfect moment to rethink our shopping habits. There was something of Christmas in the air – visitors […]
Pontypridd General Election candidates Q&A continued
Earlier this month, we held a General Election hustings Q&A with candidates at St Catherine’s Church, Pontypridd. The event was organised in partnership with Friends of the Earth (Pontypridd) and Cytun (Churches Together in Wales). All candidates running for election in this constituency were invited to participate. The hustings was […]
Blog: When Charlotte met Hilary
Our long term Volunteer Charlotte Morgan, has gained a place on the Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges Scholarship at Swansea University. Here is what she had to say about her experience with us and the exciting new adventure ahead of her: I started volunteering at WCIA five months ago […]
Top debaters battle to be number one at 2019 Wales Schools’ Debating Championships
Pupils from across the country will compete in individual and team rounds to be crowned winners of the Wales Schools Debating Championships 2019. On Monday 16 December, four teams from Ysgol Tryfan in Bangor, Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg in Barry, Cardiff’s Cathedral School and Cardiff Sixth Form College and four […]
#Temple81: Incredible Hidden Histories from 1938 opening of Wales’ Temple of Peace offer ‘Key to the Past’
On Saturday 23rd November of this year, we marked 81 years to the blustery day in 1938 when Wales’ Temple of Peace and Health was opened by war-bereaved mother Minnie James from Merthyr Tydfil – accompanied by ‘mothers of Wales and the world’, the Temple’s founder Lord David Davies, and […]
We went to the Annual Peace Schools Conference
Hello ! We are Helene and Loeiza, French volunteers at UNA Exchange for this year 2019/2020 thanks to the European Solidarity Corps scheme. On Wednesday 6th November we attended the annual Peace Schools Conference organized by the WCIA -the Welsh Centre for International Affairs. […]